List of Dog Tricks

Dogs like to obey. It gives them security ~ James Herriot

When you come back home after a hard day at work, don't you love it when someone gets you your bedroom slippers, pushes open the door for you, gets you the days newspaper, lies down on their back and begs you with their soft little eyes to tickle their stomach? By 'someone' here, I do not mean a human but a dog! Yes, there are dogs, who does performs tricks like these. Dogs love to learn new tricks. Learning new tricks teaches the dogs to be obedient and as James Harriot has correctly said, obeying their master, makes the dog feel more secure. During the training session they become more close to their master. If you are thinking of teaching your dogs some dog tricks, we will help you out.

Teach Dogs Awesome Tricks

Before you teach your dog some tricks, you should know how to teach a dog tricks. It's very simple but also needs time and patience. You also need to give incentives such as dog treats and enough words of encouragement to your dog with every trick that they perform. This will encourage them to obey every command of yours. If you are looking for a list of dog tricks, take a look below.

Sit and Stand
This is a favorite trick of many dogs and they love to perform this trick. You should know how to train a dog to sit and to stand. Just say 'sit' and watch them sit down or say 'stand' and they will be up on their hind legs. To encourage them, whenever they perform the fun dog tricks successfully, you have to give them some sort of incentives.

Heel
This trick is needed when you are out walking the dog. Sometimes, dogs, specially those who are not put in a leash, have a habit of wandering around on their own. During that time, you have to teach them how they have to walk near you so that they cannot go far. So saying 'heel' and then keeping them near you, is what you have to teach them. This also has to be taught so, if, sometimes, your dog attacks someone, then you can easily call them back without much trouble.

Saying Hello
This is one of the many amazing dog tricks that you can impress everyone with. Teaching your dog how to say hello to whoever comes in. Teach them how to put their heads on the knees of the person who is sitting down as a sign of welcome. I am sure that your guests will be impressed by this trick and think good of your obedient dog.

Shake Hands
What would you think, if a dog walks up to you and extends his hands..(I mean paws), and shakes hands or paws with you, just like a human would do? I am sure you would think, "what a well mannered dog". Would you like other people to think the same about your dog? I am sure you do. So teach your dog this trick and impress all.

Fetch
Just throw something with some dog treats attached to it in the air and say 'fetch' to your dog, and for the treat, the dog will go and bring back the thing to you. You can either throw a tennis ball, or maybe a newspaper. Slowly, they will even learn to fetch your slippers and the newspapers for you when you come home from outside.

Yawn
Next time when you are dog training, just keep a watch as to when they yawn. The moment he starts yawing, just say loudly, 'yawn' or some other command such as 'sleepy', so that next time he hears that word, he will be able to recognize it and start yawing.

Balancing a Book
This is one the advanced dog tricks which you can teach your dogs. Just balance a book but make sure that you use a book that will be light enough for them to balance. Keep it on top of their head and command your dog to 'stay'. Hold on to the book for at least 3 or 4 seconds and then release it. After that, give the dog some dog training treats. Increase the number of seconds the dog is supposed to balance the book. Slowly with time, you will see how well your dog balances the book on his head.

Some Other Tricks

Just make sure that you do not force your dogs to perform these tricks. Make them love it, not hate it or fear it.

Balance cookie on nose Wave Hide the eyes Hide the face Roll over Sneeze Pray Speak Beg Play dead Turn off light

Crawl Bow Kiss Growl Dig Ring the bell Walk backwards Ride a skateboard Smile Whistle Weave between legs

And the list goes on. It's a great experience, teaching dogs how to perform some easy as well as some difficult tricks. These tricks will help you to choose some tricks that your dogs will love. But please do not force them to learn something which they do not want to learn. They should be able to love these tricks. Also, be firm, but not hard on them. They should not perform these tricks out of fear. Enjoy and let them enjoy too!