19 Mar How to Drain a Dog’s Energy at Home (Part 2)

Draining dogs’ energy has always been a challenge for dog owners; Because a lot of energy in dogs causes behavioural and physical damage to them, household items or even dog owners. Remember that when you accept to take care of a dog, he is part of your family. You will experience many joys and opportunities to have this wonderful creature in your life. An energetic dog will challenge you and change your life forever. In addition to draining your puppy’s energy, try to ensure your health with regular exercise programs. In the previous part, we explained some of these activities. In this article, we try to introduce you to the rest of the tips as well as the best ways to drain your dog’s energy.

The best apartment dog breeds

If you’re planning to take care of a dog, choosing the most suitable dog breeds can be difficult depending on your interests and lifestyle. 

• Choosing the right breed for your lifestyle and interests.
• Getting acquainted with his features.
• Determining the dog’s gender.
• Giving the proper name to your dog
• Getting acquainted with the dogs’ lifestyle and their responsibilities
• Preparing your home for dogs to enter your life.

Different activities for drawing dog’s energy

Walking a lot

Daily walking is the basis of your dog’s training. Walking will be a physical and mental exercise for both of you. You can bring thousands of small and delicious treats so you can work on simple training or other more difficult tasks with him. By planning your daily walking, you should also do some intense exercise. Therefore the dog knows that this is something he can count on every day while depleting the dog’s calories and energy.

Tug of war; Favorite game of all dogs!

Almost all dog breeds love to play tug of war. There are several types of tug toys in pet shops, But their main structure is a strong rope where you grab one end and the dog grabs the other end with his teeth, then the game begins! This game makes the dog very excited and you need to teach the dog basic training and obedience. Also in this game, you have to teach your dog 2 rules:

• The dog shouldn’t grab the rope until you let him.
• He should leave the rope as soon as you ask him.

You can play this game in the smallest space and apartment. It’s both fun and drains the dog’s energy.

Hide and seek; Stimulate the sense of chase and hunting in dogs!

Hide and seek is one of the exciting and fun games for both you and your dog. This game awakens the sense of hunting, chasing and finding in dogs. It also encourages dogs to find you by sniffing and using their sense of smell and hearing! Start this game simply:

• For example, go behind the sofa and order your dog “find me” in an energetic tone.
• When the dog finds you, encourage and pet him.
• Then tell him “stay” and go to another room. Now make the game a little harder.

The goal of this game is to excite your dog, so don’t hide in such a way that your dog can’t find you and get bored! Then it’s time for the dog to hide. This is the funniest part of the game. Because dogs hide funnily: for example, they put their heads under a pillow or behind a curtain and think that no one will see them!

Finding toys and dolls

Most dog owners know that they need to be physically active to drain their dog’s energy. But they often neglect mental activity. Dogs need to be mentally challenged to always be healthy. Finding a doll, like a hide and seek, engages the dog both mentally and physically, and will be a lot of fun.

• Hide your dog’s favourite toy or doll in a safe place (for example under a pillow)
• Then tell your dog “find it” in an excited tone.
• When the dog finds the toy, encourage him or play with him a bit.
• After several repetitions, the dog learns the rules of the game.
• Now it’s time to make the game a little harder and hide the toy somewhere else.
• The dog tries to look for the toy using his sense of smell, and the sense of hunting and chasing prey is awakened in him.

Of course, you can also play this game by hiding the treats. In this case, you should be aware of the number of treats that the dog finds and eats so that your dog doesn’t gain weight.