Training Your Dog For The Movies
Training Your Dog For The Movies
When you were watching that movie last night, you may have seen a Border Terrier or a Dachshund or a Maremma Sheepdog or a Sloughi. Now, what you are asking yourself is - ‘Is my Lhasa Apso ready to be in the movies?’ Ok, your neighbor has said that your dog is just the most talented dog they have ever seen. That critter even knows how and when to mug for a picture, a regular scene steeler with a personality that would have given Lassie a good run for her money.
Ok, but there is just one thing lacking. In order for your dog to be the next star canine in a real Hollywood movie or television series, your pooch can’t just like his picture taken. Your dog will have to be well trained and know, not just the basics, but a few great tricks of the trade.
Most of the scenes you see dogs doing on the big screen look so great because Hollywood has a way of putting the dog’s tricks to good use and making the shots work. They combine them as a series of tricks into a final production that works for a particular scene very well.
It’s the basic tricks that are going to land your dog a movie role. There are companies throughout the country that offer the schooling necessary to teach your dog the skills that are needed by dog actors.
Nearly everything that dogs do in the movies are fairly easy tricks. Most of the common tricks the dogs need to do on cue are bow, roll over, touch the target, hide your eyes, speak on cue, wave, pray, find it, sneeze, play dead, turn out the light, crawl and whimper.
Learning all of the skills might be the easy part of training for the movies. The difficult one for many dogs is working on a set with strangers all around and many distractions. Also, in most cases, your dog will need to follow the lead of the set’s dog trainer, not you. These are some major drawbacks for some dogs to undertake.
If your dog can learn all the tricks, but also the basics of working with strangers on film sets without losing their cool, you might just have a dog like Sure Grip’s Rattler, the American Bulldog that played the role of Chance in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.
Now… your dog is ready and able to go to the movies. What do you do now? The thing that will make your dog stand out is to put together a compelling portfolio for your dog. All the recent photos, his list of skills and tricks, training and hopefully some great videos of your dog doing some of his best tricks.
Many of the training schools for movie dogs will show you how to get your dog into the industry. Don’t forget there is a huge amount of commercials for your aspiring mutt to shoot for also.
Now for the very last detail. Your dog loves you a lot (hopefully, the feeling is mutual). If your dog does not have fun with the Hollywood thing and does not want to be a Hollywood star, your dog will tell you about it. Listen to your pal and keep things fun for her.
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