Dog-Opoly is a game based on our fabulous four-legged friends. It has all the fun of a traditional real estate trading game with some dog-eat-dog twists.
Buy your favorite dogs then collect Dog Houses and trade them in for Big Bones
Dogs are arranged in size from small to big, Chihuahua to Great Dane.
It's all tail-wagging fun until you land on KENNEL. Then, you're sent to the kennel and you're out of the game for three turns!
So grab your token and advance to GO FETCH! Who knows? Your dog may win first place in obedience class - or you may end up with fleas! Whatever happens, it's a doggone good time!
Standard play or One Hour Version for 2-6 players. Ages 8+
A great paperback dedicated to the sticky problems often left out of traditional how-to books.
David Weston and Ruth Ross144 pgs./124 color photos, paperback
With more than 150,000 copies sold, Mother Knows Best is one of the top training books of all time. Based on the natural way a mother dog trains her puppies, Benjamin's training method is humane, effective and all natural.
Carol Benjamin256 pgs./ 189 illustrations
These training techniques incorporate the latest findings on canine behavior, and the instructions are used on scientific research on how people learn new skills. Designed to work successfully with small dogs, large dogs, mixed breeds, purebreds, young and old dogs.
Joachm Volhard & Gail Tamases Fisher240 pgs /132 illustration
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Training in No Time supplies the training regimen today's busy lifestyles demand for both owners and their dogs. It makes good use of how dogs learn and explains how to use that knowledge to establish and maintain the responses every dog owner wants.
The Sneakaway is the foundation of this training method. Quite literally, you turn your back and sneak away whenever your dog stops paying attention to you. This method allows for easy teaching and effective problem solving by first focusing your dog’s undivided attention on you, even around the strongest distractions.
Then using daily, subtle clues you give your dog in everyday interactions, you can instill good habits The surest way to get permanent, positive results is to recognize and change the few big ambiguities that allowed problems to surface and to use daily, subtle clues to instill, not destroy, good habits. Behavior is being molded 24 hours a day. This results in consistent, socially acceptable behavior under all circumstances and a well-trained companion dog.
Amy Ammen128 pgs./35 photos, 25 line drawings
This book will provide all of the basic information you need to make sure your puppy grows up to be a well-trained companion or your older dog learns how to be well behaved. Great pictures to demonstrate all of the exercises.
Teaches proper household etiquette and basic comands with clarity, humane reward-based techniques, and humor.
Includes "David Letterdog's List of Things a Dog Cannot Do While Sitting".68 pages, softcover, color photos
Children have natural abilities as trainers. Dogs like being with them. They are playful and fun. Children aren't as forceful as adults, and dogs are happier to work for them.
This video will help young members of the family make the most of their natural talents and prove that dog training is child's play.
Dr. Ian Dunbar
Dr. Ian Dunbar; paperback, 200 pages
Inside this book you'll find tips and tricks from selecting your next dog to understanding its languages and emotions. This communication is the cornerstone of the included training techniques.
Bash Dibra also discusses caring for your dog, integrating him into his new environment, helping another dog accept your new puppy, health care, and AKC training exercises. Whether you already own a dog or are in the market for a certain breed, Dog Speak has practical and knowledgeable advice.
by Bash Dibra with Mary Ann Crenshaw270 pages, illustrations, index
This lighthearted and informative work details the temperaments of dogs and dog-owners alike. Positive and entertaining prose helps owners find the bad habits in their dogs and themselves in order to make the training process enjoyable for all. These ideas have been used by celebrities such as Kevin Costner to create a happier relationship with their dogs.
by Inger Martens80 pages, photographs, index.
From his first day home throughout your lives, this book has answers.
Years of experience have come together to help your family reach a loving and loyal relationship with its newest member. Solutions is more than an obedience manual: It guides aspiring dog owners through the selection process and dispels myths about dogs and their motivations.
by Matthew Margolis & Mordecai Seigal271 pages
Within these pages you'll find advice from a well known animal trainer covering all aspects of your dog's behavior. Help begins by finding your dog's temperament then creating a bond with him. The majority of the book teaches several common and useful instructions for your dog to understand, often with a choice of techniques.
by Matthew Margolis & Mordecai Siegal282 pages, illustrations
Most pet owners want their dogs to be healthy, safe, and happy, and basic obedience training is the key to ensuring a long and loving relationship between dog and owner. The book provides all the assistance needed to have a well-trained and well-adjusted dog.
Covering all aspects of beginning obedience, this guide offers help with socialization, choosing training equipment, housetraining, and basic obedience commands, as well as solutions to most common behavior problems. A valuable reference for both new and experienced owners, The Guide to Beginning Obedience is an essential step toward living in harmony with your canine companion.
Author: Nikki MoustakiSoftcover, 64 pages, color photos
This book will put you and your dog on the road to "normalcy" through retraining, modification, and rehabilitation.
Dr Louis Vine256 pages, paperback
