AKC Trick Dog Training – Novice Level

Is your pup bored? Do your friends think you’re boring?  Let’s fix that!  In this six week course, you’ll learn how to break any trick down into teachable steps. Now you can keep your pup from being bored and you’ll have tricks to show off!    A total of 10 tricks are required to earn the AKC Novice Trick Dog Title.  Food and toys may be used as training aids at only the novice level.

Some tricks covered include:

• Balance beam – walk on low board a few inches off floor
• Bark on cue – “Speak”
• Army Crawl –  dog on belly, crawls at least 5 feet
• Fetch it and give – ball, toy, etc- bring to handler, release
• Find it –  find treat hidden under cup
• Get your ______  (Leash, brush, toy)
• Get in – gets in a box
• Get on – gets on low platform or step – 4 paws
• Hand signals – down, sit, or come
• High five – Hold 3 seconds
• Jump – thru a low hoop or over a low bar
• Kennel up – go in crate, stay in until released
• Kiss – point to cheek
• Paws up – 2 front paws on low stool or step
• Push-ups – sit, down, sit, down, sit, down
• Shake hands
• Spin in circle
• Touch it – hand or target stick
• Tunnel – agility tunnel or child’s tunnel
• Other:  Handler’s choice:_______________________
• If you have a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificate or title on record at AKC, you may count the CGC as 5 of the required tricks for the NOVICE TRICK DOG TITLE!