3 things to fulfill a dogs life from a training perspective
Physical stimulation
Taking your dog for a walk, run or bike ride, playing fetch with a ball or their favorite toys are great ways to interact with your dog while giving them physical exercise.
Mental stimulation
Give your dog enrichment toys! Frozen kong, lick mat, snuffle mat, puzzles. Having a training session with your dog, even just 10 mins a day or a few times a week can be beneficial. Even better have them work for their meals by using an enrichment toy or having a training session so they have to work for their food.
Communication
Be clear and consistent with the name of the command and follow through to make sure that the command is performed when asked.
When dogs use their nose to sniff for even just 10-20 mins, that's equal to 1 hour of physical exercise like going for a walk. Let your dogs sniff and enjoy different enrichment toys to tire them out faster.
Longlines are a great tool to use for any dog while going on walks if they aren’t trusted to be off leash. It gives them the freedom to be able to run around and sniff while you are still in control.
Click below to see some photos from Grace’s time at Starmark Academy
