The Big Book of Tricks for the Best Dog Ever: A Step-by-Step Guide to 118 Amazing Tricks and Stunts

This book is great form trick training. The directions on how to start and improve your dogs performance is so clear and easy to understand. Received in rapid time and it has help improve Jake’s motivation when we play these games. Love this book.

I have this and purchased another for a friend. Really good read and simple directions to help you have fun with your dog. Tricks are a great mind game!

This is a great book for anyone interested in really training their dog's mind as well as their behavior. Well worth the money.

Let's get real, my dogs are smarter than I am. When I figure out in small steps how to communicate with them, I over the moon! And they look at my with a "duh, how did it take you so long" look on their face. We do go to a trainer, and he is great! But he gives me way too much information each lesson and ultimately winds up confusing me. I think he is better if the dogs are left with him, but I'm just not willing to do that.Anyway, The Big Book of Tricks for the Best Dog Ever is exactly what I've been looking for. There are plenty of tricks and ways of communication to stretch these pups' brains, and each trick is broken down into small, easy to achieve steps that are then chained together. I have tried numerous other training books, and they'll say things akin to "have your dog sit" but they don't tell you how to make the sit happen to begin. In this book they tell you exactly how to accomplish the sit, THEN you move on to the step that says "have your dog sit". They also teach non adverse training, so there is no use of pinch, choke, etc.From beginner to advanced, this book is great! We are slowly working our way through it. My puppies are having a great time with it and so am I!

Love this book and I've already taught my Chihuahua X a few of these tricks. However, I don't think every trick can be taught to every breed because a tiny little Chihuahua isn't going to be able to do some of the tricks that bigger dogs can do. Overall though, it's a great book and it's fun to teach your dog new tricks. My dog is 4 years old but still a quick learner.

I just adopted a 7 yo pitbull mix that has already gone through training and I want to continue her training with some fun tricks. She loves our time together and I know that training with your dog strengthens your bond with your dog so when I saw this book I was very intrigued. I downloaded the Kindle version so that I would have it with me anywhere I went and started training that same day.Lexi had someone early in her life who mistreated her. She is a loving, affectionate pup but she has trust issues. So training her to do "Peekaboo" but a challenge, but we prevailed. I was patient and gentle and eventually, she trusted me enough to walk under my legs. I was SO proud of my baby girl!! Today we are going to work on the series that build-up to "Playing Dead". I've always wanted a dog that played dead, lol.If you are serious about training your dog, then you need this book. It gives clear instructions on how to perform the "trick" as well as pointers if your dog presents challenges. They also give you alternate ways to perform the trick, if available. It has SO much information and SO many tricks. I honestly can't believe the book was so inexpensive.I do recommend getting the Kindle version of the book so you can carry it with you everywhere you go. While it is nice to set aside some time for dog training in your day, they get the most out of it when you incorporate it into normal day-to-day stuff like going outside to go potty. I let Lexi do her thing then we briefly review a trick or two and she loves it. It keeps her engaged and burns some of her energy. Pitbulls tend to have a lot of energy to exert so the more you use their brain the better (and the less trouble they get into).If this review was helpful, please click the button as feedback to help me write better reviews. Thanks!

This is a great book to train new tricks for any dog....I love it and I am having lots of fun working with my dog teaching him new tricks, they make it easy and fun. I highly recommend it!

This was a gift. They said they were going to use this book to consider how to run your diet business. Very informative very

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I'd hit a wall with training my Collie to do tricks.I didn't know how to train a lot, but also didn't know what tricks I could train in the first place. This book tells me all of that, and even tells me of common issues and how to solve them.For the price, I'm honestly over the moon that this book is right for me.

An excellent book of 118 dog tricks ranging from beginner to intermediate to pro and stunts.It contains, in its 300+ pages, step by step instructions accompanied by hundreds of nice glossy colour photos to illustrate how to teach your dog anything from jumping over hurdles, to walking on two legs, to dancing tricks, performing, agility and water sports plus much much more.Plenty to keep and your pooch entertained for years to come and to entertain your friends and kids. I highly recommend this book for its content and presentation *****

O livro é ótimo. Ensina a executar os truques de maneira muito didática e dá muitas dicas de como conduzir seu cão de forma respeitosa, com o que recompensar, em que momento, qual a frequência e como o cão responde a esses estímulos. É uma sequência de truques básicos, intermediários e avançados. Bem detalhado. Não é um livro sobre problemas de comportamento, é sobre aprender a divertir-se com o cão. Destaca também a importância de aprender a observar seu dog sem julgamento e respeitar o tempo de aprendizagem dele e o seu. Além de ser fofo vê-los se desenvolver respondendo a suas solicitações,o maior dos ganhos nessa leitura/prática é ver crescer, passo a passo, uma relação em que se consegue compreender, ser compreendido e ser respeitado.

Fine for a beginners choice. Lots of information for tricks. Basic instructions good.