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Tricks
The following
tricks were compiled by James Leatherwood. Contributors (in no particular
order): Jean Heisler, Chris Nielson, Kim Burrell, Sue Ailsby, Kay Laurence,
and Stacy Braslau-Schneck. The point values were added by Melissa Alexander
for use as "extra credit" during in-class games.
One point tricks
- Bare teeth
(Cues: “Be a wolf,” or “What do sharks look like?,”
or “Do you like tuna?”)
- Bark
- Beg
- Bite water
or snap at air (away from anyone’s face!)
- Bow
- Cock your
head to one side
- Dig
- Growl
- Howl (Heard
the Spice Girls latest CD?)
- Kiss
- Let go of
rope
- Nod your
head
- Nose touch
to hand
- Gimme four,
also known as Low four (realistic version of Gimme Five)
- Put paws
on a person’s shoulders
- Rub muzzle
on floor
- Shake hands
- Shake your
head
- Shake yourself
- Speak
- Wag tail
- Walk backwards
- Wave
- Yawn
Two point tricks
- Bark silently
(Whisper)
- Circle around
me
- Crawl
- Did you wash
your hands? (dog sits up in Beg position but shows pads)
- Fan the flames
(two paws)
- Figure 8
- Nose touch
to other objects (naming objects or just pointing)
- Permit the
wearing of sunglasses or hat
- Play dead
- Push things
with paw (like doors, drawers)
- Ring bell
by pulling string
- Ring bell
with nose
- Ring bell
with paw
- Roll over
- Rub back
on floor
- Speak LOUD!
- Speak SOFT!
- Spin
- Wave/shake
hands with the other paw
- Where’s
your tail? (Chase your tail)
- Whimper
Three point
tricks
- Carry purse
or other bag
- Cover your
eyes
- Fetch newspaper
- Fetch slippers
- Find/bring
dog dishes
- Find/bring
leash/collar
- Find/bring
TV remote
- Get a toy
by name
- Hide your
head (nose touch under cushion or blanket)
- Lead another
dog by the leash (or lead himSELF by the leash)
- Lead people
(take wrist gently in mouth and take them somewhere)
- Moon-walk
(scoot backwards in a bow)
- Open doors
- Pick a card
(from a deck)
- Pick the
hammer (paw to indicate correct tool)
- Pull on rope
- close doors, open doors, open cupboards, pull wheelchairs
- Pull your
wallet out of your pocket
- Push something
with the nose
- Sneeze
- Stop dead
on cue
- Take money
from someone else and bring it to you!
- Wave bye-bye
- Dance
Four point tricks
- Balance treat
on nose, then toss it up in the air and catch it
- Climb a ladder
- Fetch a hot
dog
- Fetch beer
from fridge
- Find/bring
car keys
- Heel backward
- Learn names
of family members and carry messages back and forth
- Limp
- Nose touch
to designated colors or shapes
- Put a toy
IN something
- Ride a skateboard
- Roll a ball
in cued direction
- Roll over
with ball between front paws
- Tea Bag Search:
Dog to search a minimum of 3 people for a tea bag held in their hands,
people sitting on floor or chair.
- Walk sideways
- Walk up stairs
backward
Ten point tricks
- “Abigail
has a drinking problem.” With that as a cue, the dog runs to
a wine bottle, touches the opening, spins, falls down, rolls over,
crawls and goes to sleep.
- Carry basket
with Halloween treats to door (wearing costume, of course), you open
door and hide behind it, dog walks forward to doorsill and sits politely
while children take treats.
- Count/Add/Subtract
(What’s one and three? What’s 312 minus 308? What’s
120 divided by 30?)(the CUE is a tiny hand signal to bark)
- Lie on blanket,
grab one corner of blanket, roll over and cover yourself up and pretend
to sleep
- Pick up everything
that’s on the floor and put it in garbage
- Pick up toys
and put them in toy box
- Steal people’s
purses from beside chairs and put them in a bucket
- Stop, Drop
& Roll (for demonstrating fire safety to kids)
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