subject: Training Your Dog for Hollywood [print this page] Training Your Dog for Hollywood Training Your Dog for Hollywood
When you were watching that movie last night, you may have seen a Airedale Terrier or a Utonagan or a Spanish Alano. Now, what you are asking yourself is - 'Is my Russian Toy Terrier ready to be in the movies?' Ok, your veterinarian tells you that your pet pooch is just the best pooch they have ever seen. Your critter even can tell how and when to mug for camera shots, 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, your pooch can't just look adorable and like to be in front of a camera. Your dog is going to have to be well trained and know, not just the basics, but a few great tricks to show what he can do.
Most of the scenes you see dogs doing on TV look so great because Hollywood has a way of putting the dog's tricks in the best light 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 basics that are going to convince the talent agent. There are lots of businesses that offer the workshops required to get your puppy the skills that are needed by dog actors.
Almost all of what dogs do on TV are fairly easy tricks. Most of the everyday tricks the dogs need to do are bow, turn out the light, sneeze, back up, speak on cue, wave, find it, roll over, play dead, touch the target, hide your eyes, crawl and whimper.
Having your dog learn all of the tricks might be the easy part of what is needed for the movies. The tough one for many dogs is working with strangers all around and many distractions. Also, in many cases, your dog will need to follow the lead of the set's dog trainer, not you. These are some daunting obstacles for some dogs to undertake.
If your dog can learn all the tricks, but also the Hollywood basics of working with strangers on television sets without forgetting everything you taught her, you might just have a dog like Pussy Galore that played Truffles, Mildred's terrier, in the British sitcom George & Mildred.
Alright, so your puppy is trained and ready to work in the movies. What do you do now? The most important step is to make 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 really get your dog ready and help you get into the industry. Don't forget there is a huge amount of advertisement work for your aspiring mutt to shoot for also.
Now for the very last detail. Your dog adores you (hopefully, the feeling is mutual). If your dog does not enjoy acting and does not want to be a movie star, your dog will let you know. Listen to your pal and make sure she is having fun - it will show.
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