Dog trained

When you were watching that movie last night, you may have seen a Australian Kelpie or a Latvian Hound or a Eskimo Dog. Now, the question in the back of your mind is - 'Is my Entlebucher Mountain Dog ready to be in the movies?' Ok, your friend tells you that your dog is just the best behaved pooch they can imagine. Your dog even knows how and when to mug for camera shots, a regular scene steeler with a personality that would have given Lassie a good run for her money.


Ok, but she needs one more thing. If your dog is to be the next star canine in a real Hollywood movie, your pooch can't just like cameras. Your dog is going to have to be well trained and know, not just the basics, but a few great tricks for the tryouts.


The majority of tricks that you see dogs doing on TV look so great because Hollywood has a way of putting the dog's tricks in the best light and making the shots work. They combine them as a series of tricks into a final production that works for a particular scene very well.


It's the basics that are going to convince the talent agent. There are lots of businesses that offer the workshops needed to teach your puppy the skills that are needed by dog actors. 


Just about everything that dogs do on TV are fairly simple tricks. Most of the tricks the dogs need to do are bow, pray, turn out the light, speak on cue, play dead, wave, back up, crawl, sneeze, hide your eyes, find it, roll over and whimper.


Having your dog learn all of the skills might be the simple part of getting ready for the movies. The hard one for lots of dogs to adapt themselves to is working surrounded by many strangers and a lot of distractions. Also, in most cases, your dog will need to follow the lead of the set's dog trainer, not you. These are some daunting obstacles for some dogs to undertake.


If you have a dog that can not only learn all the tricks, but also the basics of working with strangers on television sets without freaking out, you might just have a dog like Prada, Breezy or Windy, who portrayed Captain Archer's dog Porthos on Star Trek: Enterprise.


Now... your puppy is ready and able to act in the movies. What is your next step? The most important step is to create a compelling portfolio for your dog. All the current photos, his list of skills and tricks, training and hopefully some great videos of your dog doing some of his best tricks. 


Many of the training schools for movie dogs will help you get your dog into the industry. Don't forget there is a tremendous volume of advertising for your aspiring pet to shoot for also.


The final word - your dog would do anything for you (hopefully, the feeling is mutual). If your dog does not have fun with the Hollywood thing and does not want to be a movie star, your dog will tell you about it. Keep track of your pal and keep things fun for her.

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