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

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!

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!

Just ok. Assumes the dog is an experienced trick-learner already. The instructions are way too simple and lacking suggestions for alternative strategies if the dog is slow to catch on- like mine is! YouTube has better ideas. Not a good value for the money.

Cool book, easily explains and shows you how to teach certain tricks. My dog does a natural great front stretch daily. The book said to go with any natural movements your dog exhibits for some tricks. I took their advice and went for the "bow" in one week I had my dog bowing. Great book.

We love this training book. It’s broken into sections, beginner, intermediate, etc. Trick instruction is easy to understand with simple steps building up to final trick. And, many tricks build upon previously learned tricks.Great for dogs at all stages of learning. This will be a book we use for a long time!

Was in great condition upon arrival and was wrapped wonderfully! Also arrived quickly! Exactly as pictured and so excited to try the tricks out, don’t let her fool you by the picture- she is excited too.

Great way to have fun with your dog.

The book has a lot of pictures which is nice. It shows how the tricks are performed and how to teach them to your dog step by step. However, I dislike the way the package was handled and packaged. It was bended when I received it. I still haven't been able to "recover" the normal shape of the book.

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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.

I used this product to train my border collie tricks to stimulate his mind.

Bel libero! Spiega passo per passo tutti I passaggio per insegnare al cane diversi comandi

great book