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Puppy training made easy The 8-week training plan for puppies. PLUS: Young dog training from 5 to 12 months. The top seller - over 250,000 copies sold!Who wouldn't want a problem-free four-legged friend who goes through thick and thin with us? But it's not magic to own such a dream dog. You can create the basic conditions yourself by training your puppy correctly from the start. In this guide, experienced and successful dog trainer Katharina Schlegl-Kofler will guide you through the first year with your puppy. You will receive an optimal training programme with exercise plans for the first eight weeks of your puppy's new home. Step-by-step instructions and photos make everything easy to follow. After the fourth month of life, puppyhood is over. Now it's time to consolidate what you've learnt and build on the obedience exercises. No problem with the detailed, month-by-month young dog training programme until the end of the dog's first year. Specials on the puppy and young dog period as well as special question/answer pages round off the topic of training.

Can my cat eat daisies? Is it safe if my Wellensitticham Ficus nibbles? Broken down by wild plants, house and garden plants, fodder plants, herbs, poisonous and medicinal plants are described with which pet animals may come into contact. With advice for individual species.

First aid for your dogThis book is designed to help dog owners recognise emergencies in good time, keep an overview and take the right steps. Important data and procedures are summarised in diagrams, general treatment principles are supplemented by those for special emergency situations and the sense and nonsense of so-called home remedies are addressed.

Practical Handbook DogsHow man and dog become a dream team! The dog expert Heike Schmidt-Röger shows in the standard work Hunde. Das GU Praxishandbuch what your four-legged friend needs to feel completely at ease. In six chapters, you can find out everything important about choosing a dog, basic equipment, nutrition and care, as well as about training and occupation. Which breed suits you and your lifestyle? What do you need to look out for in a second dog? What should be in the food bowl? How do you look after a sick dog properly? How can you avoid training mistakes? This practical handbook provides answers to these and many other questions, helping to create a harmonious human-dog relationship. You will also find various special features: The Research & Practice pages offer up-to-date specialist knowledge, on interview pages dog experts also answer questions on behaviour, problems with dogs or the right activity, and question-and-answer pages provide practical knowledge transfer.

GU dog clicker box The unique clicker training box from GU-Verlag for your dog with practical exercise cards, informative booklet and high-quality clicker. Paperback 48 pages practical exercises with the clicker 36 training cards Do you want your dog to learn new behaviours easily with the help of positive reinforcement and without coercion? Then grab the clicker and get started! Whether you want your pet to learn important basic commands or sophisticated tricks, clicker training challenges your dog physically and mentally and trains them in a playful way. The GU dog clicker box teaches the most important clicker basics and you learn step by step how to use the clicker effectively for basic training and for training tricks. The practical training cards explain in detail the correct clicker procedure and provide inspiration for new exercises - there is something for every human-dog team. Our experienced author also provides answers to the most frequently asked questions on the subject and offers solutions to specific training problems. Thanks to the included clicker, nothing stands in the way of immediate clicker fun - whether at home or on the go!

Kosmos - My Clicker Training On the positive handling of dogs 544 pages laminated cardboard cover 222 x 145 mm (LxW) 1st edition 2011 "This book is about behavioural changes in dogs and how to bring them about in a targeted way. You won't learn anything about tricks. The trick is to become inconspicuous as a dog and human." This is how Martin Pietralla sums up his concern. He describes how clicker training can be used successfully with dogs and supports problem solving. This requires a solid knowledge of dogs, which is conveyed in this book, supplemented by many case studies. The clicker is a suitable tool for changing behaviour and building trust, especially for dogs that have little experience of the environment or do not have sufficient trust in other dogs or humans. It can be used to praise and motivate with pinpoint accuracy and "at a distance".

Kosmos - Training games for dogsPlaying - all dogs love it, and this book adds a little zest to everyday dog life: varied nose and fetch games, great tricks and spectacular jumps - every human-dog team will find the right thing here. Training exercises for advanced learners and fun group games for a whole pack of dogs spice up obedience training and challenge both dog and owner again and again. The speciality: On 12 training cards to take out, the reader will find 24 tricks, games and exercises for the dog meadow and the walk. Guaranteed to make sure there's never a dull moment outside.

If dogs could talk and people really listened How to solve your human-dog problems the right way! The unique guide in which dog trainers, dog owners and the dogs themselves have their say. This book is no ordinary dog guide! People talk about dogs. We’re used to that. But what if dogs could also tell us something about humans? In his guide *If Dogs Could Talk and People Really Listened*, experienced dog trainer Dirk Lenzen brings both perspectives together. The result of this humorous yet instructive literary device: a three-way conversation between owner, dog and Trainer. Dirk Lenzen uses this stylistic device to help dog owners respond correctly to typical human-dog problems in everyday life. First, the dog owner describes the problem as they perceive it. The owner’s perspective is followed by the dog’s perspective: now the dog explains why it reacts in this way and how its owner’s behaviour might be exacerbating or even causing the problem. Then the ‘Trainer’ has his say, explaining what is going wrong and how the owner can act more effectively. A sort of three-way dialogue ensues, featuring follow-up questions, the trainer’s explanations and the dog’s perspective, culminating in the identification of possible solutions. With the “Tops & Flops” for each relationship pitfall, you are given a summary roadmap: this is what you must do – and this is best avoided. The aim of this somewhat different approach to relationship coaching is for the dog owner to understand how their dog ticks and to learn to “read” them. This makes it easier to manage “couple problems” in future, or even avoid them altogether. In addition, there is a test to prepare for the ‘relationship coaching’: What type of dog owner are you? Because if you can assess yourself better, analysing relationship crises between humans and dogs is guaranteed to be easier.

Dog Breeds from A to Z Over 200 popular breeds from all over the world Blurb: My dog, my best friend – this is a dream shared by all dog owners. For this great friendship to work, human and dog must be a good match. In the ‘GU Kompass: Dog Breeds from A to Z’, dog expert Horst Hegewald-Kawich offers a concise guide to around 200 popular breeds from all over the world. Each profile includes all the essential information on the breed’s origins, current uses, character, living conditions, health – and who the dog is suitable for: whether beginners, experienced owners or specialists in dog care. In the brief overview, you’ll find out which FCI group the breed belongs to, along with details on country of origin, size, weight, coat, colour, life expectancy and the current price of puppies. How much grooming does it require? Is the breed easy to train? Does the dog need plenty of exercise? The care requirements at a glance will tell you. And you can find out what to consider in general when choosing a dog in a separate chapter.

Müller Rüschlikon, The dog school - AgilityAgility dogs are top athletes. The participants must be physically and mentally fit in order to master a demanding agility course with pleasure and success. This guide deals in detail with the development work that must begin with young dogs. Step by step, the reader is familiarised with various devices, obstacles and lines. The handler's body language plays a decisive role in this. The aim of the authors is to weld man and dog into a real agility dream team.

Müller Rüschlikon Verlag - Clicker training On the positive handling of dogs Dogs and humans are enthusiastic: the training style, which originally comes from American work with dolphins and uses a kind of clicker frog, is now an integral part of dog training. More than a fad, but rather a revolution in dog training, the acoustic signal of the clicker makes it easier for dogs to learn. From everyday training to tricks, everything can be taught to the dog more easily, effectively and positively using the clicker. The dog learns faster and joins in enthusiastically. This method supports all the findings of behavioural research and enables a completely different form of cooperation between humans and dogs. Title Clicker training Author: Griebel, Ann-Sophie Publisher  Müller Rüschlikon Year of publication 2009 ISBN 978-3-275-01714-0 Pages 96 Type of cover Cardboard, Paperback

Ulmer, Agility – On your marks, get set, go! How dog and owner become a team Expert knowledge step by step Numerous training and course plans With lots of tips for course training This book describes in an easy-to-understand way what is important in agility. Get to know every single obstacle and find out how best to learn them and avoid typical mistakes. Develop a feel for your dog's learning behaviour, sensory performance and motivation. An introduction to correct communication and handling techniques, numerous course plans and picture sequences as well as lots of tips for taking part in competitions will help you to reach your goal quickly and effectively. Table of contents: Introduction 4Fun and games 4Turning play into sport 6Agility means a lot, but not everything 8Basic knowledge 9Obstacles 9Finding the right training ground 13Basic training is a must 14Agility with problem dogs 15Requirements for the dog handler 16How the dog sees 19How the dog hears 22Communication with the dog 23Learning behaviour of the dog 27Motivation 31Away from the dog parktrain 34All about training 37Training begins even before the start 37Basics of equipment training 38Warm up before training 39Cool down after training 43How do I tell my dog? 44Training equipment 48Teaching hurdles 49Tunnel 51Wall and footbridge 54Seesaw 58Sack tunnel 60Table 61Wall 64Long jump 65Tyres 67Slalom 68Double jump 73Practising combination jumps 73Leading techniques 74Are you still showing or are you already leading? 74Leading straight lines 75Guiding angles 76Simple angle to the right 77Change behind the dog 79Wrong change 79Belgian change 80Change around the dog handler 82Change training 82Retrieve 90Retrieve training 94Send forward 97Advance training 98Combining retrieve and lead 100Distance training 101Course training 105Setting up a course 105Course inspection 105Memorising the course 106Running a complete course 107Sequence training on the exercise course 108Training slalom entries and changes after the slalom 110Course with 21 obstacles 112Reading a course 113Various competition courses 115Tournament ambitions 122Requirements for participation 122Preparation for the first tournament 123Mental training 125Practical tips for the show day 132Service 134Literature 134Addresses 134Thanks 135Register 136