CONGRADULATIONS on a RESCUE DOG!! yay!! wONDERFUL!!
I think "COME" is The most important trick of all. I do. could save your dog someday. I practice it most every day with Buddy, advancing along to more and more distractions.
I think "Look at me", although not impressive to your friends, is also good trick, comes in handy.
Those are the first tricks i'd teach. Also, i'm glad i spent some time, with Buddy on leash for every potty, to show him where I want him to 'go' in the yard. Really glad i did that.
Oh, another good thing for all dogs to learn, i think, is they can not get into the car til you say so, nor can they get out of the car til you say so. ..Picture a flat on the toll road...
Same with the front door. No running out til you say so. That one is not so easy. You need a lil team of door-knocking pals to help with that one...
Ha, i must be in safety mode tonight!!:msngiggle: