Full name: Brain Games for Dogs: Fun Ways to Build a Strong Bond with Your Dog and Provide It with Vital Mental Stimulation

Author: Claire Arrowsmith Year: 2010 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Animals, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781554074907 1554074908

Ideal for the growing number of dog owners who know that mental activity is as important as exercise when it comes to their dog's health and happiness. This book provides more than just fun ways to challenge a dog's thinking and puzzle-solving ability. Claire Arrowsmith strongly suggests that such challenges help build a strong bond between a dog and its owner. She examines the accepted evidence of the importance of mental stimulation and why it's important to use only reward-based teaching methods. She also explains how to use hand signals and incorporate mental challenges and learning into everyday activities. Icons for each game indicate whether it is interactive, solo or group, where it can be played, the level of difficulty and whether any props or toys are used. Some of these great games are: Puppy Play Hide and Seek Carry It Egg and Spoon Race Mini Agility Course Nature's Obstacle Course Find the Treat Roll Over, Play Dead and other performance tricks With straightforward text and full-color photographs, Brain Games for Dogs is a valuable guide to important elements for successful and fun dog training. Similar books: Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote Homer by Gwen Cooper Cesar's Way by Cesar Millan On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans Zak George's Dog Training Revolution by Zak George The Divinity of Dogs by Jennifer Skiff Horses Never Lie by Mark Rashid The Art of Raising a Puppy by Monks of New Skete Bob by James Bowen A Big Little Life by Dean Koontz Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer S. Holland A Good Horse Is Never a Bad Color by Mark Rashid The Life and Love of Cats by Lewis Blackwell A Letter to My Dog by Robin Layton My Old Dog by Laura T. Coffey Reaching the Animal Mind by Karen Pryor Bones Would Rain from the Sky by Suzanne Clothier Feather Brained by Bob Tarte Farm Sanctuary by Gene Baur