Tricks in the City
Mango Media (Verlag)
978-1-64250-039-4 (ISBN)
"With Tricks in the City, you will use positive training methods to build a joyful relationship with your dog….The trust and cooperative spirit developed through this process will last a lifetime." —Kyra Sundance, author of NY Times best-seller 101 Dog Tricks
#1 New Release in Animals
A fun and unique dog training book by Sassafras Lowrey – 2019 Do More With Your Dog! All Star Trainer of the Year.
Your dog can become a star. Go beyond basic dog training and discover your puppy’s hidden talents. Tricks in the City provides step-by-step training instructions to help you teach your dog tricks, from basic to advanced.
Learn from a Certified Trick Dog Instructor. Sassafras Lowrey is a celebrated author and Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI). She has trained and competed in sports from dog agility and rally obedience to canine parkour and tricks. Her writings include viral content on Dogster.com and articles in The Bark magazine, Dogster Magazine, and Whole Dog Journal.
Ever wish your dog could be like the dogs you see on TV? Now your dog can! From skateboarding and playing basketball or piano to finding hidden objects, you can have fun with your dog and transform your relationship. Tricks in the City focuses on tricks that can be done safely in small spaces, city streets, and parks. Dog tricks are a great way to bond with your dog, build your dog’s physical and mental strength, and impress your friends and family.
You will learn:
How to build better relationships with your dog through trick training
How to teach puppies and old dogs new tricks
The positive physical, mental, and emotional health impacts of trick training for dogs
Tricks in the City includes an interview with America's Got Talent star Sara Carson and a foreword by Kyra Sundance, founder of Do More With Your Dog! If you have read Zak George's Dog Training Revolution, Lucky Dog Lessons, or 101 Dog Tricks, you will love Tricks in the City.
Sassafras Lowrey is the 2013 winner of the Lambda Literary Emerging Writer Award. Sassafras’ books; Lost Boi, Kicked Out, A Little Queermas Carol, Leather Ever After, and Roving Pack; have been honored by organizations ranging from the National Leather Association to the American Library Association. Sassafras’ nonfiction book Left Out: How Marriage Equality Abandoned Homeless LGBTQ Youth is forthcoming from The New Press. Her fiction and nonfiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and literary journals, and she regularly teaches writing at colleges and conferences across the country. Sassafras has been involved with dog sports and dog training for over twenty years including Competition Obedience, Dog Agility, Tricks, Rally Obedience, and service dog training. In the early 2000s she competed at top levels of Dog Agility. She is a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI) and has achieved the highest award level of All Star Trainer. Sassafras currently competes with her own dogs in tricks and canine parkour and trains in rally obedience and dog agility. Her dogs have achieved Champion Trick Dog (the highest level of trick competition), and Trick Dog Performer titles. Sassafras has written regularly for dog magazines for over a decade and she regularly contributes to The Bark, Dogster Magazine and Whole Dog Journal, among other publications discussing dog lifestyle trends, news, dog health, training and behavior. She is also a pet parenting/lifestyle monthly columnist for Curve Magazine and Grok Nation. Kyra's world-acclaimed acrobatic Stunt Dog Team performs on premier stages internationally at circuses, professional sports halftime shows, and on television shows such as The Tonight Show (twice), Ellen, ET, Worldwide Fido Awards, Animal Planet, Showdog Moms & Dads, and more. Kyra and her dogs starred in Disney’s Underdog stage show, and starred in a command performance in Marrakech for the King of Morocco. Kyra authored many popular books including the international besteller 101 Dog Tricks (translated into 15 languages), 51 Puppy Tricks, The Dog Tricks and Training Workbook,The Dog Rules, 101 Ways to Do More With Your Dog, and 10-Minute Dog Training Games
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction: From Street Dog to Champion
Chapter 1: Why Tricks & How Dogs Learn
Chapter 2: Getting Started
Chapter 3: Safety First!
Chapter 4: Tricks to Teach
Sit
Down
Sit Pretty
High-Five
Wave
Shake
Touch (Hand Target)
Target on the Ground
Go To
Two On/Paws Up
Say Your Prayers/Head Duck
Four On
Go Under
Crawl
Put Your Toys Away
Fetch to Hand
Back Up
Ride in a Wagon
Peek-A-Boo
Walk on Your Feet
Hold
Leave It
Drop It
Pick Up
Over
Jump Over My Leg/Arm
Jump Into My Arms
Basketball
Speak
Scratch Art
Roll Over
Splat
Hoop Jump
Give Kisses
Spin
Shell Game
Push
Balance
Carry
Learn Object Names
Figure Eight
Leg Weave Walking
Perch Work
(Circus Elephant Tricks)
Push Light
Skateboard
Cover Your Eyes
My Dog Can Read
Rebounds
Chorus Line Kicks
Drawing
Chapter 5: Taking Tricks to the Next Level
Acknowledgements
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.02.2019 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Kyra Sundance |
| Zusatzinfo | 4-color photos throughout the book |
| Verlagsort | FL |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 177 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-64250-039-9 / 1642500399 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-64250-039-4 / 9781642500394 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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