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Dog Training

Part of Idiot's Guides

Author Liz Palika
Ebook
DK. | DK
On sale Oct 23, 2013 | 272 Pages | 9781615645718
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Nothing is more exciting than bringing home a new puppy or dog. But without some basic training, a dog can turn life upside down. Idiot's Guides: Dog Training helps readers lay a solid, positive behavioral foundation for dogs of all ages and levels of prior training. Filled with full-color, step-by-step photos for housetraining, obedience, behavior modification, and more, this book is the fastest, easiest way to help a dog grow into a happy, well-behaved member of the family. And when the dog has mastered the basics, this book also shows readers some fun tricks to help owners and dogs enjoy their time together even more.

The book includes the perfect balance between textual instruction and visual illustration to teach the essentials of dog training:

  • Buying and using the right tools and gear.
  • Establishing rapport and understanding with the dog.
  • Housetraining easily and humanely.
  • Learning the foundations of good behavior: come, sit, down, stay, leave it, walking on a leash, and more.
  • Correcting bad behavior in a positive way and learning to behave well in special situations and with other dogs.
  • Practicing some fun tricks to help the owner bond with their pet.
  • An introduction to beginning AKC behavioral and competitive training.
Liz Palika is the reptile expert for pets.com and the author of more than 30 books. She and her husband, Paul, share their home in Oceanside, California, with four bearded dragons and an assortment of other reptiles and pets. View titles by Liz Palika

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Nothing is more exciting than bringing home a new puppy or dog. But without some basic training, a dog can turn life upside down. Idiot's Guides: Dog Training helps readers lay a solid, positive behavioral foundation for dogs of all ages and levels of prior training. Filled with full-color, step-by-step photos for housetraining, obedience, behavior modification, and more, this book is the fastest, easiest way to help a dog grow into a happy, well-behaved member of the family. And when the dog has mastered the basics, this book also shows readers some fun tricks to help owners and dogs enjoy their time together even more.

The book includes the perfect balance between textual instruction and visual illustration to teach the essentials of dog training:

  • Buying and using the right tools and gear.
  • Establishing rapport and understanding with the dog.
  • Housetraining easily and humanely.
  • Learning the foundations of good behavior: come, sit, down, stay, leave it, walking on a leash, and more.
  • Correcting bad behavior in a positive way and learning to behave well in special situations and with other dogs.
  • Practicing some fun tricks to help the owner bond with their pet.
  • An introduction to beginning AKC behavioral and competitive training.

Author

Liz Palika is the reptile expert for pets.com and the author of more than 30 books. She and her husband, Paul, share their home in Oceanside, California, with four bearded dragons and an assortment of other reptiles and pets. View titles by Liz Palika

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