Trick Dog title!

Do More With Your Dog!® is the only official sanctioning and organizing body for the sport of Dog Tricks.

Dog trainers tend to train the hardest when working toward a goal—it keeps them motivated, and focused. A Trick Dog title can motivate you by giving you a goal. The Trick Dog title allows you to earn your title on your own time, in front of a witness.

Teaching tricks establishes a pattern of learning, teaches skills and focus, is a positive method of training, and promotes a bond between canine and human.

What Does a Dog Title Mean, Anyway?

A dog title is just a piece of paper. Just a brag. Just a small set of initials at the end of your dog’s name… But those initials serve as a tribute to the dog that bears them. They stand as a testament to the intelligence, soundness, and cooperative nature of the dog. They say that your dog was a good dog; a dog who loved you enough to work at things that please you.

A title is a reflection on your skill as a trainer and a testament to your commitment to your dog. It says that you loved your dog enough to engage her, teach her, and help her achieve a goal. That you believed in your dog, even when nobody else did—even when she did not believe in herself—and that in the end your faith was justified. In a world where dogs are too often neglected and abused, a title says that your dog was greatly loved, and loved greatly in return.

And after the last beat of her heart, the title remains as an enduring memorial: an honor to a deserving friend.

—Kyra Sundance
Owner, Do More With Your Dog!