The Dog Tricks and Training Workbook, Revised and Expanded - by Kyra Sundance (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

With this workbook from the author of the internationally best-selling 101 Dog Tricks, learn the core concepts of dog training, and apply those concepts in training 30 different tricks.

As you work from level to level in this revised and expanded edition of The Dog Tricks and Training Workbook, you will master the key elements of dog training--timing, technique, motivation, and building on known behaviors--as you achieve a stronger bond with your dog. Choose from a wide range of tricks, from basic (Sit, Shake Hands, Paws Up) to advanced (Ring a Bell to Go Out, Tidy Up Toys into Toybox, Fetch a Soda).

This complete curriculum features:

• Photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions for every trick
• Video tutorials accessible via QR codes
• Quick tips and encouragement sidebars
• Review quizzes and prompts to re-evaluate your knowledge, your dog's progress, and your relationship
• A tracking chart for training sessions
• Space for notes at the back

Through this user-friendly course, you will establish a conscious and consistent pattern of relating to your dog in a meaningful partnership based on trust, communication, and respect.

Also by Kyra Sundance, learn to do even more with your dog with: 101 Dog Tricks; 51 Puppy Tricks; 10-Minute Dog Training Games; 101 Dog Tricks, Kids Edition; Dog Training 101; The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks; Kyra's Canine Conditioning; and The Joy of Dog Training.

About the Author

Kyra Sundance is a world-renowned dog trainer, lecturer, and internationally best-selling author of 101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog. With over a million copies in print, Kyra's award-winning books, kits, and videos have inspired dog owners worldwide to develop fun and rewarding relationships with their dogs. Her other books include Dog Training 101, The Joy of Dog Training, The Dog Tricks and Training Workbook, Kyra's Canine Conditioning, 51 Puppy Tricks, 10-Minute Dog Training Games, The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks, and 101 Dog Tricks, Kids Edition.

Honed through decades of professional experience, Kyra's easy step-by-step training methods are the most effective and humane way to train. Her positive methods foster confident, happy dogs who are motivated to do the right thing, rather than fearful of making a mistake.

As professional performers, Kyra and her Weimaraners starred in shows for the king of Morocco, Disney's Hollywood stage shows, circuses, NBA halftime shows, on The Tonight Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Animal Planet, in movies, and in their own television series. Kyra is a professional set trainer for movie dogs, and is nationally ranked in competitive dog sports. She presents workshops around the world on dog tricks and canine conditioning.

Kyra is CEO of "Do More With Your Dog!" trick dog titling organization; the "National Trick Dog championships"; and Chair of the "Trick Dog Expo."

Kyra lives in Lancaster, California.