Looking for fun activities with your pup this summer? All you need are some of their favorite toys and treats and a backyard. These 5 dog games will get you and your dog moving with the bonus of practicing your dog’s stay skills.
If your dog already has the stay cue nailed down, try these games of temptation to reinforce it and have some fun. Most of these games can be played indoors, but you may want to step outside for any game that asks you to throw something.
Red Light, Green Light
Supplies needed: Throwable toy, treats
Difficulty: Easy
Where to play: Backyard/outside
Call your dog to your side and tell them to stay. Show them one of their toys to get them interested in it, then give it a throw. Repeat the stay cue. After a few seconds, let them chase after the toy.
This dog game pairs nicely with fetch if your pup knows how.
Puppy in the Middle
Supplies needed: Frisbee/Throwable toy
Difficulty: Easy
Where to play: Outside
Sit your dog between you and someone else and tell them to stay. Walk a few steps in opposite directions and then repeat the stay cue. Start tossing the frisbee or toy back and forth.
After a few tosses, it’s time to throw your dog a bone (or in this case, frisbee). Toss the item away from both people and tell your dog to go get it. Add in a fetch to get them to retrieve it so you can start again.
Start each round off in the same position. Tell…
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