Once you have established a repertoire of beginner tricks, it's time to move on to advance tricks. Up to this point, teaching was done through the stylus. The next step of teaching is to use voice commands. Instead of using the stylus to teach, educate your dog with voice commands to perform different combinations of tricks. Advance tricks require multiple tricks to be done in a specific order. For example, the back flip requires the dog to lie on its back and jump. You can't use the stylus to motion for a back flip, because once you start using your stylus, the dog will assume that trick is over and simply jump in the air. But if you use voice commands, the dog will combine the commands and perform the back flip. Be creative when calling out different combination of tricks; you never know what trick you'll discover in the process. But for those who want to know the complete list of tricks, jump to the tricks section to see what they look like and how to perform them. After you have amassed a formidable arsenal of tricks, take your dog to the Obedience Contest and show off your dog's skills!
TRICKS LIST
One of the most gratifying experiences of Nintendogs is the ability to teach your dog new tricks. It's a sheer delight to see your dog respond and act to the commands that you had taught. Not only does your dog have the potential to learn basic commands--such as sit and beg--it can also perform advance tricks that no normal dog can perform! Impress your friends by showing off your dog's break dancing and depth defying acrobatic skills.
The tricks list is separated into two categories: basic and advance. Only the stylus is needed when teaching basic tricks while advance tricks strictly require the use of voice commands.
Basics
Sit
Stroke your dog's head from top to bottom.
Stand / Beg
Pet the dog's throat to make it tilt its head up. Once the head is facing up, stroke his throat from bottom to top. Alternatively, you can touch its belly and slide the stylus up to its neck.
Lie down
While your dog is sitting, stroke its head from top to bottom.
Lying on its side (Roll over)
While lying on the floor, move the stylus on its body in a horizontal motion (left to right, or right to left).
On its back
Have the dog lie on its side and move the stylus on its body in a horizontal motion.
Jump
Repeatedly tap the stylus above the dog's head. The dog may be more inclined to jump if it's consistently wagging its tail.
Shake
This could be done either standing or sitting. Grab your dog's paw and move it up and down.
Run in a circleGrab your dog's tail and hold it in front of its face. It will run in a circle, chasing its tail.
The majority of advance tricks must be done with voice commands. Don't pet your dog while the trick is in process. Once you start petting, the dog will assume that the teaching process is over.
Now that you know the basic tricks, you can now teach your dog the advance tricks.
Here is a list showing how can you make your dog doing an advance trick:
Handstand
To make your dog to stand on its two front paws, command it to lie on its stomach and tell it to stand/beg.
Back Flip
Get your dog to lie on its back, and then tell your dog to jump. It will perform a summersault in the air.
Back Flip from a sitting position
Tell it to sit and then jump.
Turning in circles while standing
Command your dog to beg/stand. Once it's on its hind legs, tell it to run in a circle.
Break Dancing
Have it lie on his back and then tell it to run in a circle. It'll then proceed to do doggie version of a shoulder roll.
Hop
Before attempting the hop, your dog must know the commands of stand and dance. Have your dog do a little jiggy dance. Once your dog is dancing, tell it to jump and it'll start hopping.
(There are no images showing the dog making the position, it's a surprise, follow the steps in the list and try it on your dog, you will be surprised seeing the new spectacular tricks that your dog can do)
