Trick Challenge – Palm Touch
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 Trick Dog Challenge Update #2 – “Get Dressed”
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 Trick Dog Challenge – We’re Back!
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 …
Handling Clinic at Menageree Farms in Moses Lake, WA
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Earning an AKC Trick Dog Performer Title
Overview of AKC Performer Trick Title requirements
Upcoming Trick Dog Evaluations
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 …
Earning an AKC Advanced Trick Dog Title
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 …
Earning an AKC Intermediate Trick Dog Title
To earn an Intermediate title, a dog must perform 10 tricks. Intermediate tricks are slightly more difficult than Novice tricks, such as, leg weave, roll over, and sit pretty. Food and toy lures is not allowed at this level. But, …
Earning an AKC Novice Trick Dog Title
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. …
How to Train the “Get In” Dog Trick
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 …