Teach Your Dog New Tricks: Step-by-Step Instructions for Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Tricks

Transform your dog into a trick dog with this step-by-step training guide

No matter their age or size, all dogs can learn new dog tricks! Whether you want to teach your dog a classic trick like Roll Over, or master more advanced ones like Cross Your Paws, this easy-to-follow training guide offers practical step-by-step instructions to help big and small dogs learn easy, intermediate, and advanced tricks.

Trick training will engage your dog, keep them healthy, and help them bond even more with you and your family. Teach Your Dog New Tricks organizes dog tricks by skill level, offers effective hand and verbal cues for each trick, and even includes notes to help estimate dog training time.

This guide to dog tricks features:

• Positive reinforcement―Learn to communicate effectively with your dog by motivating them to learn dog tricks with praise and rewards.
• Novice to advanced―This step-by-step guide helps you create the best trick-training path for your dog, based on their skill level.
• Troubleshooting tips―Having trouble with a trick? These exercises also include helpful hints to keep your dog on a successful training path.

You and your four-legged friend are about to become the masters of dog tricks.

HANNAH RICHTER is an author and dog trainer at Andrea Arden Dog Training in New York City. She has her CPDT-KA certification, is an AKC evaluator, and has completed Michael Shikashio’s master course in aggression. She’s passionate about clicker training and has worked with hundreds of dogs and their families.