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Games

Clicker Fun: Dog Tricks & Games Using Positive Reinforcement (1998)

By Deb Jones. Use operant conditioning to teach fun as well as practical tricks! Your dog can learn to wave, dance, put away toys, turn on a light switch, and more.
   
Games People Play to Train their Dogs (1996)

By Terry Ryan. Make training fun! Games for group use help teach specific techniques, avoid boredom! Build a closer relationship with your dog, too!
   
Fun and Games with your Dog (1996)

By Gerd Ludwig. Happy dogs love to play games and do tricks. Teaching a dog to perform tricks is a fine way of bonding between owner and pet. It is also a subtle method of obedience training. This manual guides owners through methods of teaching their dogs to run through obstacle courses; jump through hoops; retrieve hidden objects; play various games with balls, balloons, and Frisbees; and more. A unique resource to help you and your dog enjoy recreation time! Positive training methods.  

Fun and Games with Dogs (1993)

By Roy Hunter. Educational and fun games will teach your dog to enjoy working with you. Improve performance in obedience and dog sports. Marked for degree of difficulty and any special skills that might be needed. Have fun!

More Fun & Games with Dogs (1997)

By Roy Hunter. A whole new collection of exciting games to play with your canine friends! Games come from a variety of sources: TV, children's games, suggested by other trainers, etc. They're marked for degree of difficulty and special skills needed. Games are generally designed for use in a class and require multiple dogs to be really fun!
   
Clean Run Book of Agility Games, 2nd Edition (2003)

By Bud Houston. New 2nd edition! Purpose is to provide agility instructors, judges, and enthusiasts with an easy to use and clearly written reference to nearly any agility game they might want to try. Games are described in alphabetical order and several types of indexes are provided. Games range from games of competition to those intended solely for fun and recreation. Sample courses show the reader how each game is played.  

How to Get Your Dog to Play (2004)

By John Rogerson. From popular British trainer John Rogerson! Concise pamphlet includes information on the concept of "play," types of play, play retrieves, and the game of tugging. Positive training methods. Primarily designed for instructors to give (or sell) to students in class. Gives many ideas on how to achieve success.

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