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

A step-by-step guide to more than 100 dog tricks, specially designed for effective training, for pure fun, and even for turning your dog into a YouTube star, from the coauthor of the tremendously successful and much-praised Training the Best Dog Ever and the genius behind "The Stunt Dog Show," which performs more than 1,000 shows a year. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Welcome! How to Use This Book Before You Begin: Trick Training Basics The 101 Box Beginner Tricks Peekaboo Peekaboo Sit Paw Shake Tug and Release Fetch Boing Jump Over Spin and Twist Circle and Around Heel and Side Switch Sit Pretty Time Out Belly Up Roll Over Back Up Crawl on Lure Cookie Paw Sad Puppy Speak Take a Bow Find Me Which Hand? Intermediate Tricks Get on a Platform Jump Across Platforms Feet Up Get in a Box (or Bowl) Get on a Perch Rotate on a Perch Run the Bases Touch a Target Push a Buzzer Ring the Bell Close the Door Open the Door Push a Ball Kiss (with Sticky Nose Target) Chin Rest and Freeze Cookie Nose Cookie Nose Flip Hoop Jump Jump over My Arm Jump Through My Arms Jump into My Arms Figure Eight Walking Leg Weave On Two Fetch Two Named Objects Toy Cleanup Catch a Ball Bow Trick: Butt Balance Crawl on Cue Look Away Shy Say Your Prayers Wrap It Up Shell Game Come and Go Go Find Pro Tricks and Stunts Moviemaking Filmmaker Safety Briefing Costume Acclimation Sticky Paw on an Object Lean In Step Slowly Head Shake No Hug an Object Send Around a Corner Carry an Object to a Mark Push a Shopping Cart Steal the Handkerchief Ride in a Wagon Peek Over a Wall Climb in a Suitcase Wipe Your Paws Limp Crash Through a Barrier Pro Interview: Omar Von Muller Live Performance Safety Briefing Core Strengthening and Balance Training Jump Through My Legs Knee Rebound Chest Rebound Back Stall Foot Stall Back Up to Feet Up Big Ball Roll Pull a Wagon Jump Rope with One Turner Jump Rope with Two Turners Hug My Leg Hug Me Hide Your Head Head Balance Two-Paw Wave Suhey Perondi’s "Blind" Hoop Jump Sequence Pro Interview: Abby Cline Dog Dancing Back Up Around Back Up Toward Me Back Up Scoot Back-Up Leg Weave Hop Up Dance on Two Around Me Footsies Criss-Cross Touch Left, Touch Right Cancan Back Leg Cancan Side Step Together March Over and Over Crawl Weave Pro Interview: Sara Carson Extreme Stunts and Sports Disc Dog Catch a Flying Disc Run Around Your Legs Throw in a Circle Leg Vault Back Vault Dock Diving Pro Interview: Suhey Perondi Dock Diving Agility Pro Interview: Kate Moureaux Agility Tunnel Weave Poles Dog Parkour Pro Interview: Kate Moureaux Long Balance Surf Dog and Board Sports Pro Interview: Lori Signs Board Acclimation Ride a Skateboard Appendices Appendix 1: Dog Training Fundamentals Appendix 2: AKC Trick Dog Program Appendix 3: Puzzle Toys Appendix 4: Training Log Acknowledgments About the Authors The Dogs Index Show off your dog! And let your dog show off, too! Using the secrets of professional dog trainers, this fully illustrated guide with hundreds of step-by-step photos show how to teach your pet 118 tricks and stunts. Organized from beginner level to pro, these tricks run the gamut from the kinds of things any well-behaved dog should know—fetch, paw shake, roll over—to stunts that will delight your friends and family, from dance routines to flying disc acrobatics. You'll even learn the tricks behind filmmaking with dogs to create your own movie magic and performance showstoppers. And there are benefits far beyond the wow factor. Teaching your dog tricks will not only reveal more of your dog's real personality, including hidden talents, it will also improve your pet's behavior, reinforce socialization, prevent boredom and restlessness, and instill your pet with greater confidence. And dramatically enrich the relationship the two of you already share. Using the secrets of professional dog trainers, this fully illustrated guide with hundreds of step-by-step photos shows how to teach your pet 118 tricks and stunts. Organized from beginner level to pro, these tricks run the gamut from the kind of thing any well-behaved dog should know to stunts that will delight your friends and family