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Trick Or Treat Halloween Giveaway

Where there are tricks there will always be treats! Lucy and Burt are both eager to learn new skills since they know it always includes a lot of snacks. In honor of this giant Trick or Treat Halloween Giveaway I attempted to teach both of the dogs a new trick. They actually made great progress, but documenting it in photos with both of them present proved to be a bigger challenge!

Keep reading to learn about their tricks and more details on this amazing GIVEAWAY!

 Trick or Treat Halloween Giveaway

This giveaway is sponsored by many wonderful brands and bloggers. All opinions on Wear Wag Repeat are my own. 

#TrickorTreatDogs

I’m one of 18 bloggers participating in the Trick or Treat Giveaway. We all taught our dogs new tricks just so we’d have an excuse to give you a bunch of treats! You’ll want to check out all the blogs to learn how get your dog to jump through a hula hoop, weave through your legs, balance items on their heads and so much more. As you visit each blog feel free to enter the giveaway multiple times. We all have unique entry forms so you can enter as much as you’d like to get more chances to win!

There’s also flash giveaways happening on Facebook and Instagram every day October 18 – 30. Make sure you follow all our blog on those platforms for even more chances to win! Find me, Lucy and Burt on Facebook and Instagram.

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Teaching Lucy to Wave

Earlier this year I taught Lucy to shake and now it’s one of her go-to moves. If she’s really pumped about a treat and I don’t hand it over quickly enough she’ll throw up her paw to see if that will magically release the treats. Since she’ll easily do shake I decided to attempt to teach her to wave.

Wave is a progression of shake. Basically I asked Lucy to shake many times in a row and slowly moved my hand farther away. Eventually she couldn’t reach my hand so it turned into a wave. At that point I could change the command to “wave” and keep on repeating until Lucy got the hang of it.

Lucy did a great job learning this trick! However, for these photos she was very distracted by Burt and needed to make sure he didn’t get any of her treats. So…. stay tuned to our Instagram stories to see this trick in action when I can get the monsters alone!

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Teaching Burt Down

When Burt first came into my life in early September he barely knew how to sit on command. He was a little wild and crazy, but who could blame him? He found his forever home! You’d be jumping up and down, too!

We started beginner obedience class after being together a few weeks. I was so impressed and touched by Burt’s eagerness to please me. He’s the sweetest dog, he just forgot his manners. After weeks of practice Burt will sit on demand 90% of the time. So for this challenge I decided to try to get him to lay down. This is pretty hard for him.

I’m training him by getting him in a sit then luring his nose down towards the floor with a treat. Since he doesn’t immediately go straight down I push the treat along the floor towards his back feet. This is supposed to get him to go down on the floor but it doesn’t work for us every time. This trick is still in progress! Once again, stay tuned to our stories to see how he progresses the rest of the month.

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 Trick or Treat Halloween Giveaway

Ready for The Treats?

Now that we’ve shown off our trick attempts, it’s time for the treats! Browse all the fabulous prizes you can win by entering below. You can get more entries on every single participating blog, so make sure to click around and visit us all. We’ll also be doing flash giveaways on Facebook and Instagram each day with even more prizes!

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 Trick or Treat Halloween Giveaway

GRAND PRIZE:

Petco Gift Card

$350 Gift Card to Petco

**SPONSORED BY ALL PARTICIPATING BLOGGERS**
This giveaway is not affiliated with Petco.

SECOND PRIZE:

KONG Assortment

Assorted KONG Dog Toys
$150 VALUE – SPONSORED BY KONG

THIRD PRIZE:

Wellness Pet Food Halloween

$100 in Wellness Pet Food Dog Treats
$100 VALUE – SPONSORED BY WELLNESS PET FOOD

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FOURTH PRIZE:

Petcurean Spike Dog Treats

2 Bags of Each Spike Dog Treat Recipe
(8 Bags Total)

$98 VALUE – SPONSORED BY PETCUREAN

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FIFTH PRIZE:

Only Natural Pet Dog Treats

All Meat Bites, Jerky Bites, Chicken Chips,
Jerky Strips, All Meat Crispies, and Jerky Wraps
(1 Bag Each)

$78 VALUE – SPONSORED BY ONLY NATURAL PET

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SIXTH PRIZE:

DOGTV Prize Pack

6 Month Subscription to DOGTV Online
I and Love and You Fresh All Rover Dental Chews

$66 VALUE – SPONSORED BY DOGTV

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SEVENTH PRIZE:

Caru Pet Food Soft n' Tasty Baked Bites

Four Flavors of Soft n’ Tasty Baked Bites,
One Grass Fed Beef Bone Broth,
and One Free Range Chicken Bone Broth

$60 VALUE – SPONSORED BY CARU PET FOOD

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EIGHTH PRIZE:

Treatibles Pumpkin Chews

1 Small Bag of 1mg Pumpkin Chews
and 1 Large Bag of 4mg Pumpkin Chews

$56 VALUE – SPONSORED BY TREATIBLES

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NINTH PRIZE:

Noah's Bark Dog Treats

Cha Cha Chicken, Bodacious Beef, and Peanutty Perfection
(24 oz Bags – 3 Total)

$56 VALUE – SPONSORED BY NOAH’S BARK DOG TREATS

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TENTH PRIZE:

West Paw Dog Toys

Qwizl Treat Toy and Rowdies Toy
$56 VALUE – SPONSORED BY WEST PAW

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ELEVENTH PRIZE:

PLAY Mutt Hatter Plush Toy Collection

Mutt Hatter Plush Toy Collection
$48 VALUE – SPONSORED BY P.L.A.Y.

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PLUS follow ALL bloggers on
Facebook & Instagram for a chance to win
one of 13 SPECIAL SOCIAL MEDIA PRIZES!

A new giveaway will be posted each day on either Facebook or Instagram and run for 24 hours. Each giveaway will be posted on the co-hosts’ social media pages along with a select group of bloggers.

You can enter on each participating blog’s account for MORE entries! You have to enter each day for a chance to win that day’s prize.

Co-Hosts:
Beagles & Bargains – Facebook | Instagram
Kol’s Notes – Facebook | Instagram

Plus follow us too!
Wear Wag Repeat – Facebook | Instagram

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WHERE TO ENTER + TRICKS TO LEARN:

Jump Through a Hula Hoop
by Kol’s Notes

Spin
by Beagles & Bargains

Come
by A Dog Walks into a Bar

Hug
by Boogie the Pug

Wear a Hat
by ChiPets

Hold a Long Down-Stay
by Dog Mom Days

Play Hide & Seek
by Fidose of Reality

Show Your Belly
by It’s Dog or Nothing

Jump Through Hula Hoop Hands
by Maggie Loves Orbit

Back Up
by McSquare Doodles

Take a Bow
by My GBGV Life

Do An Obstacle Course
by My Rescued Life

Say Your Prayers
by Oh My Dog Blog

Clean Up Your Toys
by Tenacious Little Terrier

Leg Weave
by The Broke Dog

Balance Items on Your Dog’s Head
by The Chesnut Mutts

Crawl
by Wag ‘n Woof Pets

Wave
by Wear Wag Repeat

 

Visit each blog for more chances to win!

#TrickorTreatDogs!

 

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This giveaway is sponsored by many wonderful brands and bloggers. All opinions on Wear Wag Repeat are my own. 

80 Comments

  1. Steph, Sev & Lily

    Tori you look so amazing, I love your look here and the dogs look awesome too, such lovely photos! xx
    Love From Steph, Sev & Lily

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    • Tori

      Thank you so much! Might as well have a little fun with my outfit to distract from the fact that we’re still working on their tricks!

      Reply
  2. ellen beck

    Our dog is blind now, but one trick I would like to teach him is to balance something on his nose.

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    • Tori

      Aww! I bet you could teach him that since it’s more about feeling and just listening to stay.

      Reply
  3. Cheryl Chervitz

    I would like to teach my Boston’s how to take a bow. I think it is too cute.

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    • Tori

      Yes, that would be so cute!

      Reply
  4. Jennifer A

    I’d like to teach Dexter to lie down and roll over

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    • Tori

      That’s a good one! My old dog lola loved to roll over!

      Reply
  5. Kelly D

    I would like to teach my dog to heel.

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    • Tori

      That’s a very practical command and makes walking so much more enjoyable!

      Reply
  6. Helga

    I would like to teach mine to sit and stay.

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    • Tori

      Very important skill!

      Reply
  7. Cassandra

    I would like to teach my dog Sprout to balance a treat on his nose. Charlie can but Sprout can’t!

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  8. Heather D

    I love the dog on this blog. Omg

    I would like my dog to learn to fetch her kong toy at treat time. I always have to search for it.

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    • Tori

      Thank you! Now it’s double trouble here since I added Burt! I’m always loosing our Kong, too!

      Reply
  9. Sandy Weinstein

    i would like to teach my girls to weave between my legs.

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  10. bn100

    fetch

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    • Tori

      That’s an easy one! Just reward with treats every time they bring the ball back : )

      Reply
  11. Sandy Weinstein

    i want to teach my girls to weave between my legs.

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  12. Sandy Weinstein

    i would like to teach my girls to weave in and out of my legs. i have posted many times but never see it. so i do not know if these are duplicates.

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    • Tori

      Thanks Sandy! I have to approve new comments on my blog so they’re all here. 🙂

      Reply
  13. Marilyn Nawara

    I would like to teach Gunner how to roll over — learning to pick up his toys would be great too!

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    • Tori

      Picking up toys would be the dream trick!!

      Reply
  14. Ashley

    My dog passed in June of 2017. Was always happy with the tricks that he knew. My favorite was kisses. Miss him to pieces.

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    • Tori

      Aw, kisses is such a good trick!

      Reply
  15. Linda Szymoniak

    I’ve had one dog who would wave. I hadn’t actually thought about teaching my current dogs the trick. Maybe it would be a good one for them to learn!

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    • Tori

      I thought it would be so cute for photos, still working on it!

      Reply
  16. Kayla Lussier

    I really want to teach my dog Myla some agility training!

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    • Tori

      I want to work up to that with Burt, too!

      Reply
  17. Susan P.

    I’d love to teach mine to stay. He gets so excited but we’re working on it.

    Reply
    • Tori

      I’m working on it with Burt, too!

      Reply
  18. Lisa Vance

    I’m working on training them to pick up toys and put them back.

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  19. Bryan Vice

    Would love to teach my dog how to do spins

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  20. Lisa

    I would love to teach my dog to pick up her toys after playing.

    Reply
  21. Candice

    I would like to teach my dog to army crawl.

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  22. Steve Weber

    I would love to teach my dog how to use and flush the toilet!

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    • Tori

      LOL! That would be a good one!

      Reply
  23. Melody

    Id like to teach wave 🙂

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  24. Molly

    I would like to teach my dog to play dead.

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  25. Chelsea Amanda

    Teach them to crawl and speak

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    • Tori

      Crawl is a really cool trick!

      Reply
  26. Lila

    We keep trying to get our pup to wave so we’ll have to try out some of your tips!

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    • Tori

      Good luck! Lucy is getting good at it, just not when Burt is around and she needs to look out for her treats!

      Reply
  27. Casey Garvey

    My Peachies really smart! I want to teach her how to fetch MY items, not just her toys! A great example would be my hair brush in the mornings!

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  28. Casey Garvey

    I want to teach her how to fetch MY items, not just her toys! A great example would be my hair brush in the mornings! Crawling and jumping thru a hoop would be great tricks too!

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  29. Tiffany Banks

    I would love to teach my dog to fetch

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  30. Kayte CookWatts

    We want to teach our cat to fetch because our last cat did, but he is profoundly uninterested in learning any tricks!

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  31. Mary W

    I wish I could teach my dogs to calm down and relax. They get very nervous and afraid at so many things!

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    • Tori

      Sometimes giving them something to do can redirect that nervous energy. A lot of dogs spazz out when someone is at the door, so it can help to teach them to go get a toy when the doorbell rings : )

      Reply
  32. Amanda R Eagan

    Different dogs have different tricks I want to teach them. Colby is about to learn leave it next.

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  33. Melissa Storms

    I am hoping to tech my stubborn girl how to ring a bell to go outside.

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  34. Jan

    It would be great to teach my girl Cadee how to bow!

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  35. Tim

    The one trick I word love her to learn is “Don’t chew up the carpet”, but she apparently can’t hear the word “don’t”. I would also like to teach her to fetch specific things.

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    • Tori

      It’s kind of like manifesting… the universe doesn’t hear “don’t” either. You get what you think of the most – positive or negative! I wouldn’t be surprised if dogs are more in tune with the universe than us and they work that way too!

      Reply
  36. Jan Lee

    My sister wants to train her dog to take treats nicely from her hand instead of grabbing them from her. 🙂

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    • Tori

      That would be good! Work on “Easy” or “Gentle”

      Reply
  37. Colleen Boudreau

    I’d like to teach my dog to play dead.

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  38. Barrie

    Your dogs are gorgeous! We love labs and currently have a yellow lab mix. Maverick is 7 but still so smart so teaching him a new trick shouldn’t be too bad. I want to teach him how to open the lower cabinet doors in my kitchen.

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  39. Barrie

    Your dogs are beautiful! We love labs. I want to teach my dog, Maverick, to open lower cabinet doors in rooms.

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  40. Katie Amanda

    I’d like to teach my hound to “leave it” when she sees another dog nearby.

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  41. Lisa F.

    I did teach my second dog how to give me his paw, then the other one right after. I would like to try that again with one of my dogs now.

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  42. Kristen

    I’d like to teach my dog to jump over stuff.

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  43. Renee Grosskreuz

    I would like to teach my dog to sit and stay.

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  44. Holly McBerty

    My daughter is training her dog to be a therapy dog so we go through treats very, very quickly!!!

    Good luck on the new tricks

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  45. Molli Taylor

    it would be cool to teach her to shake/

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  46. Michelle B.

    I wish I could teach my pups to roll over. For some reason, nothing can get them on their backs. They can play dead on their side like pros, but if it involves getting them on their backs, they freak……

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  47. Kyla P

    I want to teach Luma to shake paws!

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  48. Leela

    How to roll over.

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  49. Nickie

    I would like to teach my dog to roll over

    Reply
  50. tiffany dayton

    I would teach my dogs not to stare while we are eating.

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  51. emily

    I would like to teach her to put away toys

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  52. Carolsue

    I’d like to teach my dog how to roll over and play dead

    Reply
  53. Samantha Martin

    Tiny is an older dog now very reliable and sweet. I would love to teach her to dial 911 in case of fire or another emergency.

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    • Tori

      That would be amazing!

      Reply
  54. D.B.

    I’d like to teach my dog to roll over.

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  55. Laurie Nykaza

    Love to teach my dogs to roll over

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  56. Karen Herbert

    Our bassett still hasn’t learned down so thanks for the tip. One way we have been trying is sitting down on the floor with knees up and getting her to crawl under the legs and holding her while giving the treat and saying down. Sort of working!

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    • Tori

      That’s creative! One thing I picked up from our trainer is to say “down” when their front elbows hit the floor. That’s when they’re doing it! If you say down a million times while they’re just sitting there not doing it then it can be confusing. Good luck!

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  57. Celeste Herrin

    I would like to teach mine to roll over. He can do most anything else but he refuses to do that. Thank you so much for such an awesome giveaway!!

    Reply
  58. Elizabeth Woods

    Wow! That is a pretty advanced trick! Hopefully my lab could do the same! I’d love to teach him to jump through a hoop!

    Reply

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