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How Little Rescue Puppy Tilley Found Love and Stardom.

September 29, 2017 by Talent Hounds 26 Comments

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 Find out how adorable rescue puppy Tilley found love and stardom

 From Shelter Pup to Amazing Trick Dog.

In just two years, this  adorable little rescue puppy has gone from death row to love and local stardom.

Jess, Tilley’s manager and trainer, found Tilley on a website two years ago, at risk at a high kill shelter in California. She saw that sweet little face with those big brown eyes and hopped on a plane to save and adopt the six month old puppy.

Tilley and Jess

Training Tilley

Tilley loves to please and has always been very eager to learn. Jess started training Tilley immediately using positive reinforcement with a clicker or marker word and treats,. They like using the clicker as it is so quick and precise but sometimes you need both hands so saying “Yes” works too.
Tilley never gets punished for not getting a trick and Jess keeps training super fun.  I was impressed with how gentle and calm she is when working with Tilley.

Tilley picks up things very quickly. Often, she only has to be shown or rewarded once. Here is an example of one of her training videos on her YouTube Channel.
Jess  often uses “shaping” and encourages Tilley to offer new behaviours and rewards the ones she likes so Tilley learns to repeat them. Jess will place cups down, for example, and when Tilley paws them or picks them up, she is rewarded with a treat so she does it again when asked.
Tilley Does Tricks
Tilley Does Tricks
Jess uses very yummy treats as Kilo the Pug found out at Canadian Pet Expo. He was keen to do some tricks for her too and even gave Tilley a sniff which was quite a breakthrough for him. Eventually treats can be phased out, once Tilley understands a new behavior. She seems to really enjoy performing and posing for the camera with Jess.

Talent Hounds Canada 150- adorable Tilley

Tilley does Tricks with The WoofJocks Team 

Currently, Tilley performs with our talented pals the “WoofJocks Canine All Stars”.
 
Her specialties are tricks, freestyle, and weaving handstands. While other dogs do agility through the weave poles, she’ll actually do that in a handstand on her front paws.

 
Tilley’s is such an inspiring rescue story, and she is proof that #RescuesRock. They are not necessarily broken and can be trained with patience, hard work , love and treats.

Follow Tilley

 You can find her on Instagram @TilleyDoesTricks. She’s also on Facebook.

Do you have a Rescue Story to share? Tell us in the comments.

Filed Under: Rescue Dogs Rock

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  1. Shelby G. says

    September 30, 2017 at 2:25 am

    When a dog is more flexible than you… hahahaha. Too cute!!

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  2. Ruth Epstein says

    September 30, 2017 at 2:59 am

    Love this story as rescues are the best and he is just adorable

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  3. Kamira Gayle says

    September 30, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    So happy to hear Tilley was rescued. Wow so talented! I mean who can do a walking handstand to 17 seconds!!! Wow.

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  4. Tenacious Little Terrier says

    October 1, 2017 at 3:15 am

    Love that weave handstand trick! I’m currently training Mr. N to do one, I’ll have to see if she has any tips.

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    • Talent Hounds says

      October 2, 2017 at 11:16 pm

      Jess is the nicest and would definitely share tips. She had Kilo behaving in minutes with her gentle manner and good treats at the Expo with other dogs.

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  5. Lori Hilliard says

    October 1, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    Tilley is so sweet! Although I think every adopted shelter dog a success story, hers is definitely special.

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  6. Sherri says

    October 1, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    I’ve seen Woof Jacks many times – including most recently at the Ancaster Fair in Ontario. Love watching them. Not sure if I’ve seen Tilly but Jesse and Tilly look alike – I can see why she was attracted to the posted pic.

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  7. Tonya says

    October 1, 2017 at 6:25 pm

    Tilley is a great trick dog! It’s so much fun to teach our dogs tricks. Not to mention they just love to work and have fun.

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  8. Heather Wallace says

    October 1, 2017 at 6:40 pm

    Tillie is such a great ambassador for rescue pets. What a smart cookie! I bet she could teach my dogs a thing or two.

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  9. DASH KITTEN CREW says

    October 1, 2017 at 7:06 pm

    Wow this is amazing to see. I can’t even DO a handstand anymore *grins* GO TILLY!!!!!!!

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  10. Stephanie Seger says

    October 1, 2017 at 7:10 pm

    What a great story of rescue and the remarkable potential that is within all dogs with love and patience. If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t the little Jack Russel on Frazier a rescue as well? Anyway, Tilly is adorable and I’m so happy he found Jess and what a great team they are for one another.

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  11. Paroma Chakravarty says

    October 2, 2017 at 3:12 am

    Tilly is awesome! So intelligent and fashionable too!

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  12. Irene McHugh says

    October 2, 2017 at 4:43 am

    Tilley, you are just an impressively flexible pup! And adorable to boot, especially in your Canadian flag sunglasses and maple leaf scarf.

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  13. Beth says

    October 2, 2017 at 4:57 am

    Tilley is so cute! Stories like hers always make me happy! She is very talented.

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  14. Sweet Purrfections says

    October 2, 2017 at 5:51 am

    How wonderful Tilley found a great forever home. I love the amazing tricks she can perform!

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  15. The Daily Pip says

    October 2, 2017 at 12:59 pm

    Tilly has the most gorgeous brown eyes – so very wise and gentle. I am truly amazed at dogs like Tilly that learn such amazing tricks like handstands. It takes a long time for Ruby to learn tricks . We just taught her to spin in a circle and it took a LONG time and many treats.

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    • Talent Hounds says

      October 2, 2017 at 11:14 pm

      Kilo takes quite a while too LOL and LOTS of treats. But now he loves doing tricks and actually had quite a few.

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  16. Sadie says

    October 2, 2017 at 4:03 pm

    I can’t wait to meet Tilley at one of your shows! Yay, a (rescue) star is born. She obviously loves to learn and has fun perform. Thank you for this heartwarming story. Such a cutie!

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    • Talent Hounds says

      October 2, 2017 at 11:25 pm

      I can’t wait for us to do some shows together. We need to catch up. XS

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  17. Lola The Rescued Cat says

    October 2, 2017 at 4:36 pm

    Way to go, Tilley! We wish all shelter pets could have the same opportunity at Tilley. We bet there’s a lot of talented pets waiting for forever homes! Not to mention how much love they are waiting to give to people.

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    • Talent Hounds says

      October 2, 2017 at 11:12 pm

      I know – so true. She had so much love to give and so do so many.

      Reply
  18. Spencer the Goldendoodle says

    October 2, 2017 at 5:01 pm

    Tilley is an amazing pup! So many great tricks! I wish I knew more tricks! 🙂

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  19. Viktoria says

    October 3, 2017 at 1:25 am

    Oh my! Tilley looks like she has fun doing tricks with her owner! I’m so glad she found someone to love her

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  20. Robin says

    October 3, 2017 at 7:56 am

    Tilley is so talented! Dogs are truly amazing. They can learn to do anything when the proper techniques are used. I love Tilley’s photo with all of his Canadian gear. She looks very proud of her Canadian heritage. 🙂

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  21. Lynne says

    November 18, 2017 at 7:21 pm

    Tilley lucked out with the right owner that has a heart of gold. Jess took the time and patience to work with Tilley and Tilley responded to the training nd love she was given……a truly heartwarming g story and I love seeing the new Trick Tilley has learnt……..Rescues Rock truly

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    • Talent Hounds says

      November 20, 2017 at 6:27 pm

      Thanks Lynne- Jess is such a great trainer and Tilley is amazing. We just saw them again this weekend- an inspiration. #RescuesRock

      Reply

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