AKC Trick Titles
Earning AKC Trick Titles is easy! Follow the steps below to earn any level of AKC Trick Title!
1. Review trick list
Click the button for the level you are applying for, and make sure your dog can do the required number of tricks. Instructions for number of tricks are at the top of each list. Tricks cannot be repeated from one level to the next unless they are changed or progressed in some way.
Trick Dog Elite Performer (TKE)
2. Record and upload your video
Film a video of your dog performing each trick ONCE. Videos do not have to be filmed in a single take (except for TKE) and can have multiple “cuts.” Labeling tricks on the video is helpful to me, but not required.
Once you’ve finished your video, upload it to Youtube or Vimeo to get a shareable link. Make sure your video is set to either “Public” or “Unlisted” so I am able to watch it.
3. Submit your video for evaluation
Please add each dog and/or title level separately to your cart.
4. Submit completed form to the AKC
After I evaluate your video, I will email your completed evaluation form to you. This can be submitted to the AKC for official recognition in one of two ways:
Online (super easy!) using the AKC’s Title Application Portal
By mail, using the Title Application Form
The evaluation fee covers my time for evaluating each title.
The AKC’s fee covers recording time as well as the certificate they will mail directly to you.
Earning AKC Trick Titles is easy! Follow the steps below to earn any level of AKC Trick Title!
1. Review trick list
Click the button for the level you are applying for, and make sure your dog can do the required number of tricks. Instructions for number of tricks are at the top of each list. Tricks cannot be repeated from one level to the next unless they are changed or progressed in some way.
Trick Dog Elite Performer (TKE)
2. Record and upload your video
Film a video of your dog performing each trick ONCE. Videos do not have to be filmed in a single take (except for TKE) and can have multiple “cuts.” Labeling tricks on the video is helpful to me, but not required.
Once you’ve finished your video, upload it to Youtube or Vimeo to get a shareable link. Make sure your video is set to either “Public” or “Unlisted” so I am able to watch it.
3. Submit your video for evaluation
Please add each dog and/or title level separately to your cart.
4. Submit completed form to the AKC
After I evaluate your video, I will email your completed evaluation form to you. This can be submitted to the AKC for official recognition in one of two ways:
Online (super easy!) using the AKC’s Title Application Portal
By mail, using the Title Application Form
The evaluation fee covers my time for evaluating each title.
The AKC’s fee covers recording time as well as the certificate they will mail directly to you.
Earning AKC Trick Titles is easy! Follow the steps below to earn any level of AKC Trick Title!
1. Review trick list
Click the button for the level you are applying for, and make sure your dog can do the required number of tricks. Instructions for number of tricks are at the top of each list. Tricks cannot be repeated from one level to the next unless they are changed or progressed in some way.
Trick Dog Elite Performer (TKE)
2. Record and upload your video
Film a video of your dog performing each trick ONCE. Videos do not have to be filmed in a single take (except for TKE) and can have multiple “cuts.” Labeling tricks on the video is helpful to me, but not required.
Once you’ve finished your video, upload it to Youtube or Vimeo to get a shareable link. Make sure your video is set to either “Public” or “Unlisted” so I am able to watch it.
3. Submit your video for evaluation
Please add each dog and/or title level separately to your cart.
4. Submit completed form to the AKC
After I evaluate your video, I will email your completed evaluation form to you. This can be submitted to the AKC for official recognition in one of two ways:
Online (super easy!) using the AKC’s Title Application Portal
By mail, using the Title Application Form
The evaluation fee covers my time for evaluating each title.
The AKC’s fee covers recording time as well as the certificate they will mail directly to you.