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.

'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.

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.

This book provides more than just fun ways to challenge a dog's thinking and puzzle-solving ability. Claire Arrowsmith strongly suggests that such challenges help build a strong bond between a dog and its owner. She examines the accepted evidence of the importance of mental stimulation and why it's important to use only reward-based teaching methods. She also explains how to use hand signals and incorporate mental challenges and learning into everyday activities.

Icons for each game indicate whether it is interactive, solo or group, where it can be played, the level of difficulty and whether any props or toys are used. Some of these great games are: Puppy Play
Hide and Seek
Carry It
Egg and Spoon Race
Mini Agility Course
Nature's Obstacle Course
Find the Treat
Roll Over, Play Dead and other performance tricks

With straightforward text and full-color photographs, "Brain Games for Dogs" is a valuable guide to important elements for successful and fun dog training.

"An owner's guide to giving a puppy a successful start to life."

"Puppy Bible" is uniquely designed to guide new puppy owners on a week-by-week basis from the all-important planning and decision stages, up to those exciting first days at home, through the first six months of a puppy's life and beyond.

The book is divided into two parts. First, a clearly illustrated, week-by-week planner that educates the owner about a number of important topics, including: The puppy's physical and mental development What the owner should do at every stage of the puppy's growth Newborn: 8-week countdown to puppy's arrival Toddler: weeks 9 to 12 Juvenile: weeks 13 to 18 Adolescent: weeks 19 to 24 Six months and beyond Common problems that may occur.

The information in part one is cross-referenced to part two of the book, a comprehensive encyclopedia covering all areas of puppy care with detailed expert advice on a wide number of topics, such as: House training General care and grooming Health Breed-specific considerations Behavior Socialization Obedience training Diet Socialization and troubleshooting Canine first aid.

When it comes to puppies, it's important to do it right from the very first day. What happens in the first sixteen weeks of its life sets the tone for the rest of the dog's life. While "Puppy Bible" is designed primarily for those first 16 weeks, it will be useful at any stage of the dog's life: training needs occasional reinforcement, general care and grooming are always important, and a source of first aid care is essential.