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Cheryl S. Smith trains her own dogs and teaches others to train theirs, as well as writing widely on canine topics. Her books include
QUICK CLICKS (with Mandy Book) - everything you need to know to get started with clicker training
THE ABSOLUTE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO SHOWING YOUR DOG - including the FCI along with the AKC, UKC, and CKC
THE TRICK IS IN THE TRAINING (with Stephanie Taunton) - 25 fun tricks to teach your dog
and coming later in 2003. . .
DOG-FRIENDLY GARDENS, GARDEN-FRIENDLY DOGS - on designing your garden and training your dog to minimize conflict between them.
Cheryl has lectured on training, canine nutrition, play in dogs, and other topics at such venues as the Tufts Animal Expo, the Purina Nutrition Forum, the Animal Fancier's Club in Japan, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers annual conference, and at home in Washington for Terry Ryan's Legacy.
This year, Cheryl won the Maxwell medallion from the Dog Writers Association of America for her short book on trick training, and the Eukanuba award for excellence in writing on canine health for her Dog World (U.S.) article "The Little Dog Laughed."
Cheryl has a large backlist of magazine articles that have appeared in the AKC Gazette, Dog World, and Veterinary Practice News, available for reprint internationally. Many cover various aspects of conformation and performance dog sports.
Cheryl has competed with her own dogs in conformation, obedience, agility, water rescue, flyball, and field trials. She is currently practicing agility, freestyle, and tracking with her Kelpie/sighthound mix, Nestle.
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