Dragon Training (Franchise)

In the Books
In the books, training a dragon is part of normal Hairy Hooligan viking training. 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). They show off how well they trained their dragon at the Thor's 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

In The Film
Dragon Training is where children learn how to slay dragons. During their training, they will learn how to use a shield and know each type of dragon's weaknesses. At the end of their training, the village elder will pick the most promising fighter and make him/her fight against a Monstrous Nightmare. If the child wins, he/she will become a full Viking.