The Beginner's Dog Training Guide: How to Train a Superdog, Step by Step

by Gwen Bailey

Overview

Unleash your dog's potential and build a rewardingrelationship that will last a lifetime

From walking on a loose lead to carrying the shopping, The Beginner's Dog Training Guide has everything you need to know to train your dog and ensure you have a happy canine companion. Choose the right dog breed for you and then keep your dog healthy by understanding their exercise, diet, and grooming needs. Follow clear, step-by-step explanations and illustrations to learn every aspect of owning and training a dog, from basic obedience to advanced tricks.

Expert advice accompanied by over 800 clear photographs provide a user-friendly visual guide to training your dog, by showing you exactly what to do. Filled with tips and tricks, this book will help you become the owner of a well-behaved, healthy, and happy dog.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780744079494
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	02/06/2023
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	555,041
File size:	71 MB
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About the Author

Gwen Bailey is an animal behaviourist and the founder of Puppy School (www.puppyschool.co.uk), a network of professional,well-trained puppy tutors across the UK. She has worked as an animal behaviourist for a leading UK animal welfare charity,and has successfully solved behavioural problems in thousands of dogs. Gwen now runs training courses for staff at animalcharities and is the author of many books, including Puppy School, which has sold over 140,000 copies worldwide.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

1 The right dog for you 10

Choosing a dog 12

Catalog of popular breeds 22

2 Building bonds 48

Dog talk 50

What your dog needs 72

Age-related issues 90

3 Basic training 102

How dogs learn 104

Good grounding 120

Sit 122

Come when called 124

Down 126

Wait 128

Stand 130

Walking on a loose leash 1 132

Walking on a loose leash 2 134

Retrieve 1 136

Retrieve 2 138

Developing the retrieve 140

4 Advanced training 142

Developing skills 144

Advanced recalls 1 146

Advanced recalls 2 148

Checking in 150

Sit at a distance 152

Chase recall 154

Learning with distractions 156

Showing off 158

Wave 160

Spin 162

High five 164

Play dead 166

Jump 168

Take a message 170

Find the lost toy 172

Housework 174

Carry the groceries 176

Fetch the leash 178

Put the toys away 180

Go to bed 182

Shut the door 184

Best behavior 186

No jumping 188

No snatching 190

Settle 192

No pushing 194

No chasing 196

No barking 198

Accepting handling 200

5 Doggy dilemmas 202

Solving training problems 204

Troubleshooting 222

6 Out and about 226

Sports and fun 228

Index 250

Useful contacts 254

Acknowledgments 255