activity ideas

• activity ideas jessica rosenfeld Posted : 3/14/2006 11:28:52 PM Hi Guys,   I was wondering if anyone had any idea's of actvities I can do with my dog.  I have a 3 1/2 rotti mix and i live in the suburbs in an apartment so I don't have a yard.  I take my pup on daily walks usually a few quick ones just for him to do his buisness and 2 30 min walks a day and on my days off i take him to the dog park for a couple of hours.  also twice a week i take him to one of the pet stores so he can meet some aditional people who are dog friendly.  I feel as if I am not giving  my pup enough exerice or changes in pace.  any suggestions as to things i can do?     LIKE 10 REPLIES 380 VIEWS LAST POST HUSKYMOM Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• rolenta Posted : 3/15/2006 12:34:28 AM Well, I'm definitely going to be getting my pup into agility and/or flyball.  I think he'd do great with that. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jensw Posted : 3/15/2006 12:40:15 AM Do you want something formal or informal? I just signed up for agility, and I'm really looking forward to it.  I'm also looking into doing "therapy dog" stuff and/or freestyle (dancing with your dog).   For informal stuff - hide and seek is really fun! You have your dog wait in one room (or have someone holding him if his wait isn't very good) and you go hide somewhere.  Call him and when he finds you he gets praise or a treat or playtime (whatever he likes best).  Roscoe loves hide-and-seek!   Clicker-training tricks can be fun, too. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• rolenta Posted : 3/15/2006 12:51:38 AM Ooo!  How could I forget?  Check this out... [linkhttp://www.dogscooter.com]www.dogscooter.com[/link].  I'm getting into this with my dog (Tojo) and my parents' dog (Loki) and it is a blast! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Lindsay- Bernie's Mom Posted : 3/15/2006 10:57:10 AM I like to play indoor games with my dog, too. I also live in an apartment and I am a college student- so sometimes the hours I have available to play are too late to go outside.   Bernie loves to play hide-n-seek like mentioned above. He even plays fair and doesn't use his nose to find me. It's too cute. I do a lot of trick training with Bernie, it keeps his mind active and tires him out almost as well as a short walk does. I also sneak him onto the apartment complexes fenced in tennis courts for some off leash time- but don't tell! [] Treat balls, recreational bones, homemade Frosty Paws ice cream are all things I use to give me some quiet time to get stuff done when he wants to play.   Of course there are always the official activities others have listed like Flyball, Agility, Rally-O, Obedience, etc.. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• griffinej5 Posted : 3/15/2006 1:56:32 PM I saw an add in the Bark for a book about teaching your dog to read. It was fairly cheap, about $10 I think. I'm thinking of picking up a copy of it and teaching Max to read. Maybe you could teach your dog to read, then try your local schools, or maybe after school clubs to see if maybe you could bring your dog in to help kids who are having trouble reading.  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jennie_c_d Posted : 3/15/2006 2:26:47 PM Rolenta, what a great website! Now I need a big, strong dog! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jeano Posted : 3/15/2006 4:18:46 PM I think dog scootering sounds great, EXCEPT it does take training! I want to do stuff like that with Sofia but her prey drive is so incredibly strong (small wonder, that) that I KNOW I'd end up running up every squirrel tree around! Painful! They also have to learn to ignore other dogs, and that's hard. Loose dogs can derail even a professional dog team. It's good to have some wide open spaces in which to practice. [] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jennie_c_d Posted : 3/15/2006 4:24:30 PM Jean, they have brakes Mine are really good on the bike, but they're not pulling the bike, and I watch them closely. Speaking of which, it's a gorgeous day. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jeano Posted : 3/15/2006 4:35:51 PM Jean, they have brakes HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAHAAAAA! I think the picture of me either on skis trying to skijore with Sofie chasing a squirrel is pretty hilarious, but the idea of having a couple sled dogs hooked up to a scooter and expecting the brakes to stop them..... God thanks for the good laugh! I'm not being sarcastic, [sm=biggrin.gif]it's just that I've seen and experienced sled dogs in action![sm=lol.gif] It's such a funny picture! Sleds have "brakes" too, much good it does them! Oh, gosh, I think if you had a sled dog or two (or huskies) hooked up to a scooter and they wanted to keep pulling when you put on the brake, I don't think you would have any choice!! LOLOLOLOL!! Brakes would work for dogs who are smaller and don't have the pulling instinct, but gosh I think you'd still need definite training. There are only four mushing commands, really: Gee! Haw! Whoa! GOSH DARN IT I SAID WHOA!! [sm=rotfl.gif] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• huskymom Posted : 3/15/2006 4:44:41 PM Jean I totally agree with you that they need a ton of training.  Crusher doesnt have much of a prey drive but he absolutely loves other dogs.  And his prey drive will probably increase.  I like the idea that I can steer a scooter.  But I would much rather stay on rollerblades or something of the sort that I could let go if I had to.  Crusher is much happier to meet other dogs if he's not being held back.  I also kind of laugh at the idea of breaks.  They wouldnt stop him but they may give him an idea that maybe he should slow down.  I think once the girls are big enough to hook up, the breaks wont even phase the three of them.   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login