If your dog doesn’t have adequate stimulation from both physical and mental activity they will become bored. I love using my friend Tori’s method of layering to add an extra layer mental challenge for your dog. You can also use a ball that’s in the shape of an octagon rather than a sphere, as it won’t roll as fast or as far away. An agile dog can learn to balance a treat on their nose and hold it there until they are given permission to flip it into the air and eat it.

I am a very sensitive person and i completely understand why you couldn’t be with your dog, even though you wanted to. If you have little ones and furry ones in the family, playing in the sprinkler is a great way to keep everyone happy on a hot day. If your dog’s toys are kept in a container you can give them a lot of mental stimulation by teaching them to put their toys away.The last thing you want after a hard day at work is to come home to a demolition site or unhappy neighbors.

It’s winter now where we’re at and that means snow, so there’s plenty of time being spent indoors with our 2 mutts going stir crazy. If someone so much as makes eye contact he thinks they want him to be as close to him as possible lol And thank you for including a few Wear Wag Repeat links! Your woof could weave around stacks of books, shimmy under chairs, hop over blankets or jump through a hula hoop!As your dog gets better at this game you can make it more challenging by increasing the number of toys they have have to sift through. Keeping your dog entertained can be a challenge, and simply trying to come up with new ways to keep your dog entertained can be more exhausting than actually getting up and doing it. There are varying levels of difficulty, so if your dog has never used one before, start with an easy one and gradually increase the difficulty as they master the current toy. If they know all these tricks, your pooch is sure to be at the top of their Doggy Daycare class in Arkansas. Before I taught her to go grab those items she’d be spinning around, whining, and jumping while I got everything ready.

You can also put the rings in a different room, so your dog is running back and forth to collect and stack all the rings. A friend’s daughter taught her dog to play noughts and crosses with her by setting out the grid then placing a treat on each of the nine sections. So many great activities that you can do with your dog are simply dog-versions of favorite kids' games, all of which exercise and train the brain as much as the body.This is a problem as I don’t always have time to take him on an hour long walk and he spends most of the day bored. Giving your dog a massage reduces anxiety, relieves stress, improves circulation, and creates a great bond between you and your dog.

The newborn puppy relies on this sense to decipher the world they have entered and it will continue to do so for their entire lives. When you teach your dog some basic nose work games such as ‘find the treats’ you’re mentally tiring them out and helping them hone in on some of their natural skills. Labai smagi ir įdomi knyga, nors manau, kad prieš imant mokyti šunį žaisti knygoje pateiktus žaidimus, reiktų, kad jis būtų bent šiek tiek dresuotas ir mokytas pagrindinių komandų. I play hide and seek with mine now: they wait in the bathroom while I hide bits of treats around the living room. Long-lasting treat: Provide a treat-dispensing toy, a Kong filled with peanut butter, or another healthy joy.

Holding your dog by the collar, throw the toy in the area the other items are and give the command to find that one. From a fun game of hide and seek to stuffing a Kong, here’s 33 simple ways to keep your dog busy indoors. If you have a small dog you might have to improvise to make it possible for your dog to reach the light switch. A good object to begin with is a stick because it can demonstrate to the dog not just where to jump but also how much space there is to work with on either side so it can stay within the boundaries of the rope.