AKC NOVICE TRICKS - BEGINNER

Teaching tricks is a great way to have fun with your dog and to enhance your relationship. 

Tricks training allows you to be more relaxed and laugh while working with your dog.  It provides great mental exercise for your dog and also helps enhance your dog’s learning ability. 

The more behaviors a dog learns, the easier it is for a dog to learn additional skills.  Some tricks are also helpful for other activities – Canine Freestyle, Rally Obedience, Agility, etc.  Others are helpful around the house (close the door, put away your toys away, etc.). 

​In addition, learning tricks can help boost the confidence of shy dogs since the more a dog succeeds in learning new skills for which it is rewarded, the more assurance it gains.

NOVICE TRICKS TAUGHT IN THIS CLASS

  • ​Balance beam (walk on board a few inches off floor)
  • Bark on cue (“Speak”)
  • Crawl (dog on belly, crawls at least 3 body lengths)
  • Fetch it (ball, etc., 10 ft. away, bring to handler within 2 ft)
  • Find it (find treat or scent item hidden under 1 cup or object)
  • Get your _______. (Leash, brush, name of toy)
  • Get in (gets in box)
  • Sits in box (on cue)
  • Get on (gets on low platform or step - 4 paws)
  • Hand signals (Choose one: 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 or back of hand)
  • 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)

SCHEDULE

​Pre-payment is required to guarantee your place in class.  While online payment is preferred, we also accept payment via cash or check.  Payments can be mailed to Dog Gone Good Dog Training, Montgomery County 4H Center, 1015 Bridge Rd., Ste. I, Collegeville, PA 19426.

To register for classes please click on the "My Account" button which will redirect you to our ProPet scheduling software.  Here you will be able to create or access your account, view the training schedules and provide online payment. ​NOTE:  IF THE CLASS IS FILLED, IT WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE LISTING TO REGISTER.  PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER OPTION.  ​​
$180.00 for 6 weeks


Saturdays @ 12:00 p.m.
July 17 - Sept. 11
​(no class Aug. 14, 21 or Sept. 4)
Instructor:  Leah H. Pacitto


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NOVICE TRICK DOG  (TKN) TESTING WILL BE DONE AT THE LAST CLASS.

​​​Each lesson is one hour. There are no make up classes for any missed classes.

NO PREREQUISITE.  For dogs age 5 months and older.
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QUESTIONS?  Call or email us!
267-932-8733             gloria.doggonegood@gmail.com

MORE INFO ABOUT AKC TRICK TITLES

There are five AKC Trick Titles you and your dog can earn:
 
Novice Trick Dog (TKN)
The dog performs 10 skills from the Novice list. If a dog has a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificate or title on record at AKC, it can do 5 Novice tricks (CGC + 5) to earn the Novice title.

Intermediate Trick Dog (TKI)
The dog must have the Novice title, plus perform 10 Intermediate tricks.

Advanced Trick Dog (TKA)
The dog must have the Intermediate title, plus perform 10 tricks from the Advanced list.

Trick Dog Performer (TKP)
In this title, handlers perform a short routine with at least 10 tricks previously learned.

Trick Dog Elite Performer (TKE)
Testing of this truly elite trick dog level requires the dog to perform 10 tricks with at least 5 props and there must be a story.