Amazing Pet Tricks

by Kate Eldredge; Jacque Lynn Schultz

• ISBN13: 9780470410837
• ISBN10: 0470410833
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Howell Book House

Summary

Amazing Pet Tricks features more than 40 cool tricks that kids can teach their pets. First, it shows how to teach the basics that every well-trained dog should know: sit, down, stay, and come. Then it goes into the classics, like shake and roll over. For dogs and kids who aspire to fancier tricks, it includes information about using props. Not to leave out other companion animals, the book also includes tricks for cats (yes, they will do tricks!), horses, turtles, and other pets. Finally, it explains how to take the show on the road and incorporate tricks into performances at schools, nursing homes, and other pet-friendly places.

Author Biography

Kate Eldredge is a high school student who has lived with dogs and an assortment of other animals all her life. She enjoys working with them and has had a great time teaching tricks to all sorts of animals, from her dogs to donkeys to a goat! She thinks tricks are a great way to have fun with your pet and wishes kids everywhere the best of luck teaching their pets.

Jacque Lynn Schultz, CPDT, has worked for the ASPCA for more than twenty years. She began as a behavior counselor, then headed the Training and Behavior Department, and is now a senior director in the Community Outreach Department. In her current role, she works with animal shelters across the country to enrich and improve the lives of the animals in their care. Jacque is a popular speaker, an award-winning author, and a certifi ed pet dog trainer. She lives in Brooklyn with Bop, a sassy white cat with orange tabby patches, and Harpo, a blonde Tibetan Spaniel who is a master of many tricks.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Teach your animal friend the basic skills he'll need to know for all the tricks in this book

The Trick Is in the Click

Learn to use a clicker toy to help your companion understand exactly what you want her to do and know when she's got it right

The Magic Touch

Teach your best friend to touch a target or a stick when you ask. This is another tool that will help him learn tricks more easily

Classic Dog Tricks

Shake, roll over, bow, kiss-these are the tricks we have all seen dogs do. Learn how to teach your dog to do all the classics

Trickier Tricks

Spin and twirl, hold a stick, and back up are all a little tougher. But your dog is up to the task. You can even teach him the letters of the alphabet

Spectacular Skits

Put together a few tricks and you've got a show. Try shut the door, jump, and doggy basketball

Fantastic Felines of course cats can learn tricks! Teach yours to shake his paw, high-fi ve, sit up, and weave back and forth through your legs

Down on the Farm

Horses, mules, sheep, goats, cows, ducks, and chickens can all learn tricks. Try the cow bow or the donkey kiss, or teach your chicken to come when you call

Weird and Wacky

Teach tricks to pet fi sh, turtles, and birds. Have you ever seen a turtle play soccer?

Take Your Show on the Road

Once you and your animal friend have learned an impressive array of tricks, you may want to perform them for other people. Here are some ideas

Resources

About the Authors

About the ASPCA

Index

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