training

"From walking on a loose lead to carrying the shopping, The Beginner's Dog Training Guide has everything you need to know to train your dog and ensure you have a happy canine companion. Choose the right dog breed for you and then keep your dog healthy by understanding their exercise, diet, and grooming needs. Follow clear, step-by-step explanations and illustrations to learn every aspect of owning and training a dog, from basic obedience to advanced tricks. Expert advice accompanied by over 800 clear photographs provide a user-friendly visual guide to training your dog, by showing you exactly what to do. Filled with tips and tricks, this book will help you become the owner of a well-behaved, healthy, and happy dog!"--Provided by publisher.

"Kira Parker lives above The Purrfect Cup, the cat caf? that her family owns and runs. Every day is a new adventure with her cat friends! Except lately, The King County Dog Show seems to be the only thing the regulars can talk about! Kira doesn't get why everyone is so excited. After all, her cat friends are much smarter and more talented than those dogs. Then Kira has a great idea--she's going to train the cats, and enter them in the competition. It's sure to be her best plan yet!"--Provided by publisher.

Ellie is a bloodhound puppy from a family of search-and-rescue dogs, but so far her training has not gone well because she is too easily distracted--but her team is depending on her to focus on today's scavenger hunt.

Rossi is a yellow Labrador retriever in training to be a service dog like his great-grandma, Roselle, who was at the World Trade Center on 9/11--but sometimes he finds it difficult to focus on his job, and would rather be chasing tennis balls.

Tucker is a poodle training to become an allergy detection dog -- strong, calm, hypoallergenic, and a good listener.

Looks at volleyball, its history, and how it is played.

From sniffing scat to snakes, eco dogs save the ecosystem. Eco dogs work with scientists to track and protect endangered species while capturing and preventing invasive ones. And the planet protectors do it all with their powerful sense of smell! Learn all about these heroic dogs.

"A . . . guide to improve teaching based on . . . research in neuroscience"--Provided by publisher.

Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.

"Ten-year-old perpetual new kid Robyn has rules about starting a new school, but she learns some rules are worth breaking when she signs up her special needs dogs for agility training"--Provided by the publisher.