Fun Training & Games for Dogs: Easy Dog Tricks, Brain Games, Enrichment Activities, and Family-Friendly Ways Kids and Adults Can Train, Bond With, and Enjoy Their Dog: 3 (The Family Dog) - Softcover

Miller, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1991397291 ISBN 13: 9781991397294

Publisher: Pacific Trust Holdings Nz Ltd., 2026

Synopsis

Training a dog doesn't have to feel like work, and learning doesn't have to feel like pressure.

Dog Training & Games is a joyful, practical guide that shows families how to train, bond with, and truly enjoy their dogs through play-based learning, simple games, and everyday activities. Designed for real life, this book transforms essential dog training skills into fun, confidence-building experiences that dogs and humans look forward to sharing.

Covering everything from house training, loose-leash walking, polite greetings, recall, and impulse control to brain games, enrichment activities, confidence-building exercises, and family-friendly challenges, this book blends modern canine science with warmth, humor, and clarity. Each chapter offers easy-to-follow games and techniques that help dogs learn faster, feel safer, and stay emotionally balanced-without harsh methods or complicated routines.

Ideal for families, children, first-time dog owners, experienced owners, educators, and anyone who works or lives with dogs, Dog Training & Games emphasizes communication, trust, and connection rather than strict obedience. The book is equally suited as a training resource, a reference guide, an educational tool, or a gift book for dog lovers.

With its accessible tone, practical structure, and strong emphasis on enrichment, play, and positive behavior, this title is a natural fit for bookstores, libraries, schools, animal education programs, and community collections. It supports lifelong learning for both dogs and humans, encouraging calm behavior, confidence, and deeper bonds.

Dog Training & Games is Book Three of The Family Dog Series, following The Science & Secrets of Dogs and How to Speak Dog. Together, the series offers a complete, family-centered approach to understanding dogs, communicating with them, and raising happy, well-adjusted companions through science, empathy, and play.

About this title

About the Author

Bruce Miller is an award-winning author, attorney, and lifelong explorer of how humans - and animals - think, feel, and connect. With more than fifty books across multiple genres, he has earned a reputation for blending solid research with clarity, humor, and a genuine love of learning. His psychic mystery/thriller, Beware the Ides of March, was named a 2023 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite, further establishing him as a storyteller with both range and heart.Bruce has spent years studying emerging science on dog intelligence, emotion, and communication. His work in The Science & Secrets of Dogs, How to Speak Dog, and Dog Training & Games grew from this curiosity and from a deep appreciation for the extraordinary ways dogs understand and bond with people.He believes dogs bring out the best in us - and hopes his work helps readers understand them, and themselves, more deeply than ever before.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pacific Trust Holdings Nz Ltd.
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1991397291
• ISBN 13: 9781991397294
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 126