51 Puppy Tricks: Step-by-Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Puppy (Volume 3) (Dog Tricks and Training, 3)

didn't know sit and down were "tricks" Nor are down or come, stay walk on a loose leash. These are all basic commands for obedience. very dissapointed.

I’d recommend this book for beginners and people learning on how to bond with their dog(s). I brought my copy used and I received this HelloFresh coupon with it. Aside from the coupon, I think this book is very helpful and would totally buy again if I could. :)

Easy to read and follow these directions, my dog picked up many new tricks. Wish the print were larger font or darker, I found the print hard to read. I would’ve liked more in depth explanations or history of how trainers have used certain tricks but as a simple guide this is great.

51 Puppy tricks is a very good book. It goes through very simple motions for training your puppy some really cool, but simple, tricks! It is chock full of colorful pictures and step-by-step instructions on how to train your puppy. It shows where and when to use the clicker, hand signals to use, and what word commands to use.I would suggest this book for anyone who has a puppy that they want to start training. This is a great way to bond with your puppy and give him a head start. It is simple tricks, taught in simple ways for your puppy to be able to understand better. It is laid out in such a simple way that even a child could train their puppy.However, if you have an older dog, I would suggest 101 dog tricks for him. 101 Dog Tricks is more advanced training for a dog, not a puppy. It is a very good book as well. I would recommend them both if you really want to start training from puppy-hood to adult dog-hood. Both are very easy for the trainer to understand and read. I have personally enjoyed them, as well as my sister who is a more advanced dog trainer. 51 Puppy tricks has a lot of great tips in it on training puppies for the experienced and in-experienced trainer alike!51 puppy tricks is specifically for puppy training. I would recommend it to starters and advanced people alike! It is a great way to start your puppy out right in a really fun way!

I love the tips for training puppies. I didn't know, for example, that puppies' eyesight doesn't fully develop until 9 months. I am getting great, effective use out of following Kyra's puppy training tricks, and at 6 months old my puppy now knows over 10 tricks due to following her suggestion of training frequently for short periods of time. If you take her tips to heart I think you'll find them very effective for dog training.I was a little disappointed not to see any variations of some of the easiest tricks to teach your puppy, however. Beg, for example, is one I would expect to see since it's the second trick I taught my dog and it wasn't there. Overall, a very helpful book. If you're looking for advice on training a puppy, I'd start with this book even though it comes with fewer tricks. The advice definitely makes up for buying a second book for more tricks later.

Lots of tricks to teach your pup. Fun stuff.

I love this book!! My puppy eats his food VERY fast, so for dinner I get him to slow down by making him learn tricks from this book for his food. Everyone is so impressed with how many tricks he knows at such a young age. Typically he can pick up on a new trick in just 1 evening, and then we work on reviewing other tricks he learned previously. This book makes it very easy to teach tricks and to use the "clicker" method. I've found that by making this part of our routine he is eager to learn and listen to me.

I'll preface this review by saying the fact that I can compare this book to several other puppy/dog training books probably says a lot about me (aka perhaps I should get a life ;).All in all, I found this book helpful -- fun to look through, lots of pictures. It's a nice thing to pick up while you're watching t.v. or taking a pee. That said, there's not that much too it. Most of the content is pretty standard in any puppy class (sit, down, stay, lure, etc). Some of the tricks are neat, and I don't think I'd have found them elsewhere unless I was looking (crawl, hide your eyes). Some of the tricks are things I'm not sure I want to teach my puppy (open the cabinet), but that's personal preference I guess :).That said, there's really not enough content to warrant the price tag, in my opinion. Pictures are nice, but for my dollar, if you want to learn how to train your pup I'd opt for either:A) The books that every dog trainer tells you to read:-Jean Donaldson's Culture Clash,-Patricial McConnel's The Other End of the Leash,-Karen Pryor's Don't Shoot the DogORB) Some cliff's notes version of those books (e.g. Imagine Life with a Well-Behaved Dog)

Love this book - perfect for both adults and children. It has a big range of tricks, easy step by step instructions with beautiful photos all the way through. It has helped my improve walking my dog on a lead, settling it down when over excited and a few hilarious tricks.

Very easy to understand

I bought this book looking for some ideas for fun tricks to teach our puppy, beyond the standards that I already knew. This book has some interesting tricks, but requires a lot of props or special equipment. For example, open a door, close a door and retrieve a soda from the fridge constitute 3 tricks, but what if I don't have a fridge door that a dog can open?! Similarly other tricks require mailboxes, small basketbalp hoops, skateboards, toyboxes that open, etc.This book does have some info on clicker training, shaping and chaining for those inexperienced with this type of training, but it feels too superficial for someone with experience in dog training, and yet too basic for a total novice. Lots of cute picures, but even the little "doggie commentaries" are too cutesie and get annoying after a few pages. In general, this book looks pretty but doesn't feel like it offers much useful substance when you really look at it.

If you want your puppy to skateboard,get a bottle out of the fridge and jump through hoops this is the book for you?

Clear illustrations and lots of tips makes this an excellent resource to commence training your puppy. Was able to teach my 9 week old Sheltie puppy to sit, shake paws, roll over, and he has commenced to learn the down position. We are having such fun.