CanineCapers
425 dog-themed games, trivia, riddles, pantomimes and puzzles for 3–6 players, ages 11–99 — by Gary Althaus.
A game night
in a book
Do you like games? Do you have a love of dogs? Then get your paws on this book and unleash hours of tail-wagging fun with family and friends! Canine Capers is designed for ages 11 to 99, featuring a unique collection of over 400 dog-themed activities that are informative, hilarious, brain-teasing, and sometimes downright wacky. But this isn’t your average game book! This book has thought of everything. Inside, you’ll find:
- Mind-bending puzzles & riddles
- Creative pantomimes & word games
- Logic challenges & lateral thinking puzzles
- Easy physical activities & quick phone quests
- Informative questions & dog trivia
Even the player order is decided in a clever twist that is fun and interactive!
Canine Capers is the perfect party companion, road trip buddy, or rainy-day lifesaver. Whether you’re competing to find a video of a dog jumping rope, answering quirky dog trivia, or trying to stump your friends, this very unique book guarantees laughs, bonding, and endless replay value. Get ready to play, think, and howl with joy!
While this is a multiplayer game, it can also be enjoyed by a single player.
Bring CanineCapers Home
Do you like games? Do you have a love of dogs? Then get your paws on this book and unleash hours of tail-wagging fun with family and friends!
- 425 dog-themed activities16 games with 25 activities each, plus bonus activities at the back of the book.
- A mix for every moodDog trivia, riddles, pantomimes, rebus puzzles, logic and word puzzles, lateral-thinking puzzles, easy physical activities and phone activities.
- 3–6 players, ages 11–99A game takes about 35 minutes. While it is a multiplayer game, it can also be enjoyed by a single player.
- Double-play pagesEvery page holds a top and a bottom activity — play the tops first and save the bottoms for future games.
- No pieces to loseNo rules to memorize and nothing to set up: one book, at least one phone and someone to keep score.
- Written by a teacher of 35 yearsGary Althaus spent 35 years in the classroom and has a lifelong love of games, puzzles and dogs.
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ISBN-13 978-1-968404-83-3
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ISBN-13 978-1-968404-84-0
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ISBN-13 978-1-968404-82-6
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Book details
- Title
- Canine Capers
- Subtitle
- A Book of Games and Activities All About Dogs
- Author
- Gary Althaus
- Publisher
- USA Book Services
- Published
- August 2025
- Print length
- 211 pages
- Trim size
- 6 × 9 in
- Language
- English
- Players
- 3–6 (also playable solo)
- Ages
- 11–99
- Play time
- About 35 minutes
- Paperback ISBN-13
- 978-1-968404-83-3
- Hardcover ISBN-13
- 978-1-968404-84-0
- eBook (Kindle) ISBN-13
- 978-1-968404-82-6
- Kindle ASIN
- B0FMPL45NM
- LCCN
- 2025917709
How a round works
The directions printed in the book, in a nutshell.
- Each activity has four parts: who, the activity, the answer and the point value.
- Phones are needed for some activities, and one player writes down the scores.
- Don’t fancy an activity? Choose an alternate from the Bonus Activities at the end of the book.
- 1
The oldest player picks up the book, reads aloud who has to do the activity, then reads the activity.
- 2
Do it correctly and you score the points listed. Get it wrong and the player reading scores them instead.
- 3
Pass the book to the player on the left, who reads the next activity.
- 4
After 25 activities, the player with the highest score wins. Ties are settled with a dice roll or coin flip.
Are You Ready fora Canine Challenge?
Try a few real activities from the book. Pick an answer and the dog will let you know how you did.
In the book, you don’t choose who plays
Ask the shortest player…
Every activity in Canine Capers tells you who has to answer — “Ask the shortest player,” “Ask the player with the longest hair.” Try it: pick someone near you and let them take the question.
These are real activities from the book’s sample pages. Pages in the book have two games on them — Game 1 on the top half, Game 9 on the bottom — and these come from both. Where a question was open-ended, the answer choices were written for this website.
Good questions, good dogs
Straight from the directions printed in the book.
Canine Capers is designed for 3–6 players. While it is a multiplayer game, it can also be enjoyed by a single player.
Ages 11 to 99 — kids, parents and grandparents can all play together.
About 35 minutes. A game is 25 activities; the player with the highest score at the end wins.
425 dog-themed activities: 16 games with 25 activities each, plus Bonus Activities at the end of the book.
Dog trivia and informative questions, riddles, pantomimes, rebus puzzles, logic and word puzzles, lateral-thinking puzzles, easy physical activities and phone activities.
Phones are needed for some activities, and one player writes down the scores. Ties are settled with a roll of a dice or a coin flip.
The oldest player picks up the book, reads aloud who has to do the activity, then reads the activity. Do it correctly and you score the points listed; get it wrong and the reader scores them. Then the book passes to the player on the left.
Canine Capers is available as a paperback, a hardcover and a Kindle eBook, all sold on Amazon. Prices are shown on Amazon.
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