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Tricks for Dog Balance and Hopscotch
Develop your dog's body awareness, balance and coordination with this selection of best balance-based tricks and hopscotch as the bonus!
This Mastercalss also includes the whole section of tricks and training ideas to develop your dog's rear end awareness which is fundamental for any dog sport.

This is 4th Session in the Creative Tricks Programme
It's a well structured masterclass, with lots of step by step videos, interactive and fun!

Instructors: Emily Anderson and Olga Jones
Duration: 2.5 hours

The mastercalss covers step by step approach to teaching you dog:
1) 2 paws on and progressing to tricks with 2 paws on small objects (cans) and moving objects (foam roll, yoga ball) 
2) 4 paws on and progressing to precise 4 paws placement on small objects- balance pods, cans etc. 
3) Elephant trick and several variants of it
4) Side stepping and tricks based on side steps
5) Teaching your dog to go backwards and go backwards onto objects with several further ideas on how you can build on this trick
6) Going up stairs backwards
7) Introduction to tree climbing for dogs and walking on a narrow beam 
8) Lifting up and targeting with individual paws - front and hind paws
9) Fake pee
10) Lifting hind paws individually
11) Lifting the same side paws and opposite side paws
12) Walk with a limp
13) HOPSCOTCH! This is unique and absolutely awesome trick to teach your dog!
14) Selection of further trick ideas to develop hind paws awareness- this is fundamental for any dog sport
15) 4 paws in a box, progressing to 4 paws in a small object
16) Over 30 further creative trick ideas with a cardboard box
17) Other ideas for tricks for balance
 
These tricks will be of great benefit for any dog- both family dogs and sport dogs. This carefully chosen selection of tricks have a range of great benefits -from developing better coordination, core muscles, body awareness, balance as well as other uses of these tricks such as building your dog's confidence, your bond and working through some behavioural issues.
 
Hopscotch is one of the truly unique tricks that you'll be able to teach your dog after this Masterclass.

All of the tricks covered will include step by step teaching videos, tips and practical troubleshooting suggestions.
 
 

Tricks for Dog Balance and Hopscotch

£35.00Price

  • I have been training dogs for 20 years and enjoy agility, flyball, scentwork and hoopers.

    My dog training journey began when I got my long-awaited first dog Sooty for my 12th birthday and we started pet obedience and agility. Since then I've been completely hooked on dog training and my life has always revolved around my dogs! I've been lucky to share my life with Sooty, Poppy, and Puzzle and my current dogs Katie, Phoebe and Leo.

    I strive to bring out the best in my dogs and help them live their best life - each of them has taught me so much and I definitely wouldn't be the trainer I am today without them! 


    My biggest passion is definitely trick training! I particularly enjoy working with anxious dogs and their owners and get so much pleasure from watching their confidence grow!

  • I am Director of Dog Talent Association, a company that provides Trick Training and assessment of Trick Dog Titles.

    We also run the prestigious International Trick Dog Competition, that traditionally attacts top talent worldwide. 

    I have been training tricks to dogs, cats, chickens, hamsters, horses and even fish and praying mantis since I was a child. Even when I went to medical school and then became an emergency medicine doctor I continued training animals in my free time.

    Trick training is truly specal because it is one of the best ways to develop deeper understading and bond with any animal. 

    I very much enjoy training tricks to dogs, helping to establish strong positive bond between dogs and their owners and discover and develop every dog's talent. 

    You can find me enjoying life and adventures with my two super dogs Bonnie and Simba on Instagram @SpanielBonnie

    Bonnie is Dog Parkour Champion and both Bonnie and Simba took part in several TV studio productions requiring very special level of dog balance and coordination skills.