Q. We adopted a young dog from the animal shelter. She seems very bright. My kids want a book that will show them how to teach her tricks.
A. These folks telephoned before they came in so I pulled a stack of books for them to pick up after school. The “Sad Puppy” trick with photos of a dachshund caught my eye when I flipped through “The Big Book of Tricks for the Best Dog Ever: A Step-by-Step Guide of 118 Amazing Tricks and Stunts” by Larry Kay and Chris Perondi.
The authors suggest two cues for their “Sad Puppy” trick. The visual cue is dropping your own chin to your chest. The verbal cue options are “sad,” or “sad puppy,” or “are you sad?” They write: “Start with
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