Good news! AKC is now allowing trick evaluators to evaluate your dogs’ tricks online. The perfect activity to do with your dog during this time of social distancing. At the Novice level, your dog needs 5 tricks if he has …

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DashDash has known how to touch her nose to my palm for quite awhile.  However, I have only been asking her to do it when she was close to me.  It was my way of getting her to focus.  I …

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DashDash learned to “get dressed” in one training session. “Get dressed” is her cue to stick her head through her collar. I shaped the behavior in less than 5 minutes. She already knew to touch something with her nose. As …

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DashDash’s Trick Challenge to learn 50 tricks was interrupted.  We had some pretty heavy distractions, including a couple sessions of DashDash receiving kidney dialysis due to contracting Leptospirosis.  DashDash was feisty, happy, and active one week.  The next week she …

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CGCU & AKC Trick Dog Evaluations at the Clark County Kennel Club Performance Event Clark County Fairgrounds Ridgefield, WA May 11 & 12 9 am – 3:00 pm Basic props will be provided. Bring any specialty props needed for a …

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To earn an Advance title, a dog must perform 5 tricks of higher difficulty, such as back up, bow, or put toys away. For Advanced title, handlers may not use food/toys as lures. May use food rewards/clickers. Many people took advantage …

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To earn an AKC Novice Trick Dog title, a dog must perform five tricks from the Novice list if it has a CGC title recorded with AKC.  If no CGC title has been recorded, the dog must perform 10 tricks.  …

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You think Bounder is cute sitting in his box?  Get In is a fairly simple trick to teach your dog.  Shaping is the quickest training method to teach this command.  If you don’t yet have shaping skills, you can train …

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  Hold a treat in the palm of your hand with your thumb over it.  Offer it to your dog. Either click or say “yes” when your dog eats the treat.  Repeat about 5 times. Now hold your palm to …

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