How to teach your dog to do march madness picks

Sawyer always bets on teams with red in their uniforms

Successful betting takes a lot of skill, research and knowledge. Or you can just ask your dog. You can teach a dog to do March Madness picks, or even choose a racehorse or Super Bowl team, using the following steps.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Dog
• <br>Small note cards
• <br>Peanut butter

1. Put your dog in another room while you set up his choices.

2. Using two note cards at a time, write a team name on each.

3. Dab equal amounts of peanut butter in the center of each note card.

4. Place the cards next to each other on the floor in the center of the room.

5. Call your dog into the room, point to the note cards and see which one he goes for first. That’s your winner.

6. Repeat until you have your whole list of picks mapped out.

Tips & Warnings

• This method can be used for betting and also for daily choices, like what to have for dinner, what city to move to or what DVD to watch first.

• <br>If your dog keeps going for the card on the right (or left) scramble the cards behind your back so you don’t know which one you are putting on each side. You may also try placing the cards in different locations around the room.

• Don’t let your dog eat the note card after he licks off the peanut butter. Otherwise you’ll never know who to bet on.