Dog Training 101: Step-by-Step Instructions for Raising a Happy Well-Behaved Dog

by Kyra Sundance

Overview

Create a stronger connection with your canine companion with these easy to follow training techniques from a world-famous celebrity dog trainer.

Whether you’re welcoming a new puppy into your family or want to help your best friend overcome fears or problem behaviors, internationally renowned dog trainer and best-selling author Kyra Sundance presents your essential reference for positive dog training.

Using a visually driven, playful presentation, Dog Training 101 offers step-by-step instructions to train your pup to be a happy, attentive, and well-mannered canine. You will use positive training methods—including humane counterconditioning and positive redirection—to build a joyful relationship with your dog, who will become a willing partner in the process.

Teach your dog basic commands, such as:

• Sit
• Down
• Stay
• Come
• Drop it
• Leave it

Learn real-world tactics for managing common household problems, such as:

• Leash pulling
• Jumping on visitors
• Begging at the table
• Getting into the trash can
• Growling
• Peeing (submissive, excited, and marking)

Kyra will also help you teach your pup to overcome common fears, among them:

• Loud sounds
• Being left alone
• Certain people
• Vacuum cleaner
• The bathtub

This comprehensive guide also includes step-by-step advice for bringing a new dog into your household.

Fun games you can play with your dog offer both opportunities for bonding and a chance to practice rules and boundaries within a defined structure.

A “Good to Know” chapter offers an array of useful information, including the Heimlich maneuver for dogs, a list of weird dog behaviors that are perfectly normal, and a list of common poisons.

Bond with your dog as you strive toward common goals with Dog Training 101.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631594298
Publisher:	Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication date:	08/31/2023
Series:	Dog Tricks and Training
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	445,902
File size:	23 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

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 DVDs 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, Ellen, 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.

Editorial Reviews

STARRED REVIEW "New and experienced dog owners will find terrific tools to ensure success in behavior and training. Perfect for new dog 'parents.'"—Library Journal, Library Journal

"From specific issues to general good manners, the author breaks each task into three steps: before you start, troubleshooting, and tip. Then she gets right down to business with written instructions and accompanying photos that show what she’s talking about. Lots of good stuff, including doggie behaviors that seem weird but are actually quite natural."—BayWoof.com

From the Publisher

★ 11/01/2017
Readers have probably seen Sundance (101 Dog Tricks) on TV, as she demonstrates tricks that her beautiful dogs perform flawlessly. They look so fun and easy, and can be, if done correctly. This excellent book begins with the basics of preparing the home for a new dog's arrival, and continues with steps for the animal's smooth transition to family life, including adjustment to wearing a leash; potty training; socialization; and safety. The meat of the text covers useful tasks and tricks that will make your little Fido the best dog in the neighborhood. Each task or trick has clear, well-photographed, step-by-step illustrations. Complementary sections list helpful equipment or additional information, "troubleshooting" problems, and a "tip!" with practice help. Sundance also addresses common issues and ways to reduce or eliminate unwanted behaviors using gentle correction and positive reinforcement. The last section details safety information with lists of poisonous substances and other dangers, and also includes weird things that dogs often do that are actually normal (reverse sneezing, chattering teeth, sucking on toys). VERDICT New and experienced dog owners will find terrific tools to ensure success in behavior and training. Perfect for new dog "parents."—Susan Riley, Mamaroneck P. L., NY

Library Journal