Monthly Archives: March 2010

Does your dog have a hard time while you are not at home? Some dogs will be okay some days but not other days. Here are some things you can do to help your dog keep his mind at ease. Some people don’t even use dog bowls to feed their dog – they simply put kibble specially designed toys to make their dog work for its food!
Give him/her a pacifier toy (a toy the dog will enjoy alone);
a Kong stuffed with peanutbutter and frozen
Bouncy Bone (more…)

This is a great game you can play inside and outside.

Your dog needs to know how to come and stay if your playing alone.

To play tell your dog to stay or have someone hold him. Get him all excited by bouncing around and saying his name. Then run off behind a corner or tree. Poke your head out and say the dog’s name and a release command (so the dog knows he can go get you) and a find command. Make sure that if you have some one holding your dog that they release him too. When your dog finds you be sure to praise him and give him a treat or a toy.
You can make this game more challenging by hiding; out of your dog’ sight, upstairs/downstairs, in the dark, under a blanket, etc.! Your imagination is the only limit here.

This is also a great way to see if your dog might have fun being a part of Search and Rescue.

Let us know how your brain games go!

For more games check out K9 Domain.

A lot of dogs love to play. With the advent of ‘the dog park’ more dogs are now able to play with others. This is great for dogs that live in one dog families or younger dogs that aren’t fluent in dog language.
I think we can all agree that there is something special about watching certain dogs play together. What is it about these dogs that play so well that makes us smile just watching them? It may be a rottweiler playing with a six week old teacup poodle; when dogs self-handicap and play at equal levels its heartwarming. When dogs handicap themselves you will see role reversals and pauses in play.

Champ and Ellie playing with a Kong bone

(more…)

I would like to put a shout out to SandpointOnline.com and FYINorthIdaho.com to say thank you for all your help and support as this website gets going. Both of these great websites put up links to NorthIdahoDogFun.com and were nice to work with.

SandpointOnline.com

FYINorthIdaho.com

Pawsitive Works™ helps struggling youth identify and modify damaging behavior patterns through the training of behaviorally challenged homeless dogs. They are a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization dedicated to helping youth at risk through animal assisted activities with shelter dogs.

(more…)