Description: From simple "bits" to spectacular acts worthy of show-business stars, How to Teach Your Dog to Talk (and Other Tricks) will have dogs across America embarking on a whole new way of life. Captain Haggerty -- hailed by The New York Times as "the world's most experienced dog trainer" and the mentor behind such well-known trainers as Matthew Margolis, Bashkin Dibra, and Brian Kilcommons -- proves here that every dog can indeed have its day.

Designed for dogs who have mastered the basics of obedience training and are ready for new challenges, this book presents instructions for 125 easy-to-teach tricks. There are tricks for urban and suburban dogs; balancing and retrieving tricks; and running, jumping, and scenting tricks. With the proper coaching, dogs with musical talent can finally express themselves, while their athletic cohorts can become aces in the art of Frisbee "RM" catching. For dogs who take their role as man's best friend seriously, Haggerty provides lessons in such helpful tasks as tucking in family members at night; more frivolous types can show-off with such crowd-pleasers as "paws up, " "peeking, " and "shake, rattle, and roll." There's even a selection of tricks kids can teach the family pooch and notes on which breeds excel in specific activities.

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