Monday Dog Blog: Happy Tricks-giving From Us!

Well, it's official.

Tovah Rose and Gershwin Leor have earned their Novice Trick Dog Titles.

Yes, they have a bachelor's degree in tricks! :)

We completed our class and passed the test.

Above is a video of a 'bonus trick'--both puppies getting into the box at the same time.  Gershwin loves to do this trick. Tovah is less enthusiastic about sharing such a close space with her brother. We're working on it...

We had so much fun taking this class. We had the same teacher who worked with us during the therapy dog training class, and our assistant was one of our favorite buddies from agility classes.

Both puppies LOVED practicing and learning tricks. No matter how crabby I might be, their antics could make me laugh.

In the video above Gershwin shows off (in order of appearance):

Get in (the box)

Go Table

Give Me Two

Shake

High Five

Kiss Kiss

Touch

Circle 

Dance

Roll Over

Crawl

Paws Up

Meditate (we're still working on this!)

Namaste

Go Out (Target and Sit)

Wait

Come

As you can see, he gets so excited about doing his tricks he can't focus! And he is SO proud of himself when he does them!

The puppies can do most of the tricks without using a treat as a lure, but still need treats for a couple of them. We are still working on even more tricks (we might want our Masters Degrees!).

And here is Tovah showing of her tricks (in order of appearance):

Get In (the box)

Shake

High Five

Kiss Kiss

Circle 

Touch

Paws Up

Meditate

Namaste

Roll Over

Dance

We hope these videos make you happy like they do us...

and start of your Thanksgiving week with some cheer.

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Happy Monday!

Blessings to you at Thanksgiving. 

Emily, Tovah Rose and Gershwin