Brain Games for Dogs: 100 Fun and Challenging Exercises for Your Dog

By Castillo Lopez

Are you seeking playful and species-appropriate ways to engage with your dog, ensuring their mental and physical well-being while deepening your human-animal bond? Look no further! We have compiled 100 suitable exercises just for you.

Regular exercise is a fundamental requirement for every dog, and a simple walk often falls short of fully exhausting them and keeping them mentally stimulated. Like humans, dogs possess curiosity and can quickly grow bored with repetitive routines. Failing to provide adequate activity can lead to long-term health issues and a monotonous life for your beloved companion.

It's clear: Every dog craves games, fun, and excitement! In "Brain Games for Dogs" book, our author will guide you through the following:

Tips and tricks for proper dog training
The art of interpreting your dog's body language and understanding their emotional state
Fulfilling your dog's basic needs as their master or mistress
Appropriate and diverse dog training has never been easier! Discover a wealth of thrilling dog games suitable for every occasion, regardless of breed, age, or indoor/outdoor setting. 

This lovingly written book contains everything you need to know about proper upbringing and enjoyable dog games. Embark on a journey of understanding and enriching your dog's life.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Castillo Lopez
• Release date: May 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223576051

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Life with a dog - everything changes

The basic needs of a dog

Proper dog training

Understand the dog's body language correctly

Brain teaser and intelligence games for dogs

The 10 biggest beginner mistakes in brainteasers and intelligence games

What must be considered when playing?

What rules need to be established?

Reward

When and how often?

How do I get the dog motivated?

The individual categories – let's get started

Fitness games (indoor and outdoor)

Spotting and snooping games (indoor and outdoor)

Hunting and prey games (indoor and outdoor)

Games of skill (indoor and outdoor)

Binding games (indoor and outdoor)

Cognitive games (indoor and outdoor)

Games to work out (indoor and outdoor)

Food games (indoor and outdoor)

Clicker training for dogs

What is a clicker and how does it work?

Basics of clicker training

10 games with the clicker

BONUS

Final word

Brain Games for Dogs: 100 Fun and Challenging Exercises for Your Dog

Author: Castillo Lopez

Introduction

The life with a dog is something very special. Everything changes when your four-legged friend moves in. Suddenly there is a living being that you have to take responsibility for. A dog is a new member of the family from the very first moment and needs a lot of love and affection, and gives it itself.

But you also have to be aware of your responsibility. Dogs are not toys, they are not stuffed animals that can be given away at any time. If a dog is torn from its family, it suffers very badly. Also, never forget that dogs have a long lifespan. Depending on the breed, they live between 10 and 20 years. You should only really get a dog if you can and want to take on responsibility for this long period.

This sounds a bit negative at first, but it is an important aspect that must be considered. But once the four-legged friend has moved in with you, you will no longer be able to imagine ever having been without a dog. Every look from your four-legged friend makes up for the times he got you out of bed during the first few nights. Your heart melts when he gives you the first kiss and when your four-legged friend has learned a command for the first time, you are as proud as if he had written a doctoral thesis.

Dog people are delighted when the four-legged friend grimaces or simply turns on his stomach and lets him scratch it. A dog person's legs would fall asleep, but they wouldn't move as the dog is just so happily sleeping on them.

A dog, especially a puppy, takes everyone's heart by storm. Therefore, it is important that you give your dog back as much as possible. This includes not only the basic needs, but also the physical and mental workload of the animals. Many dog owners underestimate the mental workload in particular.

Small quirks that a dog can develop over time can be wonderfully corrected through continuous training with thinking and intelligence games.

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Life with a dog - everything changes

From now on, your entire everyday life will also change. This is a huge adjustment, especially if it is your first dog. Now it's time to go outside at least three times a day. Your dog doesn't just need the walks to be able to relax and do its business. This new routine will do you good too. You will enjoy the time together and look forward to the next walk every day.

Dogs also need exercise for their healthy development. There will always be mishaps in the beginning, but that's normal. No puppy pees on your carpet on purpose. Rather, it means that you didn't read his body language or read it too slowly.

Dogs that are not used appropriately can develop unsightly quirks over time. A dog also gets bored quickly and then looks for something to do on its own.

These are the moments that don't exactly make the dog owner cheer with enthusiasm. The new pumps are chewed up, the furniture scratched, the trash can overturned and the couch tattered. Now the picture is not exaggerated. These situations occur very quickly if the dog has no opportunity to exert itself in a species-appropriate manner. Such dogs can become constant barkers, can develop aggression or even damage furniture and objects. It is so easy to exercise a dog species-appropriate. This book will help you and you'll see: it's fun to push your four-legged friend to the limit.

In this book you will not only learn how to keep your dog busy and how the games are best set up. You will also get lots of background information as to why these games are so good for four-legged friends. However, we have also taken great care to find games that are suitable for almost all dogs. It is important that you take this information seriously.

The individual brain teasers and intelligence games are also divided into different categories. So you can find the right activity for everyone at the moment. We have also prepared games for you both outdoors and indoors. On nice days it is much easier to keep the dog busy. But if it rains for days and you only do short laps, then it is particularly important that you do something together at home.

For these games, we have also made sure that you do not need a lot of utensils. For most tasks you can use things that you usually have at home anyway. It is important that it is not a question of money to be able to keep your four-legged friend busy. However, you can also buy some things. But we also explain how you can tinker or build them yourself.

Of course there are great intelligence games for dogs to buy online