Dancing With Dogs: Easy-to-learn Techniques and Fun Routines for You and Your Dog - Hardcover

Ray, Mary; McHugh, Andrea

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 159223531X ISBN 13: 9781592235315

Publisher: Thunder Bay Pr, 2006

Synopsis

Look out Fred and Ginger ? a new breed of dancer is taking center stage for four-legged friends and their two-legged partners. By combining dog tricks with dance routines, this easy-to-follow book will teach you how to train your dog (and yourself!) to perform simple, entertaining dance routines.

? Learn how to boogie with your best friend ? including 20 Travolta-worthy dance routines ? in this fun, practical guide to dancing with dogs.

? Mary Ray, an international dog obedience expert and three-time winner of the legendary Crufts Obedience Championships, and Andrea McHugh, a noted pet care author, offer dog owners a delightful way to connect with their pooches.

? This enjoyable book features plenty of heelwork-to-music techniques and lots of fun routines such as Saturday Night Fever, Swashbuckling Pirates, and Top Hat Tap Dance.

? Everything is covered from basic to advanced moves, choreography, and how to use props and costumes.

? Simple step-by-step instructions and detailed color photographs provide a delightful repertoire of dance routines and entertaining sequences.

About this title

Book Description:

FOREWORD INTRODUCTION HEELWORK VERSUS FREESTYLE MOTIVATING YOUR DOG PAW SHOW ADVANCED MOVES PUTTING A ROUTINE TOGETHER ROUTINES: Stars and Stripes Singing in the Rain Match of the Day Puppet on a String Cancan Saturday Night Fever Calamity Jane Viva Espana! Mary Poppins Top Hat and Tails Let' s Rock and Roll Dinner for Two World of Magic Mack and Mabel Into the Swing INDEX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

About the Author:

Three-time Crufts obedience winner Mary Ray is a leading dog trainer. In 1990 she introduced the sport Freestyle and Heelwork to Music to the UK and has successfully developed it as a teachable technique. Mary is regularly featured on British TV programmes, such as, Channel Four' s Faking It, and judges shows throughout the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thunder Bay Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 159223531X
• ISBN 13: 9781592235315
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128