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Agility Training:
	COMPETING IN AGILITY: ENTERING TRIALS AND WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET THERE by Cynthia Buckholt *New revised edition! Everything you need to know to enter your first trial, from filling out the paperwork to what to bring! Includes summary of rules for AKC, NACAC, and USDAA, registration forms, class descriptions and sample courses, a list of titles, and much more. Price: $8.95
	JUMPING FROM A TO Z by Chris Zink & Julie Daniels Teach your dog to soar! A complete jump training program for dogs of all ages for fun and competition. Mechanics, structure, conditioning, solutions to jumping problems. Price: $19.95
	CLOTHIER NATURAL JUMPING METHOD  by Suzanne Clothier Train an easy, relaxed, confident jumper; your dog becomes a "thinking" jumper; re-train problem jumpers! Price: $9.95
	AGILITY FIX IT DVD - CONTACTS AND WEAVE POLES by Julie Daniels This DVD will provide the answers whether you're looking for a plan to retrain a dog with problem poles or contacts or you're looking for a plan to train a new dog from scratch. Price: $39.99
	AGILITY FOUNDATION TRAINING DVD by Greg Derrett Covers all the essential basic training techniques to give you and your dog the strong foundation needed to build a successful agility career. Price: $62.95
	GREAT DOG...SHAME ABOUT THE HANDLER! DVD by Greg Derrett Greg Derrett's second video on agility training covers all the handling aspects needed to get the best out of you and your dog. Price: $62.95
	AGILITY TRICKS FOR IMPROVED ATTENTION, FLEXIBILITY & CONFIDENCE by Donna Duford Nine tricks designed to make agility training more fun for you and your dog, and to improve attention, flexibility and confidence. Illustrated instructions for each trick. Price: $11.95
	IN FOCUS - DEVELOPING A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE DOG by Deborah Jones & Judy Keller Shows how to use the author's FOCUS program to develop or repair the underlying working relationship you need to succeed in agility or any performance dog sport. Price: $14.95
	DO-IT-YOURSELF AGILITY EQUIPMENT by Jim Hutchins 27 detailed construction plans for making everything from a welded aluminum A-frame to contact training hoops. Each plan includes a list of materials and tools needed as well as numerous illustrations to help simplify the construction of each obstacle. Price: $29.95
	AGILITY TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS by James Liddle Black and white cartoons describe the trials and tribulations of agility training and competition! You'll see yourself or your friends here, and probably laugh until you cry! Price: $15.95
Sports Psychology, The Mental Game of Agility:
	CONQUERING RING NERVES: A STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM FOR ALL DOG SPORTS by Diane Mayer Now you can face and overcome your anxiety through an easy-to-follow, successful program. Shows you how to calm yourself, stay focused, boost your self-esteem, and give a blue-ribbon performance. Price: $24.99
	AGILITY SUCCESS by Angelica Steinker Training and competing with your dog in the winning zone! Understand the team dynamics between you and your dog, change your mental approach toward training and competition so you can consistently achieve peak performances in the ring. Price: $26.95
	CLEAR MIND, CLEAN RUN AUDIO by Katrine Johnson Self-hypnosis for agility handlers! Designed to enhance the relationship between dog and handler, help the handler relax and focus. Have the best run ever! Price: $14.95
	COURSE ANALYSIS FOR AGILITY HANDLERS by Stuart Mah Looks at agility courses from the handler's perspective with the goal of giving both new and experienced handlers better insight into making the correct handling choices for their dogs. Price: $26.95
	YOUR SECRET COACH by Christine Smith Do you want to be able to enjoy agility and have fun no matter what's on the score sheet? This and much more is possible if you unlock the power of your mind to fulfill your true potential in agility. Price: $11.95
General Training:
	BUILDING BLOCKS FOR PERFORMANCE by Bobbie Anderson Building drive, focus, and motivation in a puppy through goal-oriented play and a variety of other positive experiences. Will help trainers bond strongly with their puppy, build a solid foundation of teamwork, and encourage the puppy to develop a "send me in, coach!" attitude. Methods will work for a puppy destined for any performance career from obedience or agility to tracking or lure coursing. Price: $19.95
	FUN AND GAMES WITH DOGS by Roy Hunter Educational and fun games will teach your dog to enjoy working with you. Improve performance in obedience and dog sports. Price: $24.95
	MORE FUN AND GAMES WITH DOGS by Roy Hunter Two books full of fun, educational games to teach your dog to enjoy working with you, improve performance in obedience and dog sports. Marked for degree of difficulty and special skills needed. Make training fun for you AND your dog! Price: $24.95
	YOUR ATHLETIC DOG VIDEO & WORKBOOK by Suzanne Clothier Movement analysis, exercise physiology, function. Vet approved exercises for flexibility & injury prevention. Includes 110 page workbook. Price: $49.95
	PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR THE CANINE ATHLETE by Suzanne Clothier & Sue Ann Lesser When working with dogs, especially very active, working dogs, injuries are bound to occur. Learn how to perform basic therapies safely at home, help your dog work through his injuries or avoid them. Price: $6.00
	ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS: CALMING SIGNALS by Turid Rugaas Summary: Practical understanding of the dog's body language, especially signals used to maintain the social hierarchy and to resolve conflict within the pack Price: $9.95
	IF DOGS COULD TALK - EXPLORING THE CANINE MIND by Vilmos Csanyi Exploring the canine mind. Captures the high degree of mutual understanding and empathy that exists between humans and their proverbial best friends. Argues that the long-standing alliance of dogs and humans arose from the problem-solving and communication skills evident in wolves, from which all modern dogs are descended. These basic intellectual skills were refined and enhanced as dogs and humans evolved together over tens of thousands of years. Notes that our co-evolution with dogs is far from over, and invites dog owners to contact him and participate in his program to breed more intelligent, better-communicating family dogs. Price: $25.00
	EXCEL-ERATED LEARNING by Pamela Reid Motivation, stages of learning, operant conditioning, factors that affect learning, negative punishment. In plain English--at last! Select the methods that work best for your dog! Price: $16.95
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