What games should you play with your dog – increase your pet’s intelligence: dog trainers advise

11.04.2024 20:39

If you don’t train your dog, it will forget basic commands, so games and training are not just a way to add variety to your walk.

According to dog handlers, in this way the owner works on developing the pet’s intelligence and maintains the dog’s physical health.

Experts have named an approximate list of games that every dog owner should practice.

Smell and coordination

These are games aimed at finding objects or dog treats.

The dog must find the thrown toy or object visually or find a hidden treat.

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Physical activity

Even an inexperienced dog breeder understands this as the fetch command.

Simply running after a stick or a ball is an excellent tool for developing a dog's intelligence.

Overcoming obstacles

This can be training on special areas for walking animals or an improvised obstacle course built in a room from furniture and other objects. It can be combined with searching.

Improves the pet's spatial coordination and thinking.

And finally, experts remind about the need to constantly practice previously mastered commands, such as “sit”, “lie down”, “no” and “no”.

Previously, we talked about what the ideal dog bowl should be like.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor


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  1. Smell and coordination
  2. Physical activity
  3. Overcoming obstacles