What are some fun tricks to teach your dog?
My has dog already been thouroughly obedience trained, and has perfected all of his leash training. We have worked on a bunch of tricks already, these are the one’s he knows…
*Jump (over or through things)
*Speak
*High five/hand shake
*play dead
*Hi (wave at people)
*throw it away
*bring me… (your toy, the paper, your treat)
*up and off (furniture)
*Lights off (flips light switch off)
And of course he knows all of the basic obendience commands (leave it, take it, drop it, please leave, sit, stay, lay down, etc.)
My dog and I love training, and i think it is a great way to bond and get him to exersize. Of course I go over the things he already knows often, but I want to add some new exciting tricks to make training more fun. What are some fun, useful tricks? Any ideas?
My dog is a german shepherd, so yes: He is very big. (big enough to open doors.)
My dog already know ‘go to bed’
(he goes and lays in his spot) but I usually put him in a sit stay when people come into the house and let him meet everyone. He love to meet new people so I think it is good for him. Plus it teaches him not to run out the door.
He also knows please leave, which is basically the same thing. He goes and lays down , leaving people alone if he is getting in the way.
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You could try teaching him
Sneeze (such a cool trick!)
Pray (When he puts his hands over his face)
Scratch (When he itches a part of his body on command)
Shake (How dogs naturally shake all of the water off of their body)
Open the door (A very useful trick if your dog is big enough)
After a while you will see somethings that your dog does that you wish he would do on command!
try teaching him to hold a piece of food on his nose until you say he can have it. This is a fun trick and it’s fun to watch people and dogs do!
Other ones include dancing… which also looks really cool, and smiling (say for pictures)
Thanks!
How about ‘Go to your spot’…. train your dog to go to a specific location. It’s useful when someone comes to the door.
Sit pretty/sit up….sit down regularly then lean back on his hind legs with his paws in the air.
Teach him to lie down when you have a treat, then not to eat it until you say “ok” or “get it.” After he’s mastered that, get 2 treats and place one on each paw and he can’t eat until you let him. Then teach him to eat the treat on his right paw when you say “right” and his left paw when you say “left.”
My fave…if he’s a big dog (great dane or something like that…maybe even a large lab/golden) you can do this. I know someone who taught his dog this and it is amazing. He got the dog to use his nose to put the toilet seat up. Then he taught him to do that then put his paws on the top of the toilet. Then (yes, you guessed it) he taught his dog to go to the bathroom in the toilet, and THEN he taught him to flush after he was done. It was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen.
My dog Lacy will stand up and “dance” (hop on her back legs and do a full circle) while I sing some circus music. I can also make her “go away” and crawl back to me. She loves to learn new stuff and picks it up quick. She’s an Australian Shepherd. Good luck!
One trick I just taught my dog was to whisper. She’ll bark loudly for speak and have a softer bark for whisper!!
There’s “take a bow”; start the dog from a “stand” command and treat-lure his/her nose down to the floor and extend your arm back; you should see the front legs come close together and the dog begin to “bow”– give the treat & praise BEFORE the butt hits the floor.
Timing’s everything, but it’s cute. our Malinois, Hannah, likes this one and “high ten!” ( Whatever your cue for high five is, with an “up” signal).
Now, if I could only get her to put the coffeemaker on in the a.m……..
Obedience training is one of the most important aspects of raising a dog. In fact, a well trained dog is by far a happier dog! Why? Because a trained dog requires fewer restrictions. The more reliable the dog, the more freedom he is given