trick dog

Obedient stunt pup

A trick dog is a dog trained to perform entertaining feats on command—rolling over, playing dead, jumping through hoops, or balancing objects.

The term applies both to pets taught parlor tricks and to dogs in professional acts.

By extension, someone called a trick dog performs reliably on cue: He's management's trick dog, always ready to defend their decisions.

Related

fetch · rollover · shake · obedience · treat · command · shake hands · high five · paw · play dead · roll over · agility · jump · jump through hoops · hoop · balance · clever · playful

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training/skill level

trick dogwild dog

Undomesticated canine species

stray dog · house pet · lap dog

purpose/function

trick dogworking dog

Dog bred for tasks

guard dog · hunting dog · herding dog · sled dog · service dog

domestication/wildness

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Undomesticated canine species

wolf · stray · dingo · African wild dog · street dog

Family

trick, dog, tricks, tricked, tricking, tricky, trickery, trickster, trickiness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G