D. Caroline Coile 
Beyond Fetch 
Fun, Interactive Activities for You and Your Dog

Chapter 1: The Best Mind Games.

Treasure Hunt: Sniffing out the goods.

Total Recall:A memory-building game.

Shell Game: A sleight–of-hand challenge.

Amazing!: Make a doggy maze.

Soft-Shoe Shuffle: Building bad habits.

Love Seat: A silly love game.

Baby Steps: How to annoy your dog, step-by-step.

Laser Tag: Go toward the light.

Overachiever Retriever: A fetch game for big mouths.

Hide and Seek: You hide, he seeks.

Mutt ’n’ Button: A treat-finding game.

On the Hunt: Make dinner an adventure.

Cross-Eyed Treat Trick: Balancing a diet.

Rise and Shine: Your own canine alarm clock.

Sing for Your Supper: A howling good time.

Red Light, Green Light: A game of stop and go.

Fido Do-Si-Do: Dances with dogs.

Pup Psychic: Is your dog a mind reader?

Rover Recipes: Cooking up canine cuisine.

Bowser Buffet: A taste-testing temptation.

Sick as a Dog: Games you can play from your own bed.

Chapter 2: The Best Backyard Athletics.

Get It!: The original game of fetch.

One in a Million: Scent discrimination.

Scuba Dog: Retrieving underwater.

Right on the Mark: Retrieving by memory.

Blind Dog’s Bluff: Following directions.

Fido Find and Fetch: Sniff out an item.

Snoopy Sniffer: Sniff out trouble.

Hot on the Trail: Tracking you down.

Backtrack: A handy find-it game.

Someone’s Watching You: How to make your dog feel paranoid.

Keep-Away: The old favorite.

Catch Me if You Can: You chase him . . ..

Be the Bunny: He chases you.

Pillow Fight: Dodge ball with marshmallows.

Lassie Go Home: A race to the finish.

Overcoming Obstacles: A jumping game.

Sprinkler Madness: Fun on a dog day afternoon.

Hang on Snoopy!: Tug-of-war.

Frequent Flyers: Frisbee catching.

Canine World Cup: Soccer for dogs.

Jump and Bump: Canine volleyball.

Spelunking With Spot: Backyard tunneling.

Pulling His Weight:Tote that barge.

Special Delivery: A messenger game.

Chapter 3: The Best Party Games.

Leader of the Pack: Follow the leader.

A Barrel of Fun: The canine version of barrel racing.

Wagging the Dog: A tale of the tails.

Smoochy Poochy: A dog kissing contest.

Six-Legged Obstacle Course: A relay race for dogs and people.

Sleuth Hound: A scavenger hunt with dogs 46

Bobbing for Bow-Wows: A treat-bobbing game.

Spot Says: The canine version of Simon Says.

Rowdy Recall Relay: A recall relay race.

The Great Egg Race: An egg and spoon relay race with dogs.

Underwater Relay: An even tougher relay race.

Wet T-Shirt Contest: The race to get dressed.

Toss Your Cookies: A treat-catching contest.

Have a Ball: A ball-catching contest.

Toy Dogs: A toy-retrieving contest.

Pooch Puissance: A high jump competition.

Bowser Bowling: A game of finesse (sort of ).

Lucky Ducky: A carnival prize game.

Bark-O-Rama: A barking contest.

Hunt High and Low: An Easter egg hunt for dogs.

Musical Pairs: Musical chairs the hard way.

Red Rover: Red Rover for dogs.

Star Search: A message delivery challenge.

Scent Hurdles: A scent discrimination race.

H-O-U-N-D: A canine challenge.

Swing Your Pawdner: A canine cotillion.

Chapter 4: The Best Canine Activities.

Puppy Pals: Arrange a play group.

Do Lunch: Dine out with your dog.

Get Some Class: Get a Phido Ph D.

Waggin’ Workshops: Pursue higher education.

Meet and Greet: Make some new friends.

Bark Avenue: Put on your running shoes.

Dog Day Afternoon: A canine carnival.

Take in a Show: Go to a dog competition.

Bark in the Park: Find a dog park.

Mutt Strut: A parade of pooches.

Visiting Hours: Therapist in a fur coat.

Chapter 5: The Best Doggy Vacations.

Roving With Rover: Hitting the road.

Doggy Destinations: Fun places for dogs to go.

Canine Congregations: Natinal meeting places.

Canine Camps: Back to nature.

On Tour: Join a tour group.

Boating With Bowser: Sail the seven seas.

Innocents Abroad: Exploring foreign soil.

Chapter 6: The Best Outdoor Adventures.

Get Wet!: Swimming lessons.

See Spot Run: Jogging.

Spinning Your Wheels: Biking.

Take a Hike: Hiking.

Mapping a Course: Orienteering.

Pitch a Tent: Camping with canines.

Have Some Pull: Canicross.

Get Rolling: Rollerblading.

Scoot!: Scootering.

A Bicycle Built for Two: Bikejoring.

Pull a Fast One: Skijoring.

The Driven Snow: Sledding.

Put the Dog Before the Cart: Carting.

That Dog Can Hunt: Hunting.

Rescue Me!: Search and Rescue.

Chapter 7: The Best Organized Sports.

Citizen K-9: Canine Good Citizen tests.

Steady as She Goes: Temperament tests.

Show Off!: Conformation shows.

Mind Games: Obedience trials.

Leaps of Faith: Agility trials.

Led by the Nose: Tracking trials.

To Serve and Protect: Schutzhund trials.

In the Swim: Water tests.

Dock Dogs: Dock jumping competitions.

Field of Dreams: Hunting tests and trials.

Driving Ambitions: Herding tests and trials.

Two Right Feet: Doggy Dancing.

Flying Saucers: Disc dog competitions.

Catch it!: Flyball relays.

The Allure of the Chase: Lure coursing trials.

A Racing Heart: Amateur racing.

Down and Dirty: Earthdog trials.

Light Weights and Heavy Weights: Weight pull competitions.

On Ice: Sled dog racing.

Drafting a Plan: Drafting trials.

Pack a Title: Backpacking as a sport.

On the Road Again: Road trials.

Chapter 8: The Best Dog Toys.

Stick It!: Toys that grow on trees.

Sock It!: Sock toys.

Milking the Fun: Milk jug toys.

Bursting His Bubble: Soap bubbles.

Full of Hot Air: Your beautiful balloons.

Chasing Cars: Remote control toys.

In Search of the Lost Squeak: Make your own squeaky toys.

Hot Diggity Dog!: A canine sandbox.

Cur Pooling: Kiddie pools.

Pandora’s Box: Fun with plain brown wrappers.

Race to the Pole: Make a pole lure.

And They’re Off! A backyard racetrack.

Ball and Chain: Tetherball.

Get a Grip: Springpole.

Gone Fishing: Tug-of-war on a fishing line.

Jump for Joy: Obstacle course.

Chapter 9: The Best Ways to Relax.

Rub Your Dog the Right Way: Give your dog a massage.

Play Doctor: Give your dog a check-up.

Dog-Eared Pages: Read a dog book.

You Oughta be in Pictures: Scrappy’s scrapbook.

Be a Hero: Help dogs in need.

Index.