What games build trust with dogs?
Rocky Haag
2025-06-28 08:40:17
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Playing with your dog a few times through the day can stop them from making up their own games, keeping their minds focused from other possible destructive habits. You can play the ‘find it!’ game to ask your dog to find treats and toys, and also ask them to find people. To begin, you ideally need two people to play the game, while one person goes to hide, the other will keep the dog distracted. When the other person is hidden, the person with the dog will say ‘find’ and then say the person’s name, and when your dog finds you, be sure to make a big fuss over them. Training your dog is a great way to keep them mentally stimulated and is a fantastic way of bonding with your pooch. You can follow this simple training advice to teach them new tricks like sit, down, leave etc, and once you have the basics in place, you can start to teach your dog more complex things like go to bed, retrieve and tricks such as shutting doors, roll over, give a paw and so on. Fetch and tug of war are also great games to play with your dog, and using a Kong, food puzzle or activity ball can keep them entertained and mentally stimulated.
Stanley Hessel
2025-06-28 05:51:08
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Learning new things together is a way to strengthen your relationship and also build trust whether you have a new puppy or an older dog. Teaching your dog a new trick is a way to counteract boredom in dogs and also reduce anxiety. Some dog trainers even recommend teaching your puppy or adult dog one trick per week as a way to continuously build trust and also keep your dog's mind active and engaged as they get older. The command Touch is often used in Puppy Training to help build confidence in growing dogs. Allowing your dog the opportunity to “Touch” in an uncomfortable situation can comfort them. Allowing your dog the choice to use “Touch” as a greeting for others helps them communicate confidently too which builds their confidence in themselves as well their trust in you too. You can practice “Touch” to keep your dog in communication with you when they are anxious like when others are around or you are in a new or noisy area. You can also teach people to practice “Touch” with your dog.
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