Our vet actually recommended buying a dog tricks book to
teach Morgana some tricks when she was a puppy because chihuahuas are such
intelligent dogs and can get frustrated if they aren't mentally stimulated. She
already knew the basics; sit, down, high-5 etc. and she caught on very quickly.
So we did some shopping around and I was a bit sceptical about how good some of
these books were; I didn’t want to get a book where she already knew most of
the tricks or would find them too easy.
Eventually we came across this book...
If I had to say which book to do with dogs was the best I
would definitely say this is THE book to have. The book covers the traditional
favourites, obstacle course, jumping, dancing, chores and many other cute
tricks which you and your little furbaby will love. Morganas favourite trick is
peek-a-boo, where she runs up behind me and jumps through my legs to surprise
me.
My favourite thing about this book is that in the top corner
it states whether the trick is easy, intermediate, advanced or expert, so you
have some idea of how hard it is. The tricks are presented in a step-by-step
format. It even includes pictures of what to do, the verbal cue and visual cue
(as some dogs respond better to visual cues compared to verbal). The book also
has a troubleshooting section so if your little furbaby isn’t getting the hang
of the trick there are suggestions of what may be going wrong and what you should
do instead.
The only down point about this book is that little dogs won’t
be able to do absolutely all of the 101 tricks listed in the book such as ‘turn
off the light’ but the majority can still be done and the book is definitely
worth it for all dog owners.
Check out the book:
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