How many of us loved to watch the TV show "Lassie" when we were young. Oh the fancy tricks that dog could do! (OK, only those around my age, obviously!). Right, forget Lassie. How many of you would like to teach your dogs tricks? We'll look at some easy tricks to teach your dog and wow your neighbors at this year's street party!

Mind you, if your dogs haven't learned to sit, down, stay and heel, it's too soon to teach your dogs tricks like these. That said, here are 3 easy tricks to teach your dog!

1. Shake paw

When you feel it's time to teach your dogs tricks, the easiest one to start off with is to "shake paw".

Tell your dog to sit first. Just take your dog's paw (either one but choose only one) and place it in your hand and give it a small shake. Then say "shake paw" and immediately praise, pat your dog, reward it.

Do this 5 times in a row to reinforce the lesson. In fact reinforcement is the best way how to teach a dog tricks. Remember to use the same paw and your same hand.

Repeat this lesson 4 times within a day until your dog gets it and does it without you having to pick up its paw. When you teach dog tricks, reinforcement is very important.

2. Play dead

Now, it's time to teach your dogs tricks that are slightly more advanced. In this case "play dead".

Get your dog to lie down. Sit next to your dog and roll him/her on its side. Say "play dead" after this action. Once your dog learns to do this, praise, pat and reward it.

Again, you want to do 5 repeats 4 times a day to reinforce the lesson. Don't forget, reinforcement is the best way how to teach a dog tricks.

3. Crawl

Finally, if you want to teach your dogs tricks, there's no better one to look at than the "crawl".

Have your dog lie down on its front. Tell it to stay. Next sit yourself a few inches away, Making sure your hands are close to the floor, signal to your dog to come towards you and say "crawl, crawl". Remember to praise, pat and reward him or her when it crawls forward.

You can see that it's actually quite easy to teach your dogs tricks. The thing to remember is that your dog needs to see some action on your part followed by a word command. This way, it will know what to do when it hears you say that command. Easy tricks to teach your dog using this method include those above and even dancing. (But that's another article for another day!)

So do on, wow your friends and neighbors. Better still, show them how you teach your dogs tricks so that they can do the same for their dogs. They will owe you big time!

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