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BARRON'S Training Your Dog Series
Books in this series speak exclusively to the task of dog training and tell you what you need to know about the distinctive traits of individual breeds. You'll find information on virtually every aspect of training, starting with house training, then progressing to basic obedience, walking your dog on a leash, teaching obedience through verbal commands and hand signals, and much more. Special behavior problems are also covered. You'll learn humane methods of eliminating canine bad habits such as begging, jumping on visitors, nipping, and unnecessary barking.
Filled with instructive illustrations and full-color photos
Training Your Shih Tzu
Here's practical instruction that will give you a well-trained Shih Tzu. You'll learn how to establish leadership and understand the ideas behind the training methods as you take the first steps in teaching your dog to be a terrific housedog and companion for life. New owners are invariably charmed by the friendly Shih Tzu, a little dog who delights in pleasing his master. With positive, reward-based training--and patience and understanding on the owner's part--the Shih Tzu can be taught an amazing number of commands, tricks, and good behavior habits, including excellent housetraining skills.
Synopsis
It's well known that each canine breed has its own traits, but when acquiring a new pet dog, many inexperienced owners mistakenly assume that the "one-size-fits-all" approach is adequate for purposes of dog training. This title in B.E.S. Training Your Dog pet care series focuses on the distinctive traits of the Shih Tzu. Dog owners learn humane but effective methods of housebreaking and paper training, obedience training, teaching the dog to respond to verbal commands, walk on a leash, and more. All books in the Training Your Dog series are filled with instructive, step-by-step color photos that demonstrate training methods.
Synopsis
First-time owners and dog lovers will rejoice at this veterinarian-approved dog training book Training Your Shih Tzu provides advice on physical and behavioral characteristics you should look for when choosing a puppy, along with recommended training.
Affectionate and confident, Shih Tzus make wonderful pet companions. As part of the Training Your Dog series, Training Your Shih Tzu focuses on this unique breed, describing its physical traits, history, and behavior. Best of all, Training Your Shih Tzu provides essential training methods for owners Important topics covered include:
- What to look for when choosing a puppy
- Living with a dog and understanding breed-specific traits
- Everyday care, grooming, and exercise
- Nutrition, health maintenance, and potential breed-specific health problems
- Training and play activities
All books in this dog training series are spiral bound and contain full-color photos. Informative sidebars are full of breed facts, helpful hints, and quick tips on training. Plus, every book comes with an instructional DVD with a dog training course for new owners
Want to learn about even more dog breeds?
The Training Your Dog series is a wonderful collection of titles focused on pairing owners with the best breed for their family, and training each breed in accordance with their characteristics. Other books in the series include, Boxers, Great Danes, Pugs, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Australian Shepherds, Pit Bulls, and more
Synopsis
Titles in the attractive Training Your Dog series speaking exclusively to the task of dog training, telling new dog owners what they need to know about the breed they have chosen, while instructing them in humane but effective methods of housebreaking and paper training, basic obedience training, walking on a leash, teaching a dog to obey verbal commands and hand signals, and much more. Each title in this series focuses on the distinctive traits and temperament of a specific breed. Special behavior problems are also covered, with advice on eliminating bad habits that include begging, jumping on visitors, unnecessary barking, and aggressive behavior.