How to Teach Your Dog to Talk

If you think you can't teach an old dog new tricks, think again.Captain Haggerty -- hailed by The New York Times as "the world's most experienced dog trainer" -- proves that every dog can indeed have its day.Not your everyday obedience or dog training guide -- designed for dogs who are ready for new challenges -- this presents instructions for 125 tricks, ranging from simple "bits" to spectacular acts worthy of a show business agent.Safety tricks -- Cute tricks -- Retrieving tricks -- Healthy tricks -- Balancing tricks -- Jumping tricks Tricks emphasizing a dog's sense of smell -- Magic tricks -- Tricks for the Show Biz dog -- Tricks for the multidog family -- Useful tricks -- Tricks with propsThere's even a selection of tricks ideal for kids to teach the family pooch as well as notes on the breeds that excel best at specific activities.

Contents

1. How to Teach Your Dog to Talk

2. Making Those Sounds

3. Sing, Sing, Sing: The Sound of Music and Other Sounds

4. Motivating Your Dog

5. The Rewards

6. The Five Senses, Plus One

7. Clicker Training

8. Dog Training Techniques

9. Light and Fluffy

10. Tricks for the Urban Dog (Tricks I Hope You?ll Never Have to Use)

11. Tricks for the Suburban Dog

12. Tricks for the Rural Dog

13. Safety Tricks

14. Tricks to Exercise Your Dog with Minimum Effort

15. Balancing Tricks

16. Retrieving

17. The Knowing Nose

18. Tricks for the Showbiz Dog

19. Useful Tricks

20. Cute Tricks

21. Sending and Marking Tricks

22. Healthful Tricks

23. Jumping Tricks

24. Tricks with Kids

25. Magic Tricks

26. Tricks for the Multidog Family

27. Tricks with Props

28. An Open-and-Shut Case

29. Potpourri

The Breeds Indeed and the Tricks They Need

Index