It’s dog trick and dog treat time! Two things are at the epitome of our blog: Health and wellness for dogs. Part of keeping your dog healthy involves his or her mental well being. Despite the adage that you “can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” we say phooey! Dogs of any age can learn new tricks: It just takes a little gentle coaxing, working within the dog’s overall state of health, and knowing what does or does not motivate the dog. Top that off with major positive reinforcement in very short bursts of training, and you’ve got a recipe for success.
Speaking of recipes for success, Fidose of Reality is paw-ticipating in the first ever #TrickorTreatDogs giveaway featuring a variety of pet bloggers showcasing dog tricks and YOU win all the prizes. There is no need for your dog to do a trick: We just want to show you what our dogs know how to do. If you feel inspired to teach your pooch a new trick, now you have videos coming over the next week or so to show you how.
In the meantime, we are giving away some fantastic prizes to the tune of over $1,000 worth of goodies, just in time for Halloween! Thanks to Jessica and Luna from Beagles and Bargains along with Jodi and Kol from Kol’s Notes for coming up with this fab idea and inviting us (and our readers) to the fun!
Here’s the scoop on our prize pack, the big roll over trick with tips, and then how to enter:
Thanks to the paw-tastic folks at Puppy Style Treats we’ve got a great prize package of nom noms to give away to one lucky dog!
One lucky US or Canadian winner is taking home an awesome prize package from that includes:
- 4oz of Rez Dog Delight (low-sodium bacon and low-fat cheese)
- 4oz of Paw Licker (Banana/organic Peanut Butter)
- 4oz of Yummy Pupkin (contains organic Pumpkin)
- 4oz of Gobbler Hound Snack (Turkey Bacon and low-fat cheese)
- Canine Edible Art Assortment (contains Thanksgiving themed decorate treats) – grain-free and dog-friendly icing with no sugar.
- $10.00 gift certificate for their Square online store
Why We Like These Treats for Dogs:
They are designed for dogs with food allergies in mind. No Wheat, Corn, Soy, Sugar or Preservatives
They are dehydrated for longer freshness
Non-GMO, organic, and grain-free ingredients are used
Suitable for dogs on a gluten-free diet
Treats are decorated using dog-friendly icing with no sugar
The folks at Puppy Style Treats sent our dog, Dexter, a package of yummies, and he has decided not to wait for Halloween. That’s okay because he did so well on the trick video, we decided to let him indulge a bit! See?
Here is how to teach your dog to “roll over” – and always remember:
- Positive reinforcement
- Never force a dog to do something
- This is an advanced level trick – don’t do this trick if your dog has no clue what sit or down is. Start slow.
- Work in short bursts- no more than 10 to 15 minutes and always end on a positive note
- Don’t get frustrated or mad at the dog: Patience is key
Plus, every time you enter to win one of our Trick or Treat Giveaway prizes, you’re also entered to win one of our Grand Prize Packages! So visit each of these blogs in the hop below as it grows for more and more chances to win!
Here are all the winners from the entire giveaway, including what prize they won:
pawTree – Katie
Fidose of Reality winner of Puppy Style Treats – Jordan
Lionel Trains Peanuts Figure Pack – Stephanie Grant
Dr.Harvey’s – Linda Johnson
Jones Natural Chews Lambs Lung Puffs – Mary Johnson
Clear Conscience Pet – Molly Pitcher
Jones Natural Chews Boo Bucket – Amy Angulo
Loving Pets – Kate Volz
Whimzees – Jeanette Jackson
Weruva – Kathy McClendon
Halloween Pet Portrait by AJ Emm – DZ Dog Adventures
More than $300 in Treats from our Sponsors – Ellie
Lionel Peanuts Train – Mr. N, Tenacious Little Terrier
Don’t forget! We’ve got 10 days of giveaways and everyone earns you more entries into our fabulous grand prizes! Did you catch that? A Peanuts Halloween train and trick or treat chase gondola as the grand prize! Holy Train Whistles!
Note: We were not compensated to tell you any of this; we are in this fun giveaway to share tricks and give away treats and our dog did get some samples!
Jodi Chick (+ Koly & Fe) says
October 20, 2015 at 4:42 amHa ha ha ha oh Dex. I lubs you. “HEY, why is fake Dex getting all the attention? I WANT ALL THE ATTENTION. Can I have that treat yet?”
Shelly PoochParkWear says
October 20, 2015 at 6:24 amBurying her treats and bones in my pillow BOL
Sand Spring Chesapeakes says
October 20, 2015 at 11:25 amOh my puppy would love those for training. Right now her favorite trick is sitting since that is the only thing I taught her so far.
Emma says
October 20, 2015 at 11:40 amTrick or Treat! Bailie is the first and only one in the family to do the rollover trick. Good job Dexter! It is pretty easy to teach, especially if a dog is younger!
sara schwab says
October 24, 2015 at 10:35 pmMy dog favorite trick is hiding his dog treats
Julie says
October 20, 2015 at 12:18 pmMy dog’s favorite trick is to bring me her bowls when she wants food. LOL
Sarah D. says
October 20, 2015 at 1:29 pmHi! My dog knows Rollover! I think her favorite trick is probably ‘wipe your eyes’ and ‘Perch’ (which means to jump up onto an elevated surface like my back, a stump, or a chair). In the skill testing question, I am SO SORRY, but I live in the USA, so I said “Hey USA”, but I was typing “but the answer is 504”, but I was on my mobile phone and my hand got bumped. It ended up typing ‘ugly’ and then the enter button. I’m so sorry. I just don’t want you to think I typed that on purpose!!! Here is a video of my dog, Tonya, doing Rollover and some of her other tricks she loves to do: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fX9WHyJVh_E
Karen Matlock says
October 21, 2015 at 4:42 amYour dog is adorable 🙂
Christine says
October 20, 2015 at 1:45 pmI would say her favorite trick is high five. I need to teach her some new or more exciting tricks! Her and Dex will have to have a lesson together to learn something new!
Sandy Weinstein says
October 20, 2015 at 2:48 pmmy oldest Evie, is the only one who really does tricks. she can do several: prance, rollover, play dead, used to be able to walk on her hind legs and dance til she hurt her back which was my favorite.
Nichole says
October 20, 2015 at 3:34 pmPenny’s is roll over… Tut’s is play dead… Sophie’s is… well, hers is “just gimme the damn treat already!” lol
Carol Bryant says
October 20, 2015 at 3:59 pmBwah hahahahaha
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
October 20, 2015 at 3:38 pmThat is an awesome prize pack. I would love to win this for my dog Milo.
Laura says
October 20, 2015 at 3:46 pmWell the winner is going to be one very lucky pup, that’s for sure!
Amanda says
October 20, 2015 at 4:13 pmDexter is so flippin’ cute when he rolls over! I can’t get enough!
Carol Bryant says
October 20, 2015 at 4:20 pmhehe thanks – he is definitely a ham 😉
Two French Bulldogs says
October 20, 2015 at 4:16 pmOh boy do they look tasty. We like a good contest!
Lily & Edward
Pam says
October 20, 2015 at 4:32 pmWhat an awesome prize pack! What dog doesn’t love some high quality treats? I know ours do!
Karen says
October 20, 2015 at 4:34 pmWe taught our dog to wipe her feet before she comes in the house! Our friends laugh hysterically when they see her run to the door and wipe her feet — no command needed anymore. 🙂
Joely Smith says
October 20, 2015 at 4:42 pmI think it is so important to treat our furkids around holidays! I feel they DO know something special is going on and they are our babies too!
Theresa Spaid says
October 20, 2015 at 5:03 pmShunta sits and shakes hands.
Wendy Miguel says
October 20, 2015 at 5:12 pmRoll over!
Heather lawrence says
October 20, 2015 at 6:25 pmSharing this giveaway with my friends with fur babies!
What a fun was to share Halloween with our little furry friends.
Michele Behlen says
October 20, 2015 at 6:26 pmHe is only 3 months old so his favorite trick is sit, stay and potty training.
Michele Behlen says
October 20, 2015 at 6:28 pmI can’t get the second question to fill in..
Janet Ehnen says
October 20, 2015 at 7:06 pmGracie favorite trick is to sit, shake, kiss and tap. She has a tin w/ treats in it that she gets afterwards.
Christine Luken says
October 20, 2015 at 8:07 pmWhat a fun way to include dogs and pet parents in the Halloween festivities!
Carly D. says
October 20, 2015 at 8:58 pmMy puppy’s amazing trick is to make his food disappear. We put down his food dish and look away for two seconds and by the time we look back, all his food is gone.
David H says
October 20, 2015 at 9:27 pmMy dog loves the “shake a paw” trick.
Rebecca Bryant says
October 20, 2015 at 9:54 pmHow wonderful. Son wants a puppy but with cats not sure that is a good idea.
Amy A says
October 20, 2015 at 10:19 pmNala’s only mastered trick is to sit but i’m pretty sure she thinks sit is another word for biscuit.
Bri says
October 20, 2015 at 11:14 pmDogs should be able to enjoy the yumminess of Halloween too.
Tiffany's Diamond Dogs says
October 20, 2015 at 11:21 pmWhat fun! If we have to pick just one…Bella’s favorite trick is the backwards leg weave, Terra’s is growling on cue, and Kronos’s is his meerkat (sitting up).
Daniel Scott says
October 21, 2015 at 12:18 amArtie likes to spin and then put both his paws on my knee. It is adorable.
Tamara says
October 21, 2015 at 12:20 amYum! I love pumpkin treats. So good for dogs! My dog’s favorite and only trick is to sit. She does it well, though! She poses for photos, which is so convenient in my line of work.
Shelley P says
October 21, 2015 at 1:34 amDiamond’s favorite trick is to give a high ten. She gets so happy when she does it to 🙂 It’s so funny!
Lisa F. says
October 21, 2015 at 1:54 amMy one dog’s favorite trick (or is it my favorite?!) s that he pops up on you, but very gently. It seems very thoughtful.
Taylor Tromp says
October 21, 2015 at 2:41 amFrankie’s favorite tick is to talk 🙂 We don’t have a name for it we just ask “What do you want? Whatttt is it?”
Bennett’s favorite trick is the handed shake and spin!
What a great giveaway!
Karen Matlock says
October 21, 2015 at 4:34 amMy dog can hug! I’m still trying to teach her to say ” I love you” but after 8 years I’m starting to lose hope ;(
Kate Newton says
October 21, 2015 at 4:42 amMy dogs favorite trick has always been shake. Both of them! They have definitely mastered it too! They are really aggressive about it haha. Thank you so much for the awesome giveaway!
Aaron says
October 21, 2015 at 7:47 amRolly likes to hold hands.
Vera K says
October 21, 2015 at 12:08 pmMy dog’s favorite trick is to destroy TV remotes.
Milena says
October 21, 2015 at 12:59 pmSuch a fun event for dog owners! Good luck everyone and Happy Halloween!
Tonya C says
October 21, 2015 at 2:49 pmMy kids are putting together a BOO basket for our dog full of toys and treats. This should be good!
Rosey says
October 21, 2015 at 3:47 pmOh that cute face, lol. I do love that dog!! This is a great prize in the giveaway too.
Kim M says
October 21, 2015 at 4:01 pmWhat a great giveaway so fun. Olivia and Jaxon favorite trick is to thief something from me. jaxon is great at pawing things off the table and Olivia thinks its ok to knock things out your hand. LOL
Their best good trick is sit.
Jessica Harlow says
October 21, 2015 at 4:07 pmI’m not sure our St Bernard has any favorite tricks? Unless you count making any and all human food within reach disappear in milliseconds? I love the Thanksgiving themed decorate treats! So cute!
Lorane says
October 21, 2015 at 4:16 pmFantastic Prizes .. all this time I was under the impression that you could not teach an old Dog new Tricks. This giveaway has some amazing products. Fingers crossed I will win when I enter 🙂
Kim Croisant says
October 21, 2015 at 5:46 pmWe care so much about our pups health and wealth. I try to find the best treats and food for them. We rescued them and they both are so so picky on what the eat…and I wonder why. This giveaway looks great and there will be a very happy dog running around soon!!
LauraFunk says
October 21, 2015 at 5:46 pmyay for dog treats! I wish our dogs could have dog treats.
Dianne Messina says
October 21, 2015 at 6:16 pmHarley was a stray so, we’re happy that she answers to her name. Fetch kinda freaked her out. She thought we were throwing stuff at her.
Jan K says
October 21, 2015 at 9:04 pmDexter is definitely a master of that trick! I’ve tried “roll over” with our Lab mix Luke a couple different times with no progress. But you do it a little differently than what I was trying, so I may try your way next time.
Luke’s best trick I think is “close it”, he gets positively excited about closing cabinet doors, especially his treat cabinet!
KateV says
October 21, 2015 at 11:40 pmShiloh’s favorite tricks are spinning and putting his toys away. Wager likes backing up, and also loves spinning and hand touches.
Amanda || Growing Up Madison says
October 22, 2015 at 12:47 amI taught my dog Bentley how to sit when we first got him. He’s super smart and potty trained pretty quickly. Sounds like a great giveaway hop.
Sherri says
October 22, 2015 at 1:50 amVictor’s fav trick, which he pulled this morning, is to hide treats I give him then go find them later when he’s hungrier
wen budro says
October 22, 2015 at 2:16 amLOL Her favorite trick is getting me to do whatever she wants. She can also roll over pretty good.
Katelyn Wells says
October 22, 2015 at 3:07 ammy dog loves to shak3!
wen budro says
October 22, 2015 at 3:22 amI may or may not have put the wrong email in the widget for the Lionel Trains subscription…..my dog distracted me as usual. It should be wenbudro@aol.com
Sorry about that.
Jason Diehl says
October 22, 2015 at 7:38 amTheir favorite trick is sad puppy dog eyes
rachel says
October 22, 2015 at 3:06 pmshe is the BEST sitter!
Trish B says
October 22, 2015 at 4:01 pmLumpy, our 13 1/2 year old rescued bulldog’s favorite trick is up alligator. He will rise up on his back legs and look like an alligator rising out of the bayou to get his favorite treat! He is so cute doing it!
ellie says
October 22, 2015 at 4:44 pmsit!
Tricia says
October 22, 2015 at 5:19 pmSit pretty …..also doubles as begging
Hendrix The Hiking Dog says
October 22, 2015 at 7:44 pmHendrix The Hiking Dog and his sisters are so hoping to win! Good luck to All!
Michael Montague says
October 22, 2015 at 7:52 pmMy dog Jaxton does about 10 tricks. He rolls over, plays dead, shakes hands, etc. But his best trick is identifying the hand that the treat is in. His sense of smell is awesome and he gets it right every time!
Jeanette Jackson says
October 22, 2015 at 10:43 pmMy dogs favourite trick is getting me to get them a treat by asking for it.
Carolyn says
October 23, 2015 at 12:13 amMy dog’s favorite trick is getting people to pet her. Unless you meant a trick that she actually does on command, then she likes to shake hands.
Linda Szymoniak says
October 23, 2015 at 9:00 pmMy dogs probably like sit the best.
Kristen says
October 23, 2015 at 10:06 pmMy Dog’s favorite (and newest) trick is “sit pretty”. She now thinks she gets treats every time she does it 🙂
Stephanie Grant says
October 23, 2015 at 10:11 pmMy Boxer’s favorite trick is shaking hands :)!
Erin says
October 24, 2015 at 12:04 amOur boy’s favorite trick is “south paw” (lefty shake).
Theresa N says
October 24, 2015 at 1:17 pmShaking hands.
Amy Orvin says
October 24, 2015 at 3:39 pmMy dog’s favorite trick is to run and jump into my arms when I come home.
Tonya Moulton says
October 24, 2015 at 4:11 pmMy dogs favorite trick is he likes to give paw and high fives to get a treat. He will sit and wait for you to hold out your hand and ask him to give paw. Depending on which direction you hold your hand is how he responds.
Jordan says
October 24, 2015 at 5:21 pmRolling over is a favorite trick.
Linda says
October 24, 2015 at 6:13 pmOur dog likes to shake.
Christy says
October 24, 2015 at 10:28 pm‘Pose” which means to jump up on something (like a big rock or tree stump) and wait for me to take a picture!
Mary says
October 25, 2015 at 2:48 pmOur dog can speak.
Michelle Cavanaugh says
October 25, 2015 at 4:49 pmOur middle girl knows shake and high 5.
Kathi Welch says
October 26, 2015 at 3:22 pmMy Rat Terrier, HOLLY, sits up like a ground hog every time she meets and greets anyone (dog or human)!
Golden Daily Scoop says
October 26, 2015 at 4:29 pmThe goldens love giving hi-fives! 🙂
Alex H says
October 26, 2015 at 4:36 pmMy Border Collie loves to “sit pretty” she can do it for quite a long time too!
Katie Amanda says
October 27, 2015 at 1:12 amMy doggy’s favorite trick is “give kisses.”
Jake B says
October 27, 2015 at 3:38 amMy dog loves to sit on command for a treat.
Jodi says
October 27, 2015 at 2:22 pmNice job Dex!! Delilah did know roll over (although truthfully, I did have to kind of “help” her in the rolling part because she is just too treat focused. LOL
Helga says
October 27, 2015 at 7:04 pmThey lie down very well!
Diane McMahon says
October 27, 2015 at 10:50 pmMy dogs favorite trick is to give one paw and then the other paw, buy she has my spouse trained that when he goes to use the microwave to warm up his coffee in the morning; she will sit there and bark at him so he will give her a treat…too funny
Jerry says
October 28, 2015 at 1:15 amOur dog can fetch
Rhonda W G. says
October 28, 2015 at 6:37 pmMy dogs love peanut butter!
Sandrine T. says
October 28, 2015 at 8:46 pmGershwin’s favorite trick is to hide his face!
Mike says
October 28, 2015 at 11:58 pmHmm, favorite trick is probably to speak! He loves barking for any reason!
Laurel Badger says
October 29, 2015 at 9:22 pmI taught my dog how to fist bump 🙂
Kathy says
October 30, 2015 at 8:49 pmRoll over probably
Emily Endrizzi says
October 31, 2015 at 2:00 amMy pup, Mickey, will bring me his harness when he wants to walk.
Kathryn Mcneal says
October 31, 2015 at 2:30 amKira’s favorite trick is being able to trick her daddy into giving her more treats.