Puggle Tricks
 Who doesn’t love a well trained dog shown to be polite and people-friendly? If you can raise your dog to be obedient, you’ll find yourself in great company. Teach your dog how to perform some neat tricks and you’ll discover a lot of fun can be had with your puggle.
Teaching puggles to perform some very basic tricks should start from the day you start giving him obedience training. The best way to teach your dog tricks is to make it fun and rewarding for him as well as for yourself because if you don’t enjoy the activity, your puggle will never learn. Use praise and small treats to reward your dog. Practice new tricks only a few minutes at a time. You never want your dog to get bored when learning tricks.
Shake Hands
Its one of the simplest tricks to teach your puggle. Start by having your dog sit near you and say, "Shake hands," and take his paw into your hand. Hold his paw and say, "Good dog!" Let go of his paw. Do this a few times every day. Within a couple of weeks, when you say shake hands the dog will automatically offer his paw.
TIP: After a while, say, "Shake hands," but don't take his paw. See if the dog raises his paw by himself. If not, keep showing him what to do by saying, "Shake hands," and taking his paw with your hand. Don’t be frustrated if your dog is slow; he is just learning!
Circle
Start by having the dog stand up facing you. Let your puggle see a treat in your hand. Stand still and say, "Turn around." Lead the dog's nose around with the treat so he walks in a circle. When he comes back to where he's facing you again, say, "Good dog!" and give him the treat.
TIP: After some practice, hold the treat in front of you so your dog can see it and say, "Turn around," but don't lead his nose. See if he is ready to turn around by himself and get the treat. Pretty soon, he will twirl around faster than you can say 'Lassie!"
Crawl
Start by having your puggle lay down. Hold a treat just in front of his nose and say, "Crawl." If he starts to stand up, say, "No, down...crawl." Pull the treat away, keeping it low, near the ground and say, "Craaawl." When your dog moves even an inch or two without standing up, praise him and say, "Good dog!
TIP: Your dog must know 'Down' ' before he can learn this trick.
Speak
Choose a game that your dog loves to play, like catch with a ball, or hide and seek with a toy. Then get him excited by saying, "Let's play! Want to play?" and show him the ball or toy. Jump and act silly so he barks and then say, "Good dog, speak!" Then play the game as his reward for learning "Speak".
TIP: You can't make a dog bark, but you can get him happy and excited so the dog wants to bark. After a while, the dog will bark when someone says, "Speak."
Play Dead or Take a Nap
Have the puggle lay down on his tummy. Gently roll him over on his side and say, "Take a nap." While the dog is lying on his side, keeping his head on the floor, say, "Take a nap," and give him a small treat. Encourage him to stay there for a couple of seconds. Then say, "Wake up!" and let the dog stand up.
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