Product Description
Richard Curtis - First Stone Publishing
Trick training is a fun activity for both you, and your dog, but do you have time for it when there is so much to teach in your chosen discipline? The answer should be an emphatic yes! Trick training can play a key role in enhancing performance in your chosen sport. Top international canine freestyle handler, Richard Curtis, has devised a series of tricks especially for competition dogs, which are designed to fine-tune both mental and motor skills. His step-by-step advice is backed by a wealth of illustrations to show you exactly what to do. There are tricks to develop: Motivation Body awareness Core strength, stretching and flexibility Focus and thinking There is also a series of low impacts tricks for older dogs and for dogs that require rehabilitation.
Richards instructions are easy to follow, and with his expert guidance, you can enjoy fun training sessions while building your dogs mental strength, his confidence and his fitness. The book is superbly illustrated with more than 300 colour photos. Richard Curtis is one of the UKs leading handlers in heelwork to music/canine freestyle/dog dancing, as well as being a top level competitor in both sheepdog trials and obedience. He has won the Crufts freestyle final a record four times with Disco 2006, Pogo 2010, 2011, and Whizzy in 2014. In addition he won the international freestyle competition at Crufts in 2011 and 2014
120 pages Softback