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QCC's Trick Dog Classes & Titles

Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert Classes will help prepare you to earn your

Do More With Your Dog titles!

Scroll down to see a list of the titles you can earn!

Have you been wanting to teach your dog some fun tricks?

Then these are the classes for you!

Teaching tricks will help establish a pattern of learning, teach focus and skills and also promote the bond between you and your dog!

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Classes

Novice

These classes are designed to help prepare you to earn your

Novice Trick Dog Title and

Novice Trick Dog Masters Title.

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1 class per week for 6 weeks

Advanced

These classes are designed to help prepare you to earn your

Advanced Trick Dog Title and

Advanced Trick Dog Masters Title.

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1 class per week for 6 weeks

Intermediate

These classes are designed to help prepare you to earn your

Intermediate Trick Dog Title and

Intermediate Trick Dog Masters Title.

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1 class per week for 6 weeks

Expert

These classes are designed to help prepare you to earn your

Expert Trick Dog Title and

Expert Trick Dog Masters Title.

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1 class per week for 6 weeks

Which Title(s) Will You Earn?

Earn your Do More With Your Dog title by demonstrating a set number of tricks

from a checklist of many tricks.

As a CTDI, you may demonstrate your tricks for me

live or via video to qualify to earn your title.

Titles

Novice Trick Dog

Earn your NTD title by performing 15 tricks

for a Certified Trick Dog Instructor.

For the Novice title, tricks do not have to be perfect.

Do not physically manipulate the dog into a trick.

Treats and toys may be used as a lure, but on

no more than 50% of the tricks.

Advanced and Expert tricks count as two tricks. 

Intermediate Trick Dog

Earn your ITD title by performing 12 tricks (Adv/Exp tricks count as

2 tricks) for a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI),

either in-person or by video.

CTDIs have discretion to take into account

the dog’s age and characteristics.

You may re-use a trick for multiple titles.

Tricks must be taught with positive methods.

Handler may not physically manipulate the dog into a trick.

Each title must be earned in order; NTD is the prerequisite to ITD.

Titles are recognized by AKC and CKC.

Disabled/Senior/ Service Dogs: We support your goal and

are happy to work with you to establish alternate criteria. 

Treats/toys may be used as a lure on no more than 25% of tricks.

Advanced and Expert tricks count as two tricks.

Advanced Trick Dog

Earn your ATD title by performing 5 Advanced or higher tricks.  

All off-leash.

A pointed finger is OK, but no treat or toy lures.

Handler may give multiple cues, but may not badger the dog,

nor hover over or crowd the dog. 

Expert Trick Dog

Earn your ETD title by performing 5 Expert tricks.  

All off-leash.

A pointed finger is OK, but no treat or toy lures.

Handler may give multiple cues, but may not badger the dog, nor hover over or crowd the dog.

List of Tricks and Tutorials

For a list of all accepted tricks and tutorials
click here.
Note that you can click on a particular trick level
if you only want to view tricks for that level.

 

Masters
Titles

Novice Trick Dog Masters

Prerequisite is your dog’s Novice Trick Dog (NTD) title

Demonstrate 30 Novice level tricks for a Certified

Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI). They must be Novice tricks

and not other levels.

Advanced Trick Dog Masters

Demonstrate 10 Advanced level tricks.

They must be Advanced tricks and not other levels.

Intermediate Trick Dog Masters

Demonstrate 20 Intermediate level tricks. They must be

Intermediate tricks and not other levels.

Expert Trick Dog Masters

Demonstrate 10 Expert level tricks.

They must be Expert tricks and not other levels.

Specialty
Titles

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Alphabet Challenge

Submit 26 tricks, starting with each letter of the alphabet, in any language. (If your language has more than 26 letters, then you should do more than 26 tricks). There are no official criteria for difficulty or trick description. Use your dog's skills and your creativity to fulfill the challenge. You can make up your own tricks. There are no prerequisites.

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20 Dog Tricks One Prop

Submit 20 tricks using one prop (such as a ball, flying disc, or hoop). You can use different versions of the prop (such as a tennis ball and soccer ball) in for the title. Your title certificate will list the prop. You may get multiple titles (one for Ball, and  one for Hoop). There are no prerequisites.

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Canine Einstein (d=og2)

Re-energize your training and get creative by demonstrating the 4 “thinking” exercises outlined in the rules. 

There are no prerequisites.

Calendar Shoot 2025 -
Animal Actor Specialty Title (Cal25)

Animal Actors are trained to model in photoshoots. To earn this title, your dog (or pet) will demonstrate real-life modeling skills by posing for their own dog calendar. 12 modeling photos comprising a theme for a calendar.

There are no prerequisites.

[Open Nov 1-Dec 31, 2024]

Beat the Clock (BTC...)

Perform 12 tricks in either 24, 48, or 60 seconds to beat the clock.

There are no prerequisites.

That's My Name! (AKA)

Perform 25 tricks. All of the tricks must correspond to letters in your dog’s name. Get creative!

There are no prerequisites.

Animal Actors
Specialty Titles

Level 1:  Photoshoot (AA1) "Black Card"

Does your animal have “the look”? The Level 1 Photo Shoot certification credentials your animal to work on set posing for photo shoots, magazines, product packaging, billboards, web ads, art pieces, and more.

There are no prerequisites.

Level 3:  Film (AA3) "Blue Card"

With their Level 3 Film card, the animal is officially set-trained and certified to act alongside other actors in any feature film or commercial.

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Prerequisite:  Level 2:  Actor (AA2)

Level 2:  Actor (AA2) "White Card"

​The Level 2 Set-Prepped Actor card certifies the animal to work on a motion set environment with other actors.

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Prerequisite:  Level 1:  Photo Shoot (AA1)

 

Level 4:  Leading Role (AA4) "Yellow Card"

A Level 4 Leading Role card signifies that your animal has the drive and advanced training to perform a variety of behaviors and to learn new behaviors quickly.

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Prerequisite:  Level 3:  Film (AA3)

 

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