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Introduction ........................................... 1-4
Every Dog Is Different
Using Play to Enhance Your Relationship .................5-10
Telling Your Dog You Want to Play
Games to Play with Your Dog .......................... 11-26
Play Ball! .............................................14
The Tug Game ........................................18
The Crazy Owner Game .................................21
The Find It Game ......................................23
Hide and Seek .........................................24
Teaching Tricks ........................................ 27-34
Aren't You Ashamed of Yourself? ..........................29
I ........................................30 Need a Hanky
Sniffing on Cue ........................................32
Which Hand Has It? ....................................33
Organized Classes .................................... 35-40
Agility ...............................................36
Tracking ..............................................37
Mushing ..............................................38
Herding ..............................................39
Tricks ................................................40
Toys: The Good, the Bad, and the Squeaky ............. 41-49
Toys for Throwing ......................................44
Tug Toys .............................................46
Independent Play with Puzzle Toys ........................47
Play Your Way to an Obedient Dog .................... 51-66
A Word about Food ....................................53
Coming When Called and the Chase Game ..................54
Tricks for Treats: Teaching Sit and Down with Tricks .........56
Crazy Owners, Polite Dogs on Neighborhood Walks ..........57
Polite Greetings at the Door and Go Find Your Toy...........60
Tug and Teaching Take It/Drop It .........................61
Using Tug Games to Teach your Dog to Chill ................63
Using Play for Any Obedience Exercise .....................64
Integrating Stay and Play .................................65
You Don't Always Have to Play! ........................ 67-71
Teaching "Enough" .....................................68
How Not to Play with Your Dog ......................... 73-83
Start Early ............................................75
No Rough-and-Tumble Wrestle Play .......................76
Take Out the Teasing ...................................77
Know the Signs of Over Arousal ...........................79
Preventing Over Arousal - Teach Your Dog "All Done!" .......81
What to Do if Your Dog Becomes Over Aroused .............82
Summary ...............................................84
Acknowledgments ......................................85
Resources and References ............................. 86-89
Our unique relationship with dogs is, in part, a result of our mutual love of play. It is unusual fo
Playing with your dog enriches your relationship with her. It's as simple and as beautiful as that.
that are not necessarily the most successful. For example, patting the floor and whispering were bot
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