Max's Trick List

V= Voice, S= Signal, if no letter assume it's voice only. Some tricks have pictures available.

Max knows almost completely through Open obedience (and some Utility):

Sit (V/S)
Down (V/S)
Stand
Stay (V/S)
Heel (auto-sit)
Recall
Finish Left/Right (V/S)
Drop on Recall (V/S)
Retrieve on Flat
Retrieve over High Jump (not full height)
Working on Broad Jump

Basic Agility, Individual Obstacles:

Various Jumps
Tunnel
Dog-Walk
A-Frame
Teeter
Table
Weave Poles

Some Freestyle:

Circles
Kicks/'Shakes'
Walking/Heeling Backwards

Service Tasks:

Turning on/off Lights
Pushing Buttons (elevator, automatic door)
Opening/Closing Doors and Drawers
Pulling Objects with a Harness (sled/wheelchair/skateboard...)
Pulling Objects in his Mouth
Retrieving Anything from Table, 2/Floor
Putting Anything on Table/Lap/My Hand/Basket
Carrying Anything
Lying Under Bench/Table

Guide Dog Tasks:

Leading
Turning Right/Left (V/S)
Avoiding Obstacles

Locating Source of Noise/Scent and Retrieving/Touching/Alerting... many Tracking/Trailing/Air-Scent Techniques

Mobility Work:

Back-Up
Circle Left (V/S)
Circle Right (V/S)
Turn 90 Degrees
One Step at a Time

Plus Lot's of Tricks:

Sit Pretty
Bow (V/S)
Wave (V/S)
Shake (Paw) (V/S)
Dry (Shake Body)
High-Five (V/S)
Gimme Ten (V/S)
Clap
Dig
Roll Over
Lie on Side (With Head Down) (V/S)
Plotz (Chin on Ground)

Sequence Tricks:

'BANG!' (Play Dead)
Roll-Up in a Blanket
Delivering Messages/Items to Target Person

Talking Tricks:

Quiet
Medium (V/S)
Loud
Single or Double
Howling ("wooWOOOwoowoah")
'Growling' (noise only, it's actually a play noise for him)
'How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?'

Things we are working on:

Scratching (an Itch)
Sneezing
Opening and Closing Mouth (Without Sound)
Getting a Tissue when Someone Sneezes
Wiping Nose
Two-Dog Tricks like Jumping Over Each Other...

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