Dragon Training (Books)

Dragon Training is a practice that involves training a dragon to do certain actions.

How to Train Your Dragon (series)
Dragon Training was part of a normal Hairy Hooligan's Viking training before the Second Dragon War. It is unknow if the cruel parts of tradition are still carried out after Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III's acension to the title of King of the Wilderwest.

The first test of Viking training is to catch a dragon. If any Viking fails any of the tests they will be exiled (kicked out of the tribe left to wander and fend for themselves). Vikings in training climb a cliff-like area in order to reach the entrance of a cave. Inside the cave is the dragon nursery where Vikings in training have to catch their dragon. After that the final test is to train the dragon they caught to catch fish and to understand the basic commands (stop and go).

The young Vikings then show off how well they trained their dragon at the Thor's Day Thursday event. Hiccup had a hard time finding ways to train Toothless so he made a list:


 * Yelling (Hiccup wasn't a good yeller so it didn't work.)
 * Gratitude (Most dragons aren't grateful so didn't work too well.)
 * Greed (for Hiccup didn't work too well.)
 * Vanity (didn't work too well)
 * Revenge (almost worked but didn't)
 * Jokes and riddling talk- only if desperate (worked)