AWESOME! Go Callie! Tricks are soooo much fun for both human & dog. Try 101 Dog Tricks by Kyra Sundance. Great step-by-step book, real easy to teach/learn. She's got them all labeled under "easy" "intermediate" etc. Surprisgnly, Jackson seems to learn the expert and intermediate tricks faster
he does everything backwards. He's got about 20 tricks learned from that book. 'Shake' him took him weeks to learn as a pup, yet gettng me a tissue when I sneeze took him 5 minutes. Jackson loves when I say "ya wanna do some tricks?" because he knows he's getting treats.
We have our trick training time every night. I agree about not letting their smartness go to waste!