I am following up last week's post Play More ~ Pet Less to show you what play looks like when you move from food to a toy.
But to recap.....We can make an impact to our relationship by playing with our dog. Finding what our dog likes best is important. We choose food first because dogs need to eat. Being hungry helps. Taking advantage of our dog's hunger will increase the opportunity to play. How you feed them makes the difference. So go back and review last week's blog video to see how to Play with their food!
Dogs, particularly, have Prey Drive. We can turn their desire to "Chase, Catch, Kill" into appropriate Play. Now, some dogs will have a greater drive than others due to personality and breeding. But I feel you can teach your dog how to play by finding what motivates them; Finding what they want to chase.
Here is a clip of Underdog, a Goldendoodle. He has a ton of energy! Playing with him has huge benefits for relationship building, obedience training and draining his excessive amounts of energy.
Who doesn't want to see a puppy?!! Here is a clip of a cute 9 week old Vizsla puppy named Neo.
You love your dog and really, your dog loves you! Take time to play and you both will be happy.
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