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Fun & games for a smarter dog : 50 great brain games to engage your dog / Sophie Collins.

Material type: TextTextPublisher: Irvine, CA : Lumina Media, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 176 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781621871200 (softcover)
  • 1621871207 (softcover)
Other title:
  • Fun and games for a smarter dog
Subject(s):
Contents:
Playing safe -- Play and training : understanding how dogs think about play -- Basic games : using play to teach -- Bonding games : building your relationship with play -- Brain games : boosting your dog's thinking skills with play -- Fitness games : games to build your dog's fitness and agility -- Figuring it out : games to stretch your dog -- Getting along : dog-to-dog play -- Epilogue -- playing for life.
List(s) this item appears in: Paws to Read
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 636.7 F979 Available 33111008591881
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 636.7 F979 Available 33111008726834
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 636.7 F979 Available 33111007787829
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Mental exercise provides just as many benefits for dogs as physical exercise does. But once you have basic training--sit, down, come, stay--under your belt, what can you do to build your dog's brainpower? Take your pup's repertoire of skills to the next level with an array of games that challenge his body and mind alike. Training your dog in the course of play also allows you and your dog to have fun together while continuing to strengthen that ever-important human-canine bond. Inside Fun & Games for a Smarter Dog: *A dog's perception of play and the science behind the success of play-based training *Using treats and good timing to encourage desired behaviors *Step-by-step instructions for fifty brain games that teach new behaviors and increase a dog's intelligence, including adaptations for different skill levels *Increasing your dog's physical abilities and mental acuity as he learns *Socialization and how it affects your dog's attitude toward interacting with other dogs *Introducing your dog to new canine playmates

Includes bibliographical references (page 174) and index.

Playing safe -- Play and training : understanding how dogs think about play -- Basic games : using play to teach -- Bonding games : building your relationship with play -- Brain games : boosting your dog's thinking skills with play -- Fitness games : games to build your dog's fitness and agility -- Figuring it out : games to stretch your dog -- Getting along : dog-to-dog play -- Epilogue -- playing for life.

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