What's more fun than watching a dog roll over or play dead or jump through a hoop? Training a dog to do these things, of course! Learn how to teach a dog to perform these tricks and others with this fun, easy-to-use guide.

This one-of-a-kind manual provides dog owners with simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on how to teach their dog a variety of tricks and how to troubleshoot when training techniques fail.

From the author of 101 Dog Tricks, an international bestseller with over a half million copies sold, a pocket-sized edition for impromptu training. Who says your dog can’t learn new tricks? The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks gives you all the instruction you’ll need to get your pup in shape. This handy pocket guide features step-by-step instructions with easy-to-follow color photos. Tricks range from simple classics like Sit, Shake Hands, Fetch, and Roll Over, to extraordinary ones like Tidy Up Your Toys into the Toybox, and Get a Soda from the Fridge. Millions of people have found success with Kyra Sundance’s step-by-step techniques—and you will too. Trick training will help you bond with your dog and integrate him or her into your family. Tricks keep your dog mentally and physically active and help to establish paths of communication between you. This convenient guide is perfect for traveling, a trip to the dog park, or to keep in a bag for on-the-go training.

Dogs are such intelligent creatures, and they love to be challenged with new things to learn, and to spend fun time with their families. People love to watch dogs doing funny, as well as useful tricks, such as playing basketball, picking up their own toys, and putting down the toilet lid. Idiot's Guides: Dog Tricks shows readers more than 80 dog tricks, and how to enjoy time with their dogs while teaching them these amazing skills. In this book readers get: 0́4 Clear explanations and steps for how to get started using positive methods, including clicker training and lure-and-reward training, to teach dog tricks. 0́4 Helpful information on using rewards, cues, and body language to communicate to the dog what you want him to do. 0́4 A primer on teaching basic skills dogs need to have before they can learn tricks, which also make them easier to live with on a daily basis. 0́4 Step-by-step instructions, illustrated with color photos, for teaching dogs more than 80 fun tricks and skills, from basic to advanced. 0́4 Easy-to-skim details on tools and equipment needed, hand signals, and cues for each trick. Tips for incorporating props into tricks, and taking the show on the road.

People love to see dogs do funny and useful tricks, such as playing basketball, picking up toys, and putting down the toilet lid. Idiot's Guides: Dog Tricks demonstrates more than 80 popular tricks with detailed, step-by-step instructions and eye-catching full-color photographs. The book provides helpful information on using positive training, rewards, cues, and body language to facilitate training.