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1 FUN OBEDIENCE SCAVENGER HUNT F O R D O G S I N T R A I N I N G T O L E A R N G O O D M A N N E R S

2 A Fun Training Experience for Those In Begining Dog Obedience Practicing basic dog obedience skills at home can be fun for you and your dog by adding a little creativity. Our scavenger hunt allows you and your dog to navigate around your neighborhood completing as many of 25 fun and imaginative tasks as possible while taking photo proofs of the tasks by following the task's instructions. There is a great benefit for you. Not only will you dog be more obedient to your wishes, you will have a picture history of this training period in your pet s life to share with family and friends. There are only 5 Rules: 1. SAFETY is the #1 priority. If you find completion of the task unsafe in any manner, stop and do not do it. You are expected to obey all laws, written, posted or implied. Your dog should be on leash at all times and the leash must be visible in all photos. 2. This is just a game. Keep these activites simple and lighthearted and by all means, do no harm. A recommended time frame is four weeks to complete the tasks 3.Incomplete work. Any task that is attempted but is left incomplete or is inappropriately solved does not count toward the total of successfully completed tasks. 4.Unsucessful Photograph. Any task that is inappropriately photographed will not count as a successful task. For example: not completing the task as written, i.e. the task says to show your dog on a down stay in front of McDonald s Golden Arches. If your photo is at the restaurant but does not show the yellow arches twould be considered complete but unsuccessful. 5. New Locations are a Must. No task can be completed in the same location as any other task, i.e. only one in your house; only one at one Pet s Mart; only one at a specific street corner; only one at a dog park, etc.

3 Scavenger Tasks You will find twenty-five fun filled tasks in this e-book. Each one requires that you are actively involved in training your dog. For the photo moment, be sure to practice trial runs inside your home then invite friends to help you when the task is away from your home. 1 SIGN ME UP Make a handwritten sign that says DOG IN TRAINING to use during this and other tasks. PICTURE PROOF FOR SIT COMMAND: you must show your dog sitting in front of your own Television set with the dog in training sign visible and readable. 2 FACE THE MUSIC PICTURE PROOF FOR SIT COMMAND: you must show your dog sitting in front of a mirror with some aspect of music included in the photo (wearing m3 headset; piece of sheet music taped to mirror; CD cover in view, etc) The image of your dog must appear twice. 3 PUT ON A HAPPY FACE PICTURE PROOF FOR SIT COMMAND: you must show your dog sitting with a Raggedy Ann or Andy doll next to your dog plus you or your dog or both you and your dog must have red circles on your cheeks just like the dolls. 4 DON T FENCE ME IN PICTURE PROOF FOR SIT COMMAND: you must show your dog sitting in front of a wooden fence wearing something a cowboy would wear (like a hat or boots or bandanna) beside your dog. The fence, the dog and the western item must all be visible. 5 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE PICTURE PROOF FOR SIT COMMAND: you must show your dog sitting at a stop sign near your house. Your street sign, the stop sign plus your dog in training sign must all be visible.

4 .6 BEACH PARTY BINGO PICTURE PROOF FOR DOWN COMMAND: you must show your dog lying down on a beach towel, wearing sunglasses and visible in the photo should be a bingo card of any size. 7 WHAT S UP DOC? PICTURE PROOF FOR SIT OR DOWN COMMAND: you must show your dog sitting or lying down at your Veterinarian s office. You must include at least two of the following: your Vet, a Vet staff member or the Veterinary Office Sign. 8 THE PAWS THAT REFRESHES PICTURE PROOF FOR THE DOWN COMMAND: you must show your dog lying down with some part (ie. Paw or tail) or all of his body immersed in any body of water (i.e., glass, bowl, pool, pond, lake, etc.) 9 WHERE THE GRASS IS GREENER PICTURE PROOF FOR THE DOWN COMMAND: you must show your dog lying on a grassy aea on the other side of a chain-link fence from you. 10 AVON CALLING PICTURE PROOF FOR EITHER THE SIT OR DOWN COMMAND: you must show your dog stting or lying down on the inside part of a doorway while you, a friend or family member stand on the outside and rings the door bell. This must be at someone s home, not a business. 11 BEAN COUNTER PICTURE PROOF FOR DOWN COMMAND: you must show your dog lying down with all of the following items visible, either on or near your dog: man s business tie, calculator, sack or jar of beans (dried beans or jelly beans) 12 COFFE BREAK PICTURE PROOF FOR STAND OR SIT OR DOWN COMMAND: you must show your dog in a stand, sit or down position outside a coffee shop (try a Starbucks) with at least one person other than yourself and you must include the business signage or logo. 13 DAIRY QUEEN PICTURE PROOF FOR THE STAY COMMAND: you must show your dog sitting in a car at a local ice cream shop (i.e.dairy Queen). The DQ or store s signage or logo must be visible.

5 14 BOTTOM S UP PICTURE PROOF: you must show your dog sitting down at any dog park. The view must be of the back of the dog and the park s name or entry sign or a recognizable feature of the dog park must also be visible. 15 OH WHAT A RELIEF IT IS! PICTURE PROOF FOR THE DOWN COMMAND: you must show your log lying down near a city fire hydrant. 16 LEMONAIDE STAND PICTURE PROOF FOR THE STAY COMMAND: you must show your dog standing with as many lemons as you can put in front of him. 17 FOILED AGAIN PICTURE PROOF FOR THE STAY COMMAND: you must show you dog standing, lying or sitting with some sort of costume made of aluminum foil ( i.e. hat, boot, helmet, cape, vest, rifle, sword, spear, etc) 18 DO THE LIMBO PICTURE PROOF FOR THE DOWN COMMAND: you must show your dog lying down on belly, back or side under a pole across his body held over him by two people other than yourself. The people must be wearing sandals or flip flops and their feet must be visible. 19 CELEBRITY PICTURE PROOF FOR A SIT COMMAND: you must show you dog sitting by a celebrity (note: you can cut & paste, superimpose, use any photo program, find a celebrity look alike or go for the real thing to be in a photo with your dog!) 20 SHOP TIL YOU DROP PICTURE PROOF FOR THE DOWN COMMAND: you must show your pet at either the local PETSMART or PETCO lying down in front of a shopping cart. Your dog-in-training sign must also be visible. 21 GOLDEN ARCHES PICTURE PROOF FOR THE SIT COMMAND: you must show your dog sitting on your left side under the McDonald s yellow arches sign.

6 22 TIME AFTER TIME PICTURE PROOF FOR THE DOWN COMMAND: you must show your dog lying down with any kind of kitchen timer in front of the dog and any clock or other time piece at the rear of the dog but both items must be visible. 23 ME AND MY SHADOW PICTURE PROOF FOR THE HEEL COMMAND: you must show your dog walking on the sunny side of the street or sidewalk. Your dog s shadow must be visible in the photo. 24 FANTASIA PICTURE PROOF FOR THE SIT COMMAND: you must show your dog sitting with air blowing on your dog from any fan source. The fan must be visible, a strand of ribbon or other item attached to the fan must be visible as well as the entire dog. 25 PUTTIN ON THE RITZ PICTURE PROOF FOR A SIT OR DOWN OR COMMAND: you must show your dog on a sit or down stay with at least five Ritz crackers in front of the dog. The Ritz box must also be visible. Time to Total Your Score You will need to tally your scavenger task into one of three categories: S= Successful U= Attempted but Unsuccessful N/A= Not attempted Whether you get a score of 5 or 25, you should have plenty of photo proof that you and your pet worked and learned to communicate better together. Training your dog to be well behaved in the house and in your community should be fun and rewarding. If you enjoyed this scavenger hunt, please your review to info@fondren5starpetresort.com