What trick should I teach my puppy?

[Ellen Forradalom]

My four-month-old pup is in puppy obedience class. For graduation in two weeks, I need to devise and teach him a trick. What should I do? I'm thinking of "dance"--when he jumps up, to put his paw in mine--or maybe to retrieve underwear. My four-year-old already knows that; he helps me do laundry by gathering up "Daddy's stinky butt underwear" for me.

[RoadRunner]

1. Teach him to spell

Really. I did that with my favorite dog, long deceased. I taught him all the basic commands by spelling the words. S-I-T and he would sit. C-O-M-E and he would come to me. Never ceased to amaze my friends.

[IrateCitizen]

6. I would NEVER want my dog to be able to do that!!!

As it is right now, we have to spell out "W-A-L-K" and "O-U-T-S-I-D-E" if we don't want her to get all excited.

[asthmaticeog]

2. Teach him to attack neo-cons' ankles. n/t

[Scout]

3. try to find something he does naturally

and then coach it into a trick. keep it fun, short lessons!

I want a puppy, I love puppies ... my dogs are all grown up now.

[Blue-Jay]

4. Fetch a beer! Fetch a beer! Fetch a beer!

That is the ultimate in dog tricks. I've only seen ONE in person that could do it.

[henslee]

5. Don't teach him "paw". It's stupid. "Sit" and "down" are good....

and you can also use hand signals.

[XNASA]

7. Teach him to play 'Chopsticks' on the piano.

What's that you say? You don't have a piano? Then I guess you better teach him how to steal a piano first.