It is a joy to work with a dog who actively engages in the learning process—not blindly following orders—but actively problem-solving with you. Cooperation between human and dog will help you build a relationship that will surprise you in its depth and versatility and Thinking Dog is your roadmap!

The Dog Tricks Workbook is a follow-up guide to Kyra's best-selling 101 Dog Tricks. This new book integrates 30 foundational tricks with a curriculum designed for readers to track and gauge your dogs progress. With 150 color photos and illustrations, the workbook explores integral behavior and training concepts, which enhance not only the dog's performance, but also the overall relationship between dog and owner. The accompanying deck of 30 trick cards illustrates the step-by-step the tricks themselves, and instructions are excellent teaching tools for the working, training, and bonding sessions outlined in the workbook.

Some breeds of dogs and mixes have a reputation as "impossible" to train. Learn these "Pigs Fly" methods and take advantage of the natural strengths of these independent and intelligent dogs. Help your dog become a wonderful companion or a formidable canine athlete. Clicker and reward-based training that is fun to use.

Karen Pryor is recognized by modern dog trainers as the guru of the clicker/marker training movement which is now widely accepted to be the best way to train dogs, not to mention other animals. In this wonderful new book, Karen recounts her lifetime of experiences working with animals ranging from dolphins to dogs, what she has learned about training, and what animals have taught her. A great new addition to the literature on animal training by the author of the best selling book Don't Shoot the Dog.