'Brain Games For Dogs' is a brilliantly conceived compendium of fun games, tricks and activities that you can enjoy with your dog that will help to stretch and challenge it mentally and allow it to enjoy a top quality workout for the mind.

Through fun and challenging games and exercises, leading dog-training expert Claire Arrowsmith guides new and experienced dog owners alike to improve their pet’s mental agility and realize their full potential.

A comprehensive and essential book for any dog owner who would like to understand a bit more about how their dog’s brain works and how to get the best out of them. Translating cognitive research and findings into owner-friendly games and advice, and packed full of essential advice and helpful illustrations, Claire helps readers to easily understand what the experts know and shows them how to apply tried-and-tested activities to their own dogs to improve their pet’s wellbeing and cognitive ability.

These games, tricks and enrichment activities are also about boosting the dog–owner relationship.

Praise for "Brain Games for Dogs," by the same author:

""Ideal for the growing number of dog owners who know that mental activity is as important as exercise when it comes to their dog's health and happiness."" -- Pet Business Magazine

"Brain Games for Puppies" is about more than just fun ways to play with a puppy. Animal behaviorist Claire Arrowsmith explains how mental challenges help to build a strong bond between a dog and its owner and prevent future behavioral problems. Playing games that use reward-based teaching methods provides motivation and establishes trust.

The book opens with a review of equipment and the essential obedience commands -- Puppy Sit, Puppy Down and Puppy Come -- as well as information on dog senses, using treats, addressing problems and responding to mistakes, safety, and much more. It covers equipment and using a clicker and addresses such issues as When Can A Puppy Begin To Play?, How To Encourage Play Behavior, Problems During Brain Games, and Play No-No's

While some games provide more exercise than others, all of the games are brain games in that they challenge the puppy's ability to anticipate, solve problems and learn that by obeying commands it can continue to interact, play and have fun.

The brain games are organized by location and type: Home Games include Puppy Sensory Play and Fun in the Play Pen Active Games include Spin Spin and Buried Treasure Search Games include Find It and Where's Your Leash? Party Games include Take a Bow and Can I See Your Belly? Outdoor Games include In and Out and Round About and Football Fanatic.

The games come with step-by-step instructions, difficulty ratings and notes on props or toys. Straightforward text and full-color photographs make "Brain Games for Puppies" a valuable guide to raising a happy, healthy and obedient dog. Along with a leash, food, bowls and a bed, it should be the first purchase a new dog owner makes.