Dog Training: How To Keep Your Dog's Mind Stimulated - Part 1

Dog training

Dogs have exceptional hunting and instincts with strength and drives that need to be expressed. Sound silly, right?

Dogs need an outlet for those drives. Stimulation at any level is healthy. A dog that's mentally stimulated on a daily basis is a happy dog, and happy dogs don’t cause problems.

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Some dog breeds are bred to work. If you don’t keep your dog’s mind stimulated, chances are that he’ll find something to do to stimulate his mind...and mostly you won't like what he gets up to!

TIP: Do obedience training with your dog...they love a good challenge.

Here’s 5 big reasons why you should keep your dog mentally stimulated:

1/: Knowing he will be praised for making the right decision and corrected for making the wrong decision (and allowed the chance to make the right decision again) instills a sense of responsibility so do obedience training with your dog.

2/: There are a number of cool toys that actually challenge your dog’s mind. one of the more popular ones is the “Buster Cube,” a plastic cube that releases a pellet of food, every third or fourth time the Cube is rolled over.

3/: Teach your dog to do tasks like bring in the newspaper, carry mail back from the mailbox or to walk out with you when you take the trash out.

4/: You can't go wrong with exercise and plenty of it. If you can mix and match exercise with another activity such as playing, “Find the ball,” or doing some agility exercises, then that’s even better.

5/: Keep routines going, because small rituals done at the same time of day, every day keep him on his toes and ready for action. For example; feeding, exercise, grooming, treats, car trips, whatever…the name of the game is regular routines = stimulation.

Work and obedience training requires your dog to use his brain and think.
Thanks for reading, enjoy and have fun.

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