In today’s video, we’re diving into how to mentally stimulate your dog indoors with fun and engaging dog enrichment activities. Many dogs spend their days waiting for attention, but we can change that with simple mental exercises for dogs.
We’ll explore two blocks ordered in level of difficulty where you can work your dog up to the more complex exercise:
Block 1:
Release and run: A great game for building impulse control and focus.
Hide and seek for dogs: Perfect for enhancing your dog’s recall training and using their senses.
Find it: Keep your dog entertained and mentally engaged indoors.
These activities are just as stimulating and tiring as physical exercise, providing the mental stimulation your dog needs. Whether it’s a rainy day or you’re just looking for new ways to keep your dog happy, these exercises are perfect for every dog owner.
Block 2:
Targeting: A great came to have your dog listening careful for specific instructions.
Base Training: They continue to learn how to take instruction, however, they physically move from one target to the other.
Advanced Targeting: Putting the two together where your dog goes to a specific location and performs an action:
Discover more enrichment games for dogs at home to make every day exciting.
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You have tought your dog fantastic tricks, but can you explain how to start to teach each one? For example hi five, the stay command, that mirror walk into your legs?
My dog is so erratic. Very hard to train. Shes a chihuahua. I started using a spray bottle to stop her from eating stuff from the sidewalk and to stop her going after other dogs or cats. It helps lkkw 90%. She pulls a lot. Takes so long to go on a walk bc i have to stop every single time she pulls. She eats astroturf. I have a lot more training to do with her. She does bad pp to retaliate if she thinks im withholding food from her when im eating. Its a lot of work. Very stubborn chihuahua she tries to do the same things over ans ober that she knows shes not supposed to do like bring toys in the bed. Its a constant battle.
Really love these ideas, I’m excited to try them
Hi there! I stumbled across your channel. How do you give mental stimulation for a corgi puppy at 12 weeks old? We’re trying to divert him from biting our hands haha
Thanks for a video that is quick to the point!