For the month of March, Do More with Your Dog is offering a fun new title- The Alphabet Challenge. This is a great chance to get creative and show off your dog’s diverse skills. The object to to perform one trick or task for each letter of the alphabet- some letters are really easy, but then you get into Q,X, and Z which is where the creativity comes in. Here are some ideas:
A is for A-frame, anise search
B is for bar jump, barrel racing, balance ball, bark
C is for cover your eyes, crawl, come, container search
D is for down, directed jumping, directional casting, distance cues
E is for easy button, exterior search
F is for fetch, frisbee, front, finish
G is for go out, go to place, get it, get in
H is for heel, hoop, head down
I is for in the box, interior search
J is for jump- jump rope, jump for joy, jump wrap
K is for kisses, chorus line kicks, Klimb
L is for leash walk, get your leash, load up
M is for muffin tin game, go to mark
N is for nosework, naptime, neck stretches
O is for open a door, obstacle course
P is platform jump, play the piano, paws up
Q is a tough one- how about doing something quickly or quietly? Or post a qualifying run from your favorite dog sport.
R is for restrained recall, roll a carpet
S is for shell game, scent work, sit
T is for tunnel, touch, tire, table, teeter
U is for up, under
V is for very- do something very well or very fast
W is for which hand, walk on a balance beam, weave poles
X is another tough one- how about X marks the spot as a send to target
Y is for yawn
Z is for Zig Zag- sounds like another word for weave poles to me
These are just some ideas- the goal is to get a little creative. Some tutorials are available in my free Facebook tricks class.
As a Certified Trick Dog Instructor, I am happy to witness your videos for this title. You can post them in the group linked above or send them by email. Happy training!
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