My Smart Puppy Guide: How to Train Your Dog to Come

By Sarah Wilson, M.A.

Want your dog to come when you call? “My Smart Puppy Guide: How to Train Your Dog to Come” gives you easy dog games that quickly teach your dog to come to you tail wagging!
Sarah Wilson, Dog Expert, seen on PBS, author of 9 books translated into multiple languages, respected dog trainer for 25+ years, delivers the exact information you need to succeed. Sarah’s exclusive dog training tips - tested over many thousands of dogs - give you precisely what to do and how to do it (as well as what to do if your dog has other ideas!)

You get real results using the time and the tools you have. Happy news? These methods are good for any dog of any breed or mix and at any age.
In this concise, info-rich book, you get incredible games to play with your dog indoors or out, one-on-one or with a friend. Build the three skills that lead to success in minutes a day.

Need some extra help? Sarah shares with you simple solutions to common confusions that can happen - saving both you and your dog time.

This is dog training made easy. Your dog gets fast, fun training & you get long-lasting, happy results. Win/win for both of you - give it a try!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sarah Wilson, M.A.
• Release date: Mar 21, 2014
• ISBN: 9780991469406

Sarah Wilson, M.A.

Sarah Wilson M.A., a Master Dog Trainer, has been seen on PBS Nature's Why We Love Cats and Dogs as well as on Good Morning America and CBS "This Morning".Author of eight books, including: My Smart Puppy, Childproofing Your Dog, Dogology, Tails from the Barkside, Sarah is, above all else, a teacher; her life's work is educating people about dogs and dogs about people.She lives in St. Louis, MO with her dog, Pip, writing, teaching, building her Twitter following and loving life.

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My Smart Puppy Guide:

How to Train Your Dog to Come

Sarah Wilson, M.A.

Copyright © 2013 by Sarah Wilson, M.A.

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Special thanks to my dear friends (some of whom are family, too) for your encouragement, questions, feedback, edits, and all-around support. Without you this book (and my life) would be so much less.

CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER ONE - START HERE: THE THREE PARTS OF COME!

CHAPTER TWO - TURNS AWAY

HEAD TURNS

MOTHER MAY I?

CHAPTER THREE - RUNS BACK

COME/SQUEAK!

THROW-AWAY RECALLS

CHAPTER FOUR - STOPS WITHIN REACH

CLOSE CALL

GOTCHA!

CHAPTER FIVE - THREE COMMON MISTAKES TO STOP MAKING

CHAPTER SIX - ON-LEASH PRACTICE

FREE ‘N EASY

EAST/WEST

CHAPTER SEVEN - GAMES FOR TWO PEOPLE

PUPPY PING-PONG

HIDE-AND-SEEK

CHAPTER EIGHT - SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO THREE COMMON PROBLEMS

CHAPTER NINE - PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

CHAPTER TEN - CONCLUSION AND LINKS

PREFACE

My friend Melissa and I walk together, chatting. The fall colors surround us and the grassy field spreads ahead, bending to the right. Pip, my beloved dog, is a speck in the distance as she follows the field out of sight. Since I have no idea what is around that curve, I call her. Instantly, a black blur streaks into view. Ears back, head extended—she floors it getting back to me.

I squat down. This sort of obedience, even after seven years together, deserves a major praise party. I clap my hands, cheering her on. Melissa shoots this picture over my shoulder.

Such moments embody why I teach my dogs to love coming when called. A great response like this one allows me to give Pip freedom while also helping me to keep her safe.

Also, training is fun for both of us. Too often, dog training is more like a military exercise or a science experiment than a play date between two friends. If we all have fun teaching our dogs, I believe more dogs will be trained—and trained well. So, go for it! Have fun!

Using the games in this book, Pip and I had a blast learning this together. Coming when called is an opportunity for us to enjoy each other. Pip, Come!