Doodle Dogs For Dummies. Miriam Fields-Babineau

They Provide Proof of Vaccinations They Can Give You All Kinds of Guidance after You’ve Taken Your Pup Home They Care about the Puppies They Produce Chapter 19: Ten Reasons to Share Your Life with a Doodle Doodles Are Adorable Doodles Are Extremely Intelligent Doodles Are Easy to Train Doodles May Not Shed as Much as Some Other Breeds Doodles Love People Doodles Love Other Dogs Doodles Are Very Sensitive Doodles Are Entertaining Doodles Come in All Sizes Doodles Fit in Any Climate

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      12  About the Author

      13  Supplemental Images

      14  Connect with Dummies

      15  End User License Agreement

      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 4TABLE 4-1 Recommended Health Tests for Poodle Parents

      2 Chapter 7TABLE 7-1 Single Veterinarians versus Veterinary Clinics

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: The Poodle.

      2 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: Lift the dog’s feet and touch their paws and toenails to see how se...FIGURE 4-2: Lifting the dog’s front legs is a way to test their dominance.

      3 Chapter 8FIGURE 8-1: Look carefully at where the nail hooks. This is where you’ll want t...FIGURE 8-2: Brushing your dog’s teeth is a vital part of keeping them healthy. FIGURE 8-3: The puppy cut. FIGURE 8-4: The kennel cut. FIGURE 8-5: The lamb cut.

      4 Chapter 10FIGURE 10-1: A front-connect harness attaches at the dog’s chest. FIGURE 10-2: Lure your dog’s nose through the nose band. FIGURE 10-3: Resting the nose band on your dog’s muzzle. FIGURE 10-4: Double connection of harness and head halter. FIGURE 10-5: Redirection with the head halter and harness. FIGURE 10-6: Targeting. FIGURE 10-7: Hand just over the dog’s head, between their eyes. As the dog look...FIGURE 10-8: Bend forward as you move backward when calling your dog to come. FIGURE 10-9: Have your dog target on your hand as you take a step forward. FIGURE 10-10: A Freedom Harness and a Comfort Trainer with a double-clip lead. FIGURE 10-11: Lower the treat to the floor, and as soon as your dog lies down, ...FIGURE 10-12: Continue to target with one hand, as you give the stay cue with t...FIGURE 10-13: The first move during a sit-stay should be directly in front of y...FIGURE 10-14: Increase your distance as you move around your dog. FIGURE 10-15: Step back as you cue and target for heel with your left hand. FIGURE 10-16: As your dog moves along your leg, bring your left leg forward, ke...FIGURE 10-17: The moment your dog nears your left leg, cue to sit. FIGURE 10-18: Target your dog to move along your right leg as you take a step b...FIGURE 10-19: Change target hands to your left as your dog moves behind you and...FIGURE 10-20: As you apply light pressure to the front of your dog’s hind leg w...

      5 Chapter 11FIGURE 11-1: Increasing distance as you move around your dog. FIGURE 11-2: Drop your lead as you move around your dog. FIGURE 11-3: Gather the lead hand over hand as your dog comes toward you. FIGURE 11-4: Take the lead near the harness as your Doodle arrives. FIGURE 11-5: A pull-tab connected to a harness. FIGURE 11-6: Put toy distractions on the ground as your Doodle walks around the...FIGURE 11-7: Your Doodle should sit as they’re greeted by children. FIGURE 11-8: Gradually decrease the distances between the dogs as they learn to...FIGURE 11-9: Work your Doodle with a variety of other animals. FIGURE 11-10: Offering heel on a hike. FIGURE 11-11: Automatic sit-stays near open gates. FIGURE 11-12: Doodling around an AKC Rally course. FIGURE 11-13: Doodles love agility training.

      6 Chapter 17FIGURE 17-1: Target with both hands as you move backward and lean forward. FIGURE 17-2: Targeting your dogs into a sit. FIGURE 17-3: Target into the down-stay with both hands. FIGURE 17-4: The leash of the inside dog should be in your right hand and the l...FIGURE 17-5: Redirecting, via a right turn, while heeling. FIGURE 17-6: Targeting while heeling. FIGURE 17-7: Leashes dropped during a stay.

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