Tricks & Training

Impress your friends and have fun with your dog by teaching your pet these cool dog tricks! This list of dog tricks shows you how to take random behaviors that your dog is already doing and turn them into unique dog tricks that actually serve a purpose. More than 101 tricks to teach your dog here!

How To Teach Your Dog To Fetch The Mail (…or How To ‘Get’ & ‘Give’ Anything!)

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'.

Want To Teach Your Dog A New Trick? Build On Something He Already Does!

The fastest and easiest way to teach a dog a new trick is to build on some action that they already do well on their own. Then, just assign a name to it! Here's one example of how we did just that to teach our dog to pray.

How To Teach Your Dog To Pray (Dogs Saying Prayers)

Saying prayers is a fun dog trick that's really cute! Here's how to teach your dog to pray...

High Five Dog Trick: How To Teach Your Dog What ‘Toes’ Means & How To ‘Shake Hands’ On Command

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.

How To Teach Your Dog To Speak (Bark On Command), Whisper, And Be Quiet

We use the 'Tell me' command -- others refer to is as the 'Speak' command -- to encourage our dog to bark in order to get our attention about something. Here's how to teach your dog to speak... and how to be quiet at times when you don't want him to bark.