Take A Bow Wow!

WHY TEACH TRICKS?

Tricks are NOT just silly behaviors.

Clicker training allows you to COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY with your dog.
Fun training sessions IMPROVE THE BOND between you and your dog, as well as your dog's ATTENTIVENESS to you.
The more behaviors you teach a dog, the quicker he becomes at learning new things. Essentially, THE DOG "LEARNS TO LEARN" and you reap the benefits in all future training endeavors.

Many of the 'tricks' featured are very USEFUL SKILLS, like opening a door, retrieving items for you, throwing out garbage and cleaning up toys. Why not have your dog do useful chores around the house?
GET KIDS INTERESTED IN TRAINING by promoting trick training with the family dog. The videos are fun to watch, and tricks are appealing. Often, children that grumble about practicing ordinary obedience skills are thrilled to work on tricks instead. And the results are valuable, because no matter what skills your kids focus on, when dogs learn to be attentive and responsive to them, it strengthens their relationship and encourages appropriate behavior.

WHO IS RECOMMENDING THE VIDEOS?

OBEDIENCE INSTRUCTORS and TRAINERS recommend the videos to their clients as a great introduction to clicker training and as a way to promote at-home practice.

BREEDERS promote the videos to their puppy buyers as a way to introduce positive reinforcement training and as a great mind-developing activity for the young pups.
SERVICE DOG TRAINERS find the videos to be a valuable resource. Quite a number of the featured "tricks" are actually useful skills for dogs who assist people with disabilities. [To see a list of the skills featured on each video, click here.]

BEHAVIOR COUNSELORS recommend the videos to clients with dogs displaying serious behavioral problems. Using clicker training to teach a few fun tricks is an effective way to improve the relationship, as well as communication between person and dog. It may also be the first time these folks see that their dogs are even capable of learning and responding to them in a positive way. This can pave the way for a more successful behavior modification program.

[To read what dog training professionals have to say about the videos, click here.]