Reddit reviews 101 Ways to Do More with Your Dog: Make Your Dog a Superdog with Sports, Games, Exercises, Tricks, Mental Challenges, Crafts, and Bonding
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Quayside Publishing-Quarry Books: 101 Ways To Do More With Your Dog! See Happy Dogs And Their Owners Participating In A Wide Range Of Activities Together And Bringing Joy To Others
Trick training is amazing to wear out your dog's brain and you can make major progress in as little as two 10 minute sessions a day. Check out Kyra Sundance's books:
101 Dog Tricks
10 Minute Dog Training Games
101 Ways to do More With Your Dog
Kyra runs the Do More With Your Dog website which is an easy way to earn titles with your dog by doing tricks. At the lower levels anyone can sign off as witness to your dog's tricks to earn the titles so you don't have to be in a class or anything (though classes are fun and the DMWYD website has resources to find local trainers)
You can also check out brain engaging toys such as these (NOTE these toys should be used with supervision so your dog doesn't eat the toy!)
-Ethical Pet Seek-A-Treat Shuffle Bone Dog Puzzle
-Ethical Pet Seek-A-Treat Flip 'N Flap Dog Puzzle
-Nina Ottosson Plastic Dog Brick Interactive Interactive Doy Toy Puzzle for Dogs, Plastic
-Nina Ottosson Dog Casino Interactive Doy Toy Puzzle for Dogs, Wood
Really any toy by Nina Ottosson is a good choice.
Enrichment can also be as easy as not feeding your dog out of a bowl. Try these (can be used with less direct supervision)
-Nina Ottosson Dog Treat Maze
-Kong Wobbler
And my dogs have constant access to these chewies (i leave these in their crates as well as long as they don't chew them down small enough to be choking risks).
-Nylabone
-Busy Buddy Treat Holding Bone
-Busy Buddy Jack
-Refills for the above Busy Buddy bones
-Busy Buddy for extreme chewers
Congrats on your new pup-to-be! And thank you for doing so much research, there aren't nearly enough people who do their homework first :-)
My favorite potty training resource:
Why Crate Train
ABCs of Crate Training
Dos and Don'ts of Crate Training
I, too, highly recommend The Other End of the Leash
Books I also really like:
Training Your Superpuppy - it's pretty basic but it covers a little bit of a lot of topics
My Smart Puppy I really like this for a puppy training book- it comes with a DVD as well which I found very helpful
101 Dog Tricks - For some fun training and bonding exercises. There is a puppy version, but I found that my Border Collies have been able to keep up with the 'adult' book just fine. I also really like Kyra's Do More With Your Dog, just a fun book if you're looking for more activities with your dog or just to learn about other canine activities.
The Dog Wars - It's not a training book but more of a dog politics book, but it should be required reading for any Border Collie enthusiast IMO
If you have any interest in working livestock...
A Way of Life
Top Trainers Talk About Starting A Sheepdog
Herding Dogs
Talking Sheepdogs: Training Your Working Border Collie
Stockdog Savvy
Also-
Collie Psychology - I just found this book online while looking for links for the others. I know nothing about it, but reading the description looks like it could be interesting (anyone know anything about it?)
Edit: Really... once again, I'm the only comment here with a downvote?! If you've got a problem with the things I post, say it to me. Raise an issue, start a discussion. Christ.