Mental Stimulation can play such an important role in your dog’s life.
Just like with people they need to be stimulated mentally to have a well-rounded life.
AND it will also have some amazing effects on your life as well.
That’s where the training comes in.
If you’re actually giving your dog a job to do or if your whole morning consists of training with your dog in a way that fits in with your routine and then you’re making them think that you know they’re looking at you for direction.
What is she going to do next.
And then that’s going to keep their mind working and that’ll also tire them out more.
Lot of dogs have high energy just because they’re not trained.
They’re getting all of these negative habits and patterns reinforced and that’s creating more anxiety, in the dog and YOU, which creates more energy in your pup.
And if it’s not being directed in the right ways it’s going to get worse as time passes by.
So if you have a high energy dog you can actually bring that energy down by just including them into your regular every day activities.
For instance…
If I’m walking around my house and my dogs are in the room with me and I walk to another room I might throw a command to have them stay put.
Then once I’m in the next room I’ll say “come sit” give them a little pat on the head.
So as I move through the house I’m using it as a way to train them AND stimulate them mentally.
I give them commands throughout the day.
Another fun example is when we’re walking through doorways.
I make them wait for me to pass through first.
OR…
Before I come down the stairs they have to wait so they don’t come trampling me down the stairs. (not only is that a fun one it’s way more safe.)
So there are little things that you can incorporate into your regular daily routine that makes them “think” AND then they’re always looking at you for that direction.
Talk soon,
Stacy
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