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If you have the time, patience and a dog, there is no limit of the tricks you can teach old Rover! What wise guy said you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Totally wrong! The only problem is that people don't take the time to teach that old dog some new tricks!

Patience!!! Only work with your dog for five minutes at a time! If your dog totally does not get it, stop for the day and review the directions. Always end the session on a cheerful note even if your dog made no improvement!!! Use yummy treats to keep your dog from getting bored! Have a play session after you train your dog. This will keep old Rover happy!

Speak! This is a cool trick because you can't really force your dog to do this! I have also included some tips for those problem barkers!
Focus! Calm your Rover down and have him focus!
Count! The amazing counting dog trick!\
Hide! Awww, so cute. Rover hides his eyes underneath a paw!
Shake! At your command, Rover shakes his head, as if in disagreement!
Give Your Paw! This is a very easy to teach trick that later can be used as a basis to teach WAVE.
Wave! You can teach your Rover to WAVE after you teach your Rover to GIVE YOU PAW.
Sit High! Nothing is cuter than a dog sitting up on its hind end. This trick can later be used with a cookie on the nose!
Bow! BOW is a pretty easy trick to teach. Now you can show your guests what good manners your Rover has!
Jump Rope! This is a cute silly little trick! Try it! Your dog might like it. Who knows, soon your dog will be the most popular dog on the whole block with all the children!
Roll Over! ROLL OVER is an old goody which every Rover should know!
Crawl! Ever wanted to teach your dog how to CRAWL? On command Rover will hit the ground and CRAWL to you. It can be used to make a very impressive trick if combined with LIMP and PLAY DEAD. Check below for that trick.
Limp! This trick can be very useful and cute at times! If you use it to impress a friend, or to get out of a tricky situation (You forgot to ..... because your dog was limping) it can be very useful!
Play Dead! This is a nice trick. It can be used as a part of BANG, or by itself.
Bang! Rover limps. Bang! Rover crawls. Bang! Rover plays dead. How can you ask for a better trick? After teaching LIMP, CRAWL and PLAY DEAD, try this one! It's a real crowd pleaser!!!

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