December 2020 Tricks Workshops
Teaching our dogs tricks is a great way to have fun with your dog, improve your training and even earn titles in organizations such as AKC and DMWYD. Benefits include:
- Teaching tricks creates a “thinking” dog and builds confidence
- Teaching tricks improves your dog training skills – both your timing and mechanics (the act of getting reinforcement to your dog effectively)
- Trick behaviors can be used for conditioning, body awareness and improving flexibility in your dog.
- If you are involved in a dog sport, it is useful to take that “trick training” mindset to sports like agility and obedience. Thinking of sports behaviors like a sit-stay, heeling, weaving or contact behaviors as “tricks” keeps it fun for both handler and dog.
- Even a small repertoire of tricks will impress your family and friends!
Tricks like spins, weaving through your legs, 4 paws in a box, play bow, turning on a perch, etc. can be taught with a combination of luring, physical cues, shaping and the use of props so you can get quick results. Then you have the option to polish the tricks by putting them on verbal cues or combining them into “routines”.
What’s not to like about teaching tricks?
Last spring, Nick and I had fun meeting the requirements for the DMWYD Advanced Trick Dog title in DMWYD. NICK’s ADVANCED TRICK DOG VIDEO
Workshops:
To help you get started, I’m offering 2 workshops in beginning trick training in December. Any age dog is welcome. Perfect for puppies and young dogs!
Cost: $35 per Workshop. Total $70 for both Workshops.
Part 1: Saturday, Dec 12th
Part 2: Sunday, Dec 27th
On each date, I’m planning on two sessions – 9:00am-10:30am and 11:00am-12:30pm. I will group participants by level.
Workshops will be held at Savvy Dog Sports, 67 Lanning Rd, Honeoye Falls, NY
Safety: Attendance will be limited to 4 participants and masks will be required to keep everyone safe.
Registration: