Comments on: Dog Play – Fun Games to Play with Your Dog or Puppy http://shibashake.com/dog Dog Tips, Care & Training Mon, 21 May 2012 23:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shibashake http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-27436 shibashake Mon, 21 May 2012 18:18:19 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-27436 Great ideas! I have been thinking of doing the hoop thing with one of my Sibes. She loves jumping so much, I figured we could have a lot of fun doing hoop dances. :D Lilly sounds absolutely wonderful and super clever! What breed(s) is she? Great ideas!

I have been thinking of doing the hoop thing with one of my Sibes. She loves jumping so much, I figured we could have a lot of fun doing hoop dances. :D

Lilly sounds absolutely wonderful and super clever! What breed(s) is she?

]]> By: Chinchillasaur http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-27357 Chinchillasaur Sat, 19 May 2012 16:31:09 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-27357 These games sound like a lot of fun for the pet and the owner! I think I'll try them out, except for the water hose game. My dog hates to get wet unfortunately, but my Aunts dog loves that game. She'll never get tired of chasing the water around the yard! When I'm playing with my dog and she comes back to me without her toy I will tell her "Go get you're toy Lilly!" And she"ll start running around the house trying to find her toy. Once she finally does she"ll bring it back to me and we"ll continue the game. I also taught her to jump through a hoop which is an activity we both enjoy. Thanks so much for the game tips! I appreciate them! These games sound like a lot of fun for the pet and the owner! I think I’ll try them out, except for the water hose game. My dog hates to get wet unfortunately, but my Aunts dog loves that game. She’ll never get tired of chasing the water around the yard! When I’m playing with my dog and she comes back to me without her toy I will tell her “Go get you’re toy Lilly!” And she”ll start running around the house trying to find her toy. Once she finally does she”ll bring it back to me and we”ll continue the game. I also taught her to jump through a hoop which is an activity we both enjoy. Thanks so much for the game tips! I appreciate them!

]]> By: ELLE http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-25624 ELLE Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:36:13 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-25624 NICE BUT I THINK YOU NEED MORE GAMES FOR THE OLDER DOGS!! NICE BUT I THINK YOU NEED MORE GAMES FOR THE OLDER DOGS!!

]]> By: shibashake http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-12507 shibashake Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:28:52 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-12507 Thanks Kayli. Hope your dog has fun with these games. Remember to have many safety rules during play, so that everyone has a good time. Take lots of pictures! :D Thanks Kayli. Hope your dog has fun with these games.

Remember to have many safety rules during play, so that everyone has a good time. Take lots of pictures! :D

]]> By: kayli http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-12466 kayli Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:27:37 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-12466 I really want to try these games with my dog. They sound great and vere fun. Thank you for creating a website like this !!!! :) I really want to try these games with my dog. They sound great and vere fun.

Thank you for creating a website like this !!!!
:)

]]> By: shibashake http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-11702 shibashake Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:22:46 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-11702 Hello Mitchel, Yeah my Shiba Inu really loves this game as well. Congratulations on your new puppy. What is his name? Would love to see some pictures of him at play. Do you have pictures of him online? Hello Mitchel,
Yeah my Shiba Inu really loves this game as well.

Congratulations on your new puppy. What is his name? Would love to see some pictures of him at play. Do you have pictures of him online?

]]> By: Mitchel http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-11603 Mitchel Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:01:05 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-11603 I also think dogs are awesome. I also think dogs are awesome.

]]> By: mitchel http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-11497 mitchel Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:17:17 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-11497 I really like the water hose game.It is fun.It is funny.My puppy and I love it. I really like the water hose game.It is fun.It is funny.My puppy and I love it.

]]> By: shibashake http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-7504 shibashake Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:38:56 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-7504 Hello Alice, Hahaha, Marcus sounds like such a fun boy! <blockquote>But I am curious, how did you train all your dogs to obey play rules?</blockquote> With my Shiba, I always ask him to do a Sit before I start any game. If he doesn't do it, I don't start the game. Then with the flirt pole, I say "Flirt" and start the game. He is only allowed to bite on the toy at the end of the pole. If he bites on the string I non-mark him and ask him to "Leave-It". If he does not "Leave-It" I just stop playing with him. The game is only fun when the toy is moving around, so stopping play is a very good way to get Sephy to follow the rules. If he jumps on me or mouths on me in any way, I non-mark him. If he continues, I stop the game and ignore him. If he continues, he goes to time-out. It depends a lot on the temperament of the individual dog. I am a lot more strict with Sephy because he is more reactive and loses control more easily. My Sibes are a lot more easy going. :D As for food guarding or toy guarding, these are some of the things I do with all my dogs - http://shibashake.com/dog/stop-food-aggression-stop-resource-guarding I do a lot of hand-feeding, add food to their toys, and help them get food out of their toys. I do a lot of this with them when they are puppies, so that they quickly learn that people coming near them means they get more good stuff. I also watch puppy like a hawk when we are out on walks so that she doesn't eat anything she shouldn't eat. In this way, I don't have to go in and get the stuff out of her mouth. With Sephy, I did a lot of mouth object removal, and he started guarding his stuff as a result. Luckily, I caught it early, and made sure I stopped him before he got the things in his mouth. In this case, prevention is much much better than cure. Also, if he tries to get unsanctioned stuff off the ground I tell him to Drop-It, if he does not, I end the walk. He likes his walks, so ending the walk is a really good deterrent. Of course if he does get something dangerous in his mouth I will go in there and remove it, but I try my hardest to keep that to a minimum. I also do a lot of object exchanges and food exercises with him. Big hugs to Marcus and a nice big cookie! :D Hello Alice,

Hahaha, Marcus sounds like such a fun boy!

But I am curious, how did you train all your dogs to obey play rules?

With my Shiba, I always ask him to do a Sit before I start any game. If he doesn’t do it, I don’t start the game. Then with the flirt pole, I say “Flirt” and start the game. He is only allowed to bite on the toy at the end of the pole. If he bites on the string I non-mark him and ask him to “Leave-It”. If he does not “Leave-It” I just stop playing with him. The game is only fun when the toy is moving around, so stopping play is a very good way to get Sephy to follow the rules.

If he jumps on me or mouths on me in any way, I non-mark him. If he continues, I stop the game and ignore him. If he continues, he goes to time-out.

It depends a lot on the temperament of the individual dog. I am a lot more strict with Sephy because he is more reactive and loses control more easily. My Sibes are a lot more easy going. :D

As for food guarding or toy guarding, these are some of the things I do with all my dogs -
http://shibashake.com/dog/stop-food-aggression-stop-resource-guarding

I do a lot of hand-feeding, add food to their toys, and help them get food out of their toys. I do a lot of this with them when they are puppies, so that they quickly learn that people coming near them means they get more good stuff.

I also watch puppy like a hawk when we are out on walks so that she doesn’t eat anything she shouldn’t eat. In this way, I don’t have to go in and get the stuff out of her mouth. With Sephy, I did a lot of mouth object removal, and he started guarding his stuff as a result. Luckily, I caught it early, and made sure I stopped him before he got the things in his mouth.

In this case, prevention is much much better than cure.

Also, if he tries to get unsanctioned stuff off the ground I tell him to Drop-It, if he does not, I end the walk. He likes his walks, so ending the walk is a really good deterrent. Of course if he does get something dangerous in his mouth I will go in there and remove it, but I try my hardest to keep that to a minimum.

I also do a lot of object exchanges and food exercises with him.

Big hugs to Marcus and a nice big cookie! :D

]]> By: Alice http://shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-7495 Alice Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:12:58 +0000 http://www.shibashake.com/dog/dog-play-fun-games-to-play-with-your-dog-or-puppy#comment-7495 Hi Shibashake! I have found out that Marcus really likes chasing around tree branches that I wave around (in the few moments that I have his attention, haha), so I think the flirt pole would be a good activity for him! But I am curious, how did you train all your dogs to obey play rules? Another dilemma I'm facing is, I need to leave a lot of toys around so Marcus will chew on them instead of the furniture. But if toys are left around left and right, he will go grab one whenever without getting permission from me first, so that some times carries into play time. So should I leave the toys out or not? Also, what exercises do you do to prevent resource guarding? Especially since I feel like Marcus may get cautious over me taking things since he loves to snatch up trash on walks (he's a quick one!) and some times I need to pry it out to avoid an obstruction. Hi Shibashake! I have found out that Marcus really likes chasing around tree branches that I wave around (in the few moments that I have his attention, haha), so I think the flirt pole would be a good activity for him! But I am curious, how did you train all your dogs to obey play rules?

Another dilemma I’m facing is, I need to leave a lot of toys around so Marcus will chew on them instead of the furniture. But if toys are left around left and right, he will go grab one whenever without getting permission from me first, so that some times carries into play time. So should I leave the toys out or not?

Also, what exercises do you do to prevent resource guarding? Especially since I feel like Marcus may get cautious over me taking things since he loves to snatch up trash on walks (he’s a quick one!) and some times I need to pry it out to avoid an obstruction.

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