Dog Training 101

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.