Trick Dog Workshop & Testing

The AKC Trick Dog Tests are open to all Cavaliers regardless of whether they have full or limited AKC registration. Do you and your dog love to be the life of the party by showing off his arsenal of tricks? Then the AKC Trick Dog Programs might just be right your thing!  Successful participants are eligible to order a certificate from AKC or may request an AKC title that will appear on AKC title records and may be listed as a suffix after the dog’s name.

Do you and your dog love to be the life of the party by showing off his arsenal of tricks? Then he might be perfectly primed to earn AKC Trick Dog titles!

There are five AKC Trick Titles you and your dog can earn (listed below).

• AKC Novice Trick Dog (TKN) – Your dog performs 10 skills from the Novice list. (see link to “Application” below for lists of skills). 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. See the list of tricks here.
  
• AKC Intermediate Trick Dog (TKI) – Your dog must have the Novice title, plus perform 10 Intermediate tricks. See the list of tricks here.
  
• AKC Advanced Trick Dog (TKA) – Your dog must have the Intermediate title, plus perform 10 tricks from the Advanced list. See the list of tricks here.
  
• AKC Trick Dog Performer (TKP) – In this title, handlers perform a short routine with at least 10 tricks with at least 3 tricks using props. See the requirements here.
• AKC Trick Dog Elite Performer (TKE) (not offered this year)

More information about the AKC Trick Dog program can be found here: https://www.akc.org/sports/trick-dog/

Date:  Wednesday April 17
Evaluator & Event Chair: Sandra Averitt