Train Your Dog Like a Pro

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

What Makes a Trainer?

My Agenda.

My Perseverance Sell-Job.

The Not-So-Awful Truth about Motivation.

Basic Rewards for Installation.

Upping the Degree of Difficulty Systematically.

Outline of the Program.

Part One: Fundamental Behaviors.

Chapter 1: Sit and Watch.

Sit.

Watch.

Chapter 2: Down.

Down.

Down from a Stand.

Sit from a Down.

Chapter 3: Come.

Chapter 4: Some Help if You're Struggling.

First Aid.

Naughtiness (On Your Part).

Getting a Pro on Board.

Part Two: Impulse-Control Behaviors.

Chapter 5 :Sit-Stay and Down-Stay.

Sit-Stay.

Down-Stay.

Chapter 6: Wait and Leave It.

Wait.

Leave It.

Chapter 7: Walking on Leash.

Walking on Leash Exercises.

Walking on Leash Outdoors.

Part Three: Maintaining and Improving.

Chapter 8: Mixing It Up.

Position Discrimination.

Fun Discrimination Exercises.

Chapter 9: Taking It on the Road.

Transfer Training Responsibilities.

Change Training Locations.

Chapter 10: Social Applications.

Sit to Greet.

Food and Items on Tables.

What's a Toy and What’s Off Limits.

Management During Training.

Begging and Attention Seeking.

Chapter 11: Consolidation and Maintenance.

Everyday Opportunities for Behavior Maintenance.

Part Four: Advanced Behaviors.

Chapter 12: Heeling.

Training Heeling.

Chapter 13: Mat Training.

Down on Mat.

Mat Training with the Clicker.

Mat Targeting.

Chapter 14: Retrieve.

Shaping the Dead Retrieve.

Dead Retrieve with Position Feeding.

Presentation into Your Hand.

Chapter 15: Sit Pretty and Roll Over.

Sit Pretty.

Roll Over.

Appendix: How Training Works: An Overview.

Get the Behavior!

Fade Your Prompts.

Take It on the Road ("Generalization") and Name It.

Consolidate, Maintain, and Protect.

Glossary of Animal Training Terms.

Index.