Here are some fun tricks that you and your dog can use to entertain party guests. First of your dog should be well groomed for your guests. They are quick and easy to teach, and can be put together into a small performance. Before your dog can learn any of these tricks he must first learn the Basic Dog Obedience.
Shake
Shake is a relatively easy trick to teach. Your dog will give you his paw on command as if shaking hands with you. Your dog needs to be in a sitting position for this trick.
Start by picking your dog’s paw up off the ground, shaking it, and reward. Continue to do this until your dog understands that this is what you want him to do. Then, start adding the command ‘Shake’ when you pick up his paw. Continue until your dog can perform this trick on cue with both verbal and non-verbal commands.
Rollover
This is a very entertaining party trick to teach your dog. First, get your dog in a down/drop position. Then, using either food or a favourite toy, move it behind his back, guiding him to roll toward it. Once he has done so, reward. Continue to do this until he understands, then, add in the command ‘Rollover’ or just ‘Over’ as you do the motion.
Once your dog understands the command, try doing this trick standing, without the hand signal. If this doesn’t work, lean closer to your dog and add the hand signal, but be more vage with it. Don’t use the toy or food, just losely move your hand in an arc over the dogs head as if showing him where to roll.
This trick will progress over time if you keep your dog practicing it, and it will get easier for him to roll. Depending on the dogs size and breed, it will either be easy for him to roll straight away, or take him a while to get used to the motion.
Note: For the following tricks your dog needs to know the tricks above.
Play Dead
This trick is just an extension from rollover. Warm up with a few ‘rollovers’ before doing this trick. Then, with either treats or a favourite toy, hold it above them and slowly make your dog rollover, but stop him by putting your hand in his belly and commanding ‘Wait’, once he is laying on his back. Keep him in this position for a few seconds, then command ‘Dead Dog’ or ‘Play Dead’ and reward.
Continue with this until you can do it from a standing positon, and make your dog stay in this position for about 5 seconds after he is completely still. This is a very entertaining party trick, that can be part of a small act with other tricks.
Beg
Once you have taught your dog to beg, he can say please for his food. You will need to get your dog into a sitting position for this trick. Hold some tricks in your finger tips, so your dog can see them, and put them above his head making him look up. Jiggle your hand in an encouraging way to try to make him take his front paws off the ground. If he does so, reward.
If he is reluctant to take his paws off the ground, you will have to help him, by asking for his paw, and if he can shake both paws ask for both, otherwise pick up his other paw and put him in a beg position. After holding him there for a few seconds, command ‘Beg’ and reward before letting him go.
keep doing this until your dog needsa less incouragment to go up on his hind legs, and gradully stop doing the hand signals. This trick may take longer to teach but continue on with the exercise, and your dog will get it eventually.
Wave
Wave can take alot of time to teach. If your dog understands the non-verbal command for shake (simply putting your hand out to take his paw) it makes teaching this trick a little less confusing for your dog. Either command ‘Shake’ or put your hand out to your dog, but don’t grab it. Let your dog’s paw reach out and go back to the ground. This is the ‘Wave’ motion. Reward after he has done so.
Repeat doing this twice in a row before reward the next time, and then three times in a row a few times after that. Try to get your dog to wave at least four times in a row on a single command. After you have done this four or five times, start adding in the command ‘Wave’ as you finish the motion. Always reward after you have given the command. This trick may take a while to teach, but eventually your dog will be able to wave goodbye to guests on command.
There you have it, five tricks you can use to entertain guests.
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