Trick Dog

"I compete in a lot of dog performance sports but the area that is closest to my heart is Trick Dog competition. It is so easy to get involved in trick training with any age dog and the dogs have so much fun and feel so accomplished and pleased with themselves once they conquer a trick. (my puppy boy Ticket has his TKI and has just turned six months). Plus what Kees does not love showing off for visitors and earning a treat in the process. Not only does learning tricks teach a dog to focus closely on you and help to form an incredible bond, tricks can provide a foundation that crosses into other sports. Jumping onto a table for agility, not a problem! Sit stays, why of course! Those training therapy dogs can use fun tricks in that venue as well. My first trick Kees, Reba, volunteered at a Children’s Hospital primarily doing animal assisted therapy where she would happily play games with “her” kids, helping them to put small objects into a wagon that she would pull down the hall, or taking her turn with a child at a game designed to help with fine motor skills.