Right on Target!: Taking Dog Training to a New Level

By Mandy Book and Cheryl Smith

Book Overview

Get your dog training On Target Teaching a dog to follow a "target" is the best way to train both simple and complicated behaviors. Targeting is useful for everything from training the family dog to competitive obedience and agility. The detailed instructions in this book will deliver outstanding results Save your back, work at a distance, or get tricky parts of the dog, such as the back feet, moving the way you want them to move. You'll learn how to train your dog to target your hand, a contact disk or a target stick, then utilize targets to build complex behaviors. Teaches you how to break down a behavior into easily trainable steps. Target training can be used for at-home manners, therapy dog work, canine sports, or to teach tricks. Targeting can help you get to your goal no matter what it is Take your training to a new level Learn to train your dog to target your hand, a contact disk, or a target stick, then utilize targets to build complex behaviors. Learn how to analyze and break down a skill into easily trainable steps to get great results in competition. Use target training for good manners, therapy dog work, even to perform tricks that might land your dog in television or movies

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929242328
• ISBN13: 9781929242320
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 10.0"