It’s that time of the year again! Last year, our amazing pals from Kol’s Notes and Beagles and Bargains put together an amazing Trick or Treat Giveaway hop, so we’re thrilled to be a part of year number 2!
Our Hosts:
Plus:
The Prizes:
Fourth Prize – $72 Value
Nice Mussels plus Wishes, Pecks (8 oz), Beams (7 oz), Quickies, and Smooches (16 oz)
Sponsored by The Honest Kitchen
Third Prize – $80 Value
1 bag of canine beef lung treats + 1 bag of canine beef liver treats + 1 bag of canine beef tendon treats
Sponsored by Nature’s Logic
Second Prize – $100 Value
14 bag assortment of Caru’s Soft ‘n Tasty Baked Bites and Baked Bars
Sponsored by Caru
Grand Prize
$300 PetSmart Gift Card
But wait, we have one more prize!
Social Media Prize
$20 PetSmart Gift Card + a Custom Bow Tie from Brooklyn Bowtied!
Let’s Get to the Trick!
This year, I taught Atka how to “snuggle” for the Trick or Treat Giveaway Hop. Unfortunately, he became quite sick a few weeks ago and has been on an extremely strict diet – he hasn’t been able to keep much in his stomach.
As a typical Great Pyrenees, he’s unwilling to do anything without the prompting of a treat (which he’s not allowed to have). So, I’m not going to be able to share a fun video like I did last year. Instead, I have a tutorial for you to teach your own dogs!
Snuggle
With Atka well on his way to becoming a therapy dog, I thought it would be adorable for him to learn how to snuggle with those he’s visiting. Of course, he’ll lean on them and beg for pets, but I wanted him to know how to put his head in the lap of another person. So, we decided to learn ‘snuggle’.
How To Do It:
- Start in a seated position where your dog can easily access your lap.
- Hold a treat between your knees.
- As your dog leans toward the treat, click and treat when his head touches your lap (if your dog isn’t trained with a clicker, here’s a great tutorial or you can say ‘yes!’ instead).
- After a few rounds of this, begin to add the clue ‘snuggle’.
- As your dog begins to understand the concept of putting his head in your lap, require him to hold still for a few seconds before clicking and treating.
- Gradually increase the time you have your dog keep his head on your lap.
Atka learned to keep his head in my lap for about 10 seconds before I gave his release word, ‘okay’. It took a few weeks of working before we got to this point, so don’t be disappointed if your dog isn’t willing to hold his head on your lap for long periods of time right away. Just practice, practice, practice!
Now that you’ve learned the trick, how about we discuss the treat?
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Disclaimer: The Trick or Treat Giveaway Hop is a sponsored by Caru, Nature’s Logic, and The Honest Kitchen.
My dog doesn’t know this one yet but he’s a cuddler so he’d probably catch on quick. 🙂
Don’t have a dog, so no. Cat person that’d love to win the Petsmart card. Any doggie treats would be donated.
My dogs don’t know this trick
Yup! My dog Jasper Zen knows this and 100 more tricks!
Awesome post 🙂
ughh i wish she knew this trick! i sometimes wish she was a little more snuggly!!
Layla is a snuggler, I just lie on the bed and she jumps on my belly for cuddles
Nice trick, we don’t know this one yet.
SO CUTE!! love this so much!
my 3 girls love to snuggle, the baby, now 6, if you hold her, you can actually let your hands go and she will wrap her legs around you, then she starts talking to you. my girls are big snugglers. they dont need training to snuggle or love. but i have small dogs.
That’s a cute trick!
Bella, Terra, and Kronos don’t really know the trick, but they do that naturally when I’m eating. I think it’s the cutest way they beg for food especially when they add their adorable imploring eyes 🙂
Cute trick! We don’t know it yet.
My previous dog learned this trick but I haven’t taught my current one. She is pretty intuitive and will instantly come to you if you are upset so we haven’t bothered to teach it!
yes he does know it, i taught him very similarly to this 🙂
That is such a cute trick idea Cody has no idea what personal space is so this will be a great trick for him to learn.
My dog could snuggle us all day, so this wouldn’t be hard 😉
He knows a variation where he puts his head on the floor.
What a great trick. Never thought about that one. Gotta try it. Thanks for sharing.
Love this snuggle trick. Going to teach my boys this. Great post!
We haven’t taught him this trick.
This is such a cute trick! I am going to try and teach my dog this. The bad thing is, is when my dog sees a treat, he goes crazy!
This is a cute trick.. I have to try it!
My dogs don’t know this trick. It sounds cute and hopefully I can teach them how.
I’ve never put this to command, but one of my dogs does this all the time and it wouldn’t be hard to teach.
My dog does not know this trick.
My dogs haven’t had a chance to learn any tricks yet
this is exactly how i trained him
He does know how to snuggle but not exactly the same it is laying on top of me, his only tricks are sit, shake and get your pillow.
My dog does not know how to snuggle.
my dog is learning but doesnt know it
my pooches can’t do this trick but I love them anyways.
My dog wasn’t taught this trick, but he does it, anyways. And without a clicker. i’m not a fan of those nor do I get the concept of them. My dog HATES the sound of it.
Rolly knows no tricks. He is my dumb dumb friend.
What an adorable and unique idea to teach a large breed!
We don’t know this trick yet but I love this idea and will have to try it out!
Unfortunately my dog doesn’t know any tricks. I’ve tried to teach her several times in the past but she just doesn’t get it.
No, our dogs don’t know this trick/command either. I have a hard time training all the dogs together as I’m almost never one on one with them.
My dogs don’t know this trick yet, but it’s definitely a new one to try!
First off, I have to say that you have beautiful dogs… so fluffy! I love your tutorial of crawl…I’m sure it looks much easier than it is. Our dog has always loved to cuddle and sits next to you with his head under your chin. Love it!
My dog does not know this trick but I plan to teach it to him.
My dog does not know the trick.
No my dogs do not know this trick. Great one though!
My dog doesn’t like to snuggle. We have tried. He wont.
I am fortunate to have 2 natural ‘huggers’
My dog does something similar when I ask him if he wants to snuggle. It is so cute.
Our dog doesn’t know this trick yet. He’ll catch on sooner or later though.
Cute trick. I’m still trying to master stay with my dogs.
I have not tried this sounds easy we have 3 dogs so will give it a try with the clicker and treats
Our dogs snuggle all the time.They do it on there own we didn’t teach them.
My dogs can not do this trick
I have really enjoyed all of the tricks the bloggers have been sharing
so cute ! Yes, i love to snuggle with YoYo. I use the command …I love you …and he snuggles 🙂
My dog doesn’t know this trick yet, but I am planning to teach her!
My dog does not know this trick.
That’s a great trick! Sampson rests his head on the couch if you have food, maybe I could coax him a bit further. 🙂
Hope Atka is feeling better!
My shelties know a lot of tricks but not this one
This one would be easy for my dog to learn!
I love to snuggle!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Besos Sarah
Journeys of The Zoo
aww sweet trick! Instead of just laying her head on you my dog Shelby tries to lay her whole body on you instead. She is a big dog so we will have to work on this! Thank you!
Bo is a75 lb. Boxer. He loves to snuggle and loves to stand up and hug you. He can also sit a shake.
My dog likes to cuddle — didn’t have to teach. 🙂
My dog doesn’t do any tricks.
2 of my dogs will snuggle on command but my Westie only does it when it suits him.
Our pup does not know this trick, but I’d love to try and teach him!
How cute! They do not know this on command
What a sweet trick! Luke is such a snuggly guy, I’d love to do this one with him. He’ll rest his head on my shoulder sometimes when we’re sitting on the couch and I just love it!
PS….I also meant to say so sorry Atka has not been well. I hope he is on the road to recovery and is better soon.
Yes, my dog knows this trick. It kind of came naturally.
Yes, my dog knows this but we use the cue word Lap. We also say Cuddle and she will lean her head on your chest instead of lap.
How sweet! My dog does not know how to do this, but she does know “mooches” to give a kiss on the cheek.
I’ve actually never heard of this trick, but I love it and may have to teach it now!
My dog will have problems learning this trick because she thinks she is supposed to go put her head on my lap whenever I sit down (& will snuggle with other people as long as they invite her up on the chair). Interestingly, she always waits for permission to get on the furniture if someone she is not close to/familiar with their preferences. But if no one is on the furniture or I am sitting on it, she will get up right away. (And if I am sitting with someone she does not know, she waits for permission.) It works well but I never trained it…
My dog loves to snuggle and would do it all day if he could
Aw poor thing on the strict diet- I know it’s so hard when you can’t give them goodies! My dog doesn’t know this trick currently but I would love to teach him!
No dog, I’d love to win the gc and any dog treats I win will go to local shelter. But my kitten is a complete snuggler 🙂
Since my dogs don’t know this one, I will be teaching it to them!
Yes both of my dogs know snuggle. We snuggle every night in bed! I started when they were puppy. I would say lets go snuggle in bed and they would run to bed and wait for me and we would snuggle. They are 6 & 7. It is my favorite time of the day with them.
This would be a gift for my friends dogs to share. They know many tricks!
My dogs only know to sit and they do that when they want to lol. I think it is cool the way they taught them
They haven’t learnt this one in fact never thought of it . Will have to add it .
I think this is a trick that I can teach my dog. I hope Akita is feeling better soon.
My dogs are small dogs so they can’t do the head in the lap unless you are sitting on the floor for them but they do know the hugs command 🙂 They will get in your lap and snuggle up to your chest by leaning in for hugs.
My dog is working on this trick. She’s a timid rescue but smart and wants to do well.