AKC Trick Dog Novice Title

SW Retriever puppies are born to perform! Over the course your puppy is in our care they learn to perform at least 10 approved AKC tricks which will help them to earn their Trick Dog Novice Title when they become eligible at 4 months old.

AKC Novice Trick Dog (TKN)- Your dog performs 10 skills from the Novice list. If a dog has a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificate or title on record at AKC, it can do 5 Novice tricks (CGC + 5) to earn the Novice title. A food/toy lure can be used for this title.

List of Approved Tricks:

____Balance beam (walk on board a few inches off floor)
____ Bark on cue (“Speak”)
____ Crawl (dog on belly, crawls at least 3 body lengths)
____ Fetch it (ball, etc., 10 ft. away, bring to handler within 2 ft)

 ____ Find it (find treat or scent item hidden under 1 cup or object) 

____ Get your _______. (Leash, brush, name of toy)

____ Get in (gets in box)
____ Sits in box (on cue)
____ Get on (gets on low platform or step - 4 paws)
____ Hand signals (Choose one: down, sit, or come)
____ High five
____ Hold (3 seconds)
____ Jump (thru a low hoop or over a low bar)
____ Kennel up (go in crate, stay in until released)
____ Kiss (point to cheek or back of hand)
____ Paws up (2 front paws on low stool or step)
____ Push-ups (sit, down, sit, down, sit, down)
____ Shake hands
____ Spin in circle
____ Touch it (hand or target stick)
____ Tunnel (agility tunnel or child’s tunnel)
____ Other: Handler’s choice:_______________________ 

____Other: Handler’s choice:_______________________