GAMES TO PLAY WITH YOUR DOG (seriously)

These are games and ideas submitted from a variety of sources.

1. Follow the Leader
2. Find the Treat
3. Hide and Seek

Follow the Leader

A really fun game to play with your dog and/or puppy or for dog classes is follow the leader. In a class environment set up lots of puppy obstacles and traffic cones in no particular order and give each handler the opportunity to be leader. All you need are three
dogs and handlers. In the summer you can include a shallow wading pool, also some piles of balls or frisbees. Well, you get the idea. Your dog and you will have lots of fun playing this game together.

Find the Treat

Put your dog on a down-stay- command. Then put treats in a variety of hiding places. Your dog has to wait until all the treats are hidden. When you say, GO! the dog runs around trying to find the most treats.

Hide and Seek

This is a fun game to play with your dog. Put your dog on a sit or down wait. Then you hide. When ready call your dog to you. Watch out because they sometimes peek. This is good for teaching the dog to wait until called as well as fun for you and your dog.
 



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