Welcome to the Intermediate Trick Dog course!

A brief overview of the differences between the Do More With Your Dog! and AKC Intermediate Trick Dog titles.

Some tips for filming your trick dog title assessments quickly and easily.

Some tips on how to select the right tricks for your dog.

Many Intermediate tricks ask for a little more duration, distance, or fluency. This section will show you how to get there.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use marker cues and positive reinforcement effectively to clearly communicate with your dog.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use proof your tricks against real-world distractions.

In this lesson, you’ll teach your dog to rest their chin gently on a target like your hand or a pillow using luring or shaping.

In this lesson, you’ll shape your dog’s ability to hold a nose touch to your hand or a target for a full 4 seconds.

In this sweet and silly trick, your dog “whispers a secret” by targeting their nose near your ear.

In this lesson, you’ll teach your dog to boop their nose through a heart shape made with your hands using shaping or gentle luring.

You’ll teach your dog to tilt their head on cue by capturing a natural, curious behavior using fun sounds and positive reinforcement.

You’ll teach your dog to turn their head side-to-side by capturing natural movements between your treat-filled hands, then shaping the behavior into a cue-able trick that looks like they’re saying “no.”

You’ll teach your dog to place both paws on your arm using positive reinforcement and gradual shaping.

You’ll teach your dog to move into and stay between your legs using luring, shaping, and clear verbal cues.

In this lesson, you’ll teach your dog to weave through your legs using treats, motion, and clear cues.

In this lesson, your dog will learn to jump through a circle formed by your arms, using positive reinforcement and gradual shaping.

In this trick, your dog becomes your adorable selfie partner by standing behind you and placing their paws on your shoulders, holding the pose long enough for a cute photo.

Lick lips on cue is a charming little trick that starts by capturing a natural behavior and shaping it into a response to a verbal or visual cue.

For the "Hold" trick, your dog will calmly take an object into their mouth and hold it for a few seconds without chewing, mouthing, or dropping it.

“Carry” builds on the “Hold” behavior by teaching your dog to walk while calmly holding an item like a basket or bag.

"Pull Toy on Rope or String" teaches your dog to tug and move an object using a rope. Whether it’s dragging a toy across the floor or opening a cabinet.

“Open Door” teaches your dog to use a rope or tug to open a cabinet, crate, or interior door on cue. This is a useful and impressive skill that builds off your dog’s understanding of the “Pull” behavior.

“Open Drawer” teaches your dog to tug open a drawer using a cloth or rope, building on their “pull” skills in a practical and impressive way.

Now you learn how to put everything together and how to chain tricks together for smoother video submissions.

This lesson covers examples of passing video submissions for trick titles and how to create your own.