{"product_id":"its-a-dog-not-a-toaster-finding-your-fun-in-competitive-obedience-9781617810374","title":"It's a Dog Not a Toaster: Finding Your Fun in Competitive Obedience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn to love competing in obedience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost books on competitive obedience focus on the training and ring skills you need to be a winner with your dog in the ring and that's great. However if you find competing stressful or think you and your dog will not succeed against the best the key is defining success in a way that will make the sport enjoyable for you. Author Diana Kerew-Shaw takes on the subject of how to find your fun in It's a Dog Not a Toaster, showing you how you can learn to enjoy the sport, even if your Basset Hound never comes close to a qualifying score.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will learn about: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to set goals that are meaningful and will work for you and your dog.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it's like to enter the Land of Obedience and become a member of the Cult which inhabits it. Hint: it's fun!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat every newcomer to the sport needs to know to get started including information about Fun Matches, Show n Go's, and obedience clubs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow changes in the obedience world are making the sport accessible to more competitors including the development of Rally Obedience and the opportunities which now exist for mixed breeds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dogwise Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617810374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.67h x 6.48w x 0.35d","brand":"Diana Kerew-Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801142096053,"sku":"9781617810374","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/its-a-dog-not-a-toaster-finding-your-fun-in-competitive-obedience-9781617810374","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}