I taught RB Max, Back (he doesn't walk backwards, he does this funny hop. Its cute & ppl loved it.

Also teaching him left & right is very usefull. If hes a swimmer & when he starts to loose his eyesight is when this trick is best used.

I would toss a stick in the water & sometimes Max would loose it. I always could see it & I would tell him right or left & he would go that way until he bumpped into it.

& the best of all was talk urself. I had RB Max doing that at a yr old. as long as no one was around. I made a short leash about a foot long & would hook it to his halti, & he would chase the leash around until he caught it & would prance as he walked himself. Kids & their parents just loved that trick.