How To Teach Your Dog To Talk: 125 Easy-To-Learn Tricks Guaranteed To Entertain Both You And Your Pet [Paperback]

If you think you can't teach an old dog new tricks, think again.
Captain Haggerty -- hailed byThe New York Timesas the world's most experienced dog trainer -- proves that every dog can indeed have its day.
Not your everyday obedience or dog training guide -- designed for dogs who are ready for new challenges -- this presents instructions for 125 tricks, ranging from simple bits to spectacular acts worthy of a show business agent.

Safety tricks * Cute tricks * Retrieving tricks * Healthy tricks * Balancing tricks * Jumping tricks * Tricks emphasizing a dog's sense of smell * Magic tricks * Tricks for the Show Biz dog * Tricks for the multidog family * Useful tricks * Tricks with props

There's even a selection of tricks ideal for kids to teach the family pooch as well as notes on the breeds that excel at specific activities.Captain Haggerty has trained thousands of dogs and is the author of the dog-training section of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. He lives in Los Angeles, California.Chapter 1: How To Teach Your Dog To Talk

Do you want a dog with whom you can have a light conversation over coffee? Or perhaps, during a quiet evening meal, you'd enjoy an in-depth debate on American foreign policy? Though you can certainly commune with your best friend now, you still lack the exciting give-and-take of a profound discussion of some arcane topic. Without the proper training, it's just not going to happen! Hey, even with the proper training you're not going to get that in-depth conversation. When you converse with your dog in a relaxed fashion, even if you're dead wrong, he'll still look at you with adoring eyes. This unquestioning adoration is the communication you'll receive from him. That's why dogs are better than people.

First of all, you need to understand that there's a difference between speaking and talking. It's easy to teach a dog to speak. You say Speak! and the l“'