Amazing Animal Tricks

Nana

Nana is available for print ads, commercials, film, and other media work.  
If you are interested in using Nana for an upcoming project, please contact us.

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Pronunciation:  "NAN-uh" (rhymes with the name Hannah)
Middle Name:  Marie
Breed:  Border Collie
Size:  Medium
Age:  9 years
Date of Birth:  June 3, 2007
Gender:  Female
Height at Withers:  21.5 inches
Weight:  39 lbs (17.7 kg)
Colour:  Black and White
Coat:  Rough coat

Nana knows a wide range of behaviours and tricks and is skilled at portraying a variety of different emotions.  Her repertoire of trained behaviours exceeds 400 tricks and she is continually learning new ones.  Nana is experienced working on television sets, stages, and in environments with bright lights, large cameras and other equipment, cheering and applause, and actors/film crews.

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Tricks/Behaviours:  (Incomplete list)
- Basic obedience (sit, down, stand, heel, stay, come, stop, etc.)
- Go to a mark / Go from A to B
- Go with an actor
- Move head where desired (left, right, up, lower while looking ahead, between front paws, etc.) 

- Limp (both front paws & right, hind leg) 
- Shake off (just head or whole body)
- Lift hind leg / Fake pee (both back legs) 
- Crawl (forwards or backwards)
- Walk slowly / Stalk
- "Statue" — stand perfectly still in any position amongst distractions (no head movement)
- Walk or run backwards
- Carry, hold, or retrieve items 
- Pull on a rope or other objects
- Bark, growl, yip, or whine
- Dig
- Chase tail
- Scratch herself with hind leg 
- Ascend or descend stairs 
- Lick lips / Lick an object
- Nod head "yes" (up and down)
- Shake head "no" (left and right)


Other tricks:
- Climb a ladder
- Walk or hop on hind legs (forwards, backwards, or in a circle) 
- Ride a skateboard
- Pick a wallet (unzip a backpack, remove wallet from backpack, open wallet and retrieve money) 
- Walk while balancing a book, a glass of water, or other objects on her head 
- Retrieve food
- Walk forwards on front paws / Walking handstand
- Vault off an object (tree, wall, person, etc.)

Additional Skills:
- Wearing costumes or clothing
- Performing solely on either a hand signal or a verbal cue
- Performing behaviours at a distance
- Performing behaviours while holding an object in her mouth
- "Work away" — perform behaviours while facing away from the handler
- Manoeuvre agility obstacles (hurdles, tunnels, weave poles, A-frame, dog walk, etc.)
- Disc / Catch a frisbee


About Nana

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Favourite Activities:  Playing Frisbee, romping in the woods, herding squirrels, learning and performing tricks, playing volleyball, going for car rides, popping balloons, chasing flashlight beams, cuddling on the couch.

Personality: Loving, friendly, zany, playful, eager, happy, fun-loving, sweet, compassionate, affectionate, energetic, loyal.

Favourite Tricks:  Take a bow, jump in my arms, lift hind leg, speak, shame, walk backwards, beg.

Best Friend:  Kaiser
Unique Characteristics:  Symmetrical blaze on her face, semi-erect ears, black spots on the left side of her nose, black freckles on her legs, faint, brown patches on the backs of her legs under her tail.  More black on her front right leg than on her left.

Growing Up

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For more images of Nana, view her Flickr album.

To see Nana in action, visit the Videos page of our website or click on the image below to view her official YouTube page.

Click here to view Nana's YouTube channel

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