About the trick dogs titles

A trick dog title honors the dog, recognising him as an intelligent and willing partner. It means that your dog loved you enough to work with you and try to understand you, no matter how crazy your requests and how clumsy your attempts.
A trick dog title honors your commitment to your dog, showing that he was important enough in your life to receive your time, your energy and your undivided attention. You loved your dog enough to engage him, challenge him, bond with him and help him achieve a goal.
You are an owner who did more with your dog and that makes your dog the luckiest dog in the world.
—Kyra Sundance

You will need to gain each title in order however you can apply for multiple
titles at the same time if you meet the requirements for the level above.

Novice

Demonstrate 15 tricks
​(Advanced and Expert tricks count as two)

Intermediate

Must have gained the Novice Trick Title.
​Demonstrate 12 tricks of intermediate level or above.
​(Advanced and Expert tricks count as two)

Advanced

Must have gained the Intermediate Trick Title.
​Demonstrate 5 tricks of advanced level or above.

Expert

Must have gained the Advanced Trick Title.
​Demonstrate 5 tricks at expert level.

Trick Dog Champion

Must have gained the Expert Trick Title.
​Demonstrate exceptional skill in 9 defined areas. Video application only.

Trick Dog Grand Champion

Must have gained the Champion Trick Title.
​Demonstrate exceptional skill in 6 defined areas. Video application only.

MASTERS TITLES

Novice

Must have gained the Novice Trick Title.
​Demonstrate 30 Novice Tricks.

Intermediate

Must have gained the Novice Masters Trick Title and Intermediate Trick Title.
​Demonstrate 20 Intermediate Tricks.

Advanced

Must have gained the Intermediate Masters Trick Title and Advanced Trick Title.
​Demonstrate 10 Advanced Tricks.

Expert

Must have gained the Advanced Masters Trick Title and Expert Trick Title.
​Demonstrate 10 Expert Tricks.

THE 'BIG ONES'

A to Z of Tricks

Demonstrate a trick beginning with each letter of the alphabet 

Rainbow Tricks

Demonstrate 13 tricks that include each of the following colours, one colour per trick: 
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, Black, White, Grey, Gold, Silver, Brown

If your applying just for your certificate you will need to submit your application and include a link to where the videos can be seen 

Facebook Spark Groups

We run free facebook groups for all levels where you can find information,  post your videos and ask questions as you work towards gaining your titles. As these are free groups there will be limited instructions on how to teach the tricks and are designed more as a platform for those who are comfortable to teach the tricks themselves. 
Trick Dogs UK Novice Spark Group   

Trick Dogs UK Intermediate Spark Group  

​Trick Dogs UK Advanced Spark Group   

Trick Dogs UK Expert Spark Group    

Trick Dogs UK Champion and Grand Champion Spark Group   

Trick List

Please note that the below lists are not exhaustive and if you have other tricks in your repertoire please let us know what this is and we can advise you of what level it would fall into. Also we do update these lists as more tricks are passed so keep checking. 

Novice

2 on 2 off (dogs front feet on the ground and the rear feet on an object)
Back up 5ft in a channel (handler can move with the dog)
Balance beam/Dog walk
Balance cookie/object on nose
Bang game (hit/push something down)
Bow under an object (eg chair/table)
Cavaletti poles in an arc shape 
Come/recall
Crawl (5 steps)
Doggy push up (Sit to down or Sit to stand or down to stand)
Down
Drop it/Give
Fetch (bring near me)
Find the hidden treats
Flying disc (Catch in the air or rolling on the ground)
Focus/watch (Sustained eye contact of 5 sec)
Front/In sit
Hand signals (3 behaviours with no verbal cue)
Head tilt
Hide and seek (dog finds the handler)
Catch object in mid air
Hoop jump
In an object 
Jump for joy (jump straight up)
Jump over a bar
Jump over my knee
Kennel up (go to crate/bed)
Kisses
Leave it (10 sec)
Logic test (eg puzzle board)
Memory game (3 identical baskets, dog goes straight to correct basket)
Muffin tin game
Paws on an object
Pedestal (send from 3ft away and dog gets on a platform with all 4 feet)
Peekaboo/middle
Platform jump (jump between two platforms)
Ladder (trot through)
Ride in a moving object
Ring a bell to go outside
Roll out carpet/mat/towel with nose (can have treats inside)
Sausage bobbing
Sit
Sing/howl
Speak (bark on cue)
Stacking (for show/confirmation)
Spin circles
Sneezing 
Stay (6ft away or 10 secs)
Target disc (nose to disc)
Target stick (nose to stick)
Touch my hand (nose to hand)
Treadmill (sustained trot) 
Tunnel
Volleyball (head ball to handler)
Wall stand (front feet on wall)
Walk on a loose lead (30ft)
Which hand holds the treat?
Wobble board/Donut ​

Intermediate

2 on 2 off Peanut/balance ball (front feet on the ground and back feet on the object)
2 on 2 off & Back up (front feet on the ground, back feet on object, dog reverses so all 4 feet are on object)
A frame
Assisted upright walking
Balance treat and catch
Balance on top of ball/peanut (stabilised base)
Balance 4 feet on a small object
Barrel racing (round a cone or object)
Baton jumping (jump a handheld bar)
Bike horn
Blow bubbles in water
Body board/paddle board
Carry my purse (7 sec)
Close a door (any method)
Crawl through a tunnel
Directional casting (send dog to 1 specified platform)
Discern object name (pick out an object from many by its name)
Emergency stop
Fetch to hand
Figure of 8 through legs
Flyball box/slant board
Hand signals (6 behaviours without a verbal cue)  
Hold object in mouth (5 sec)
Hoop jump over another dog
Jump through circled arms
Jump wraps (figure of 8 over a jump)
Leg weave
Mail carrier (take a note to someone)
Open a door (any method)
Blind jump (through curtains/paper cover hoop)
Pawprint painting (at easel)
Paws on my arm as I walk backwards
Moving peekaboo (any direction)
Pick a card from the deck
Platform jump with hoop in between
Pull rope/tug 
Ladder (front paws through the ladder only)
Orbit handler (circles round handler)
Ride in a moving object (handler pulls dog in cart)
Roll over
Side step drill (front feet in/on object and rotate around object)
Shake hands
Shell game (nose to correct pail)
Sit pretty/beg
Soccer (push a ball)
Stay (20 sec or out of sight)
Sustained nose touch (4 sec)
Take my socks off
Target mat

Advanced

Arm weave
Back up (5ft)
Backstall 
Bring me a tissue (fetch only)
Bow
Broad jump
Canicross
Chorus line kicks (dogs paw to handler foot, alternating in short sequence)
Counter balance (Handler circles object and dog stays opposite to hander)
Directed retrieve (3 identical object, handler points to specific one)
Distance work (3 behaviours at 10 feet away from handler)
Dock diving
Double hoop (circles handler jumping through handheld hoop on each side)
Drop on recall
Fetch your lead
Food retrieve
Footsies (Middle position and dog stands with front paws on handlers feet)
Head down/chin rest
Heel left, auto sit 
Hide (in or behind an object)
Hula hoop spin
Hug toy/object
Jump into my arms
Jump over my back
Mailbox (open & fetch mail)
Counting (barks answer)
Paintbrush painting (poke brush at easel)
Phone (get the object when it rings)
Pickpocket pooch (take object from pocket)
Place (goes behind and round handler to sit at left side)
Play dead
Play the piano
Pull a wagon (rope attached to wagon)
Ladder (only rear paws through the ladder)
Remove socks/slippers and fetch to hand
Retrieve flat object 
Retrieve over high jump and deliver it to your hand
Say your prayers
Seesaw
Side (swing finish to left and sit)
Sidepass
Side step drill (front paws on balance object and dog circles object)
Skateboard (front paws only)
Spin in a tight circle on a small object
Stand on hind legs
Surfing
Tap light/button/bell
Tic tacs (Rebound off object)
Rear feet target (1 foot is fine)
Tidy toys (into an open box)
Treibball (send to counter & push towards  you 4ft)
Turn off the lightswitch
Walk another dog
Wave goodbye
Weight pull in harness (cart/tire)
Wipe your paws (dig at doormat) ​

Expert

Achoo (fetch tissue and put in trash)
Airplane
Balance beam/Double rails (walks across thin beams, left legs on one beam and right legs on the other beam)
Backward leg weave
Back up the stairs
Back stall (jump onto handlers back and pause)
Barn hunt
Barrel roll (walks on top)
Barrel roll (push 2 feet)
Basketball (puts ball through hoop)
Bring me a soda from the fridge (open fridge, fetch drink, close fridge)
Climb a ladder
Competition flyball
Cover your eyes (quick swipe is ok)
Cross your paws
Disc vault/rebound
Directed jumping
Distance work (6 behaviours at 12 feet away)
Dock dive vertical/air with delivery to hand
Find the object with my scent (6 identical objects)
Fishing (rope over ledge with object, dog pulls it up)
Footstall
Moving footsies (any direction)
Handstand against wall/board
Half reverse (180 turn, reverse into peekaboo and sit)
Herding /sheepwork
Hoop jump over my back
Hoop leg weave
Human tracking
Index cards (written instructions)
Jump rope
Kennel up (open crate, go in, close crate)
Laundry (clothes from dryer into basket)
Leg hike (rear leg left)
Limp (3 steps with front leg lifted)
Litter in the step can
Match to sample
Mailbox (open, fetch mail, close box)
Moonwalk (4 steps backwards in a bow/crawl position)
Nosework box search (no food)
Open a door by the handle
Paintbrush painting (take brush from bucket and poke at easel)
Paintbrush (replace brush to bucket)
Paw pods (place 4 feet on targets)
Piggybank (place coin in slot)
Push a shopping cart
Ladder (walk backwards through it)
Ladder (push yoga ball through it)
Shell game (paw at correct pail)
Ring toss (stack rings)
Reverse handler orbit
Roll yourself in a blanket
Rolling hoop dive
Scootering/mushing
Skateboard (3 or 4 feet)
Through a hoop on the ground (pick up and go through)
Tidy toys (open lid, toys away, close lid)
Treiball (send to counter & push 15ft towards you)
Walk on hind legs
Weave poles ​

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