The way to teach your dog some fun new tricks is to simply think about some things your dog does naturally without being asked. Then, give a specific 'command' to that behavior. From this point forward, whenever your dog does that behavior... call out that command. That's how you associate the behavior with the command. So, in the future, your dog will do this particular behavior on command.
See how we taught our dog to sing on cue.
Here's how we taught our dogs to 'get the mail' or 'get the paper' and then immediately -- before it gets too soggy -- to 'give' it to us. This is an easy dog trick to teach. First, you begin with 'get'... then you end with 'give' or 'drop it'.
A fun dog trick that's really cute! Here's how to teach your dog to pray...
The command 'Toes' helps whenever you need to clean muddy paws after your dog has been playing outside. Or, when you need to dry off wet paws after a bath. Or, when you want to trim your dog's toenails! Here's how to teach your dog to give you his toes -- on command.
We use 'Tell me' whenever we want our dog to get our attention about something. This is helpful when getting your dog used to the idea that he must 'tell you' when he needs to go outside, when there's a stranger nearby, when he's hungry, when the water bowl is empty, when the mail has arrived, etc.
In addition to your standard pet tricks like sit, lie down, come, stay, catch, and roll over, we've managed to teach our dogs some more unusual 'tricks'...
