Dog Boredom Busters

• Backyard Fun For Dogs While most people understand that their dog needs to be physically healthy, few are yet to fully comprehend the importance of mental health on their dogs general well-being. Dogs often spend many hours alone these days while humans are at work - this can lead to a bored dog who engages in inappropriate behaviours. To avoid this it is necessary to provide your dog with a variety of mental exercises as part of your daily routine. ...
• Is Your Dog Living On Social Security Handouts Humans work for money, food is doggy money - dogs will work for it. Used correctly, this valuable resource can not only provide hours of entertainment for your dog, but can also help reinforce your position as leader. By utilising our dog's daily food rations, we can shape how our dogs behave using positive reinforcement techniques and environmental enrichment. ...
• Mental & Physical Stimulation Most pet dogs lead criminally under-stimulated lives. If your dog lived in the wild he would spend the majority of his time in survival activities. He would be hunting for his dinner. He would have to find prey, run it down, hang onto and kill it, and then rip it apart to eat it! He might even have to protect it from other predators. ...
• Should You Play Tug with Your Dog Many dog trainers the world over would have you believe that by playing tug with your dog that you are teaching it to be dominant. This is simply not true. Tug is a fantastic game to play with your dog because your dog enjoys it, it releases pent up energy and can be a wonderful exercise in leadership provided a few rules are followed....