Novice Trick Dog Title

Today (well yesterday now that it’s after midnight) I worked with Voodoo to get on video the behaviors needed for the Novice Trick Dog title. I used the printable Novice application as a guide for behaviors to pick from. But when I went to submit the application on-line, I found the listing of Novice tricks was not the same and almost half of the 15 tricks we did were actually from higher levels! So they will get re-used for those levels 🙂

Anyone can witness the team doing the Novice behaviors so it doesn’t have to be on video. But I got it on video so that a Certified Trick Dog Instructor could view it and sign off on it (so I get a fancy seal on his certificate) 🙂 It just needs to be processed and we’ll get a fancy certificate and a ribbon in the mail and he can use the title NTD after his name. We will be working on the Intermediate level as soon as I can get all the props together and get it on video.

Here is the Novice video: https://vimeo.com/185400353

The tricks he did were:

1. Heel with auto sit (Intermediate Level trick)
2. Back up (Advanced Level trick)
3. Recall/come
4. Swing finish (Intermediate Level)
5. Stay
6. Down
7. Retrieve to hand (Intermediate Level)
8. Hold object for 5 seconds (Intermediate level)
9. Give
10. Get the leash
11. Leave it
12. Spins
13. Balance Ball (Intermediate level)
14. Barrels (go around) (Intermediate Level)
15. Kennel up