Beyond Fetch: Fun, Interactive Activities for You and Your Dog Book

	Introduction	xiii
Chapter 1	The Best Mind Games	1
	Treasure Hunt: Sniffing out the goods	2
	Total Recall: A memory-building game	2
	Shell Game: A sleight--of-hand challenge	3
	Amazing!: Make a doggy maze	4
	Soft-Shoe Shuffle: Building bad habits	5
	Love Seat: A silly love game	5
	Baby Steps: How to annoy your dog, step-by-step	6
	Laser Tag: Go toward the light	6
	Overachiever Retriever: A fetch game for big mouths	7
	Hide and Seek: You hide, he seeks	7
	Mutt 'n' Button: A treat-finding game	8
	On the Hunt: Make dinner an adventure	8
	Cross-Eyed Treat Trick: Balancing a diet	9
	Rise and Shine: Your own canine alarm clock	10
	Sing for Your Supper: A howling good time	10
	Red Light, Green Light: A game of stop and go	11
	Fido Do-Si-Do: Dances with dogs	11
	Pup Psychic: Is your dog a mind reader?	12
	Rover Recipes: Cooking up canine cuisine	13
	Bowser Buffet: A taste-testing temptation	14
	Sick as a Dog: Games you can play from your own bed	15
Chapter 2	The Best Backyard Athletics	17
	Get It!: The original game of fetch	18
	One in a Million: Scent discrimination	19
	Scuba Dog: Retrieving underwater	20
	Right on the Mark: Retrieving by memory	21
	Blind Dog's Bluff: Following directions	22
	Fido Find and Fetch: Sniff out an item	25
	Snoopy Sniffer: Sniff out trouble	26
	Hot on the Trail: Tracking you down	27
	Backtrack: A handy find-it game	28
	Someone's Watching You: How to make your dog feel paranoid	29
	Keep-Away: The old favorite	30
	Catch Me if You Can: You chase him...	30
	Be the Bunny: He chases you	31
	Pillow Fight: Dodge ball with marshmallows	32
	Lassie Go Home: A race to the finish	32
	Overcoming Obstacles: A jumping game	32
	Sprinkler Madness: Fun on a dog day afternoon	34
	Hang on Snoopy!: Tug-of-war	35
	Frequent Flyers: Frisbee catching	36
	Canine World Cup: Soccer for dogs	37
	Jump and Bump: Canine volleyball	37
	Spelunking With Spot: Backyard tunneling	38
	Pulling His Weight: Tote that barge	39
	Special Delivery: A messenger game	40
Chapter 3	The Best Party Games	43
	Leader of the Pack: Follow the leader	44
	A Barrel of Fun: The canine version of barrel racing	44
	Wagging the Dog: A tale of the tails	45
	Smoochy Poochy: A dog kissing contest	45
	Six-Legged Obstacle Course: A relay race for dogs and people	46
	Sleuth Hound: A scavenger hunt with dogs	46
	Bobbing for Bow-Wows: A treat-bobbing game	47
	Spot Says: The canine version of Simon Says	48
	Rowdy Recall Relay: A recall relay race	48
	The Great Egg Race: An egg and spoon relay race with dogs	49
	Underwater Relay: An even tougher relay race	50
	Wet T-Shirt Contest: The race to get dressed	50
	Toss Your Cookies: A treat-catching contest	51
	Have a Ball: A ball-catching contest	51
	Toy Dogs: A toy-retrieving contest	51
	Pooch Puissance: A high jump competition	52
	Bowser Bowling: A game of finesse (sort of)	53
	Lucky Ducky: A carnival prize game	53
	Bark-O-Rama: A barking contest	53
	Hunt High and Low: An Easter egg hunt for dogs	54
	Musical Pairs: Musical chairs the hard way	55
	Red Rover: Red Rover for dogs	56
	Star Search: A message delivery challenge	56
	Scent Hurdles: A scent discrimination race	57
	H-O-U-N-D: A canine challenge	58
	Swing Your Pawdner: A canine cotillion	58
Chapter 4	The Best Canine Activities	59
	Puppy Pals: Arrange a play group	60
	Do Lunch: Dine out with your dog	60
	Get Some Class: Get a Phido PhD	61
	Waggin' Workshops: Pursue higher education	62
	Meet and Greet: Make some new friends	63
	Bark Avenue: Put on your running shoes	63
	Dog Day Afternoon: A canine carnival	64
	Take in a Show: Go to a dog competition	65
	Bark in the Park: Find a dog park	66
	Mutt Strut: A parade of pooches	68
	Visiting Hours: Therapist in a fur coat	69
Chapter 5	The Best Doggy Vacations	73
	Roving With Rover: Hitting the road	74
	Doggy Destinations: Fun places for dogs to go	77
	Canine Congregations: National meeting places	79
	Canine Camps: Back to nature	82
	On Tour: Join a tour group	83
	Boating With Bowser: Sail the seven seas	86
	Innocents Abroad: Exploring foreign soil	88
Chapter 6	The Best Outdoor Adventures	91
	Get Wet!: Swimming lessons	91
	See Spot Run: Jogging	96
	Spinning Your Wheels: Biking	97
	Take a Hike: Hiking	99
	Mapping a Course: Orienteering	107
	Pitch a Tent: Camping with canines	108
	Have Some Pull: Canicross	109
	Get Rolling: Rollerblading	110
	Scoot!: Scootering	110
	A Bicycle Built for Two: Bikejoring	110
	Pull a Fast One: Skijoring	111
	The Driven Snow: Sledding	112
	Put the Dog Before the Cart: Carting	116
	That Dog Can Hunt: Hunting	117
	Rescue Me!: Search and Rescue	122
Chapter 7	The Best Organized Sports	125
	Citizen K-9: Canine Good Citizen tests	127
	Steady as She Goes: Temperament tests	128
	Show Off!: Conformation shows	128
	Mind Games: Obedience trials	130
	Leaps of Faith: Agility trials	133
	Led by the Nose: Tracking trials	138
	To Serve and Protect: Schutzhund trials	139
	In the Swim: Water tests	142
	Dock Dogs: Dock jumping competitions	143
	Field of Dreams: Hunting tests and trials	143
	Driving Ambitions: Herding tests and trials	145
	Two Right Feet: Doggy Dancing	148
	Flying Saucers: Disc dog competitions	149
	Catch it!: Flyball relays	149
	The Allure of the Chase: Lure coursing trials	151
	A Racing Heart: Amateur racing	153
	Down and Dirty: Earthdog trials	156
	Light Weights and Heavy Weights: Weight pull competitions	158
	On Ice: Sled dog racing	159
	Drafting a Plan: Drafting trials	161
	Pack a Title: Backpacking as a sport	162
	On the Road Again: Road trials	163
Chapter 8	The Best Dog Toys	165
	Stick It!: Toys that grow on trees	167
	Sock It!: Sock toys	168
	Milking the Fun: Milk jug toys	168
	Bursting His Bubble: Soap bubbles	169
	Full of Hot Air: Your beautiful balloons	169
	Chasing Cars: Remote control toys	169
	In Search of the Lost Squeak: Make your own squeaky toys	170
	Hot Diggity Dog!: A canine sandbox	170
	Cur Pooling: Kiddie pools	171
	Pandora's Box: Fun with plain brown wrappers	172
	Race to the Pole: Make a pole lure	172
	And They're Off! A backyard racetrack	173
	Ball and Chain: Tetherball	174
	Get a Grip: Springpole	175
	Gone Fishing: Tug-of-war on a fishing line	177
	Jump for Joy: Obstacle course	177
Chapter 9	The Best Ways to Relax	187
	Rub Your Dog the Right Way: Give your dog a massage	187
	Play Doctor: Give your dog a check-up	189
	Dog-Eared Pages: Read a dog book	191
	You Oughta be in Pictures: Scrappy's scrapbook	192
	Be a Hero: Help dogs in need	192
	Index	197