Tricks & Training

There are at least 101 cool dog tricks here that you can teach your dog — plus 5 basic dog commands that every dog should know. Teach your dog the 5 basic commands first. Then, move onto the advanced dog tricks, (We’ve taught our own dogs every one of these!) You’ll also find insanely helpful dog training tips to help you put an end to frustrating dog behavior issues. Not sure where to begin?

Start here –> Dog Tricks & Training Tips 101.

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 ‘Read’ Your Dog’s Tail-Wagging Behavior

A study of dogs has revealed that a dog wags its tail to the left when they are fearful or anxious. A dog wags its tail to the right when they are attracted to something or happy. See a video of a dog's tail-wagging behavior and view details of the study here.

Dogs Saying Prayers – How To Teach Your Dog To Pray

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.

4 Rules For Sleeping With Dogs

Four rules for dog owners who let -- or are considering letting -- their dog sleep in the bed with them.

How To Survive The Ups & Downs Of Kennel-Training

See how we survived the whole crate-training ordeal with Destin. At first, we didn't succeed. But we stuck with it, and it eventually worked out. All it took was a couple weeks of us and our dog being a little more 'on edge' than usual. But we all got through it in the end, and we are SO glad that both of our dogs are now kennel trained! Here's what worked for us...

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.