For your dog, play and exercise are linked because they love to jump, romp, stretch, and just get physical. Enrolling your pet in doggie daycare run by one of the Columbus Ohio kennels provides a multitude of health and emotional benefits for your pet.
Play is a great tool when training your dog, so long as you provide gentle but firm training and direction. Start training your dog as soon as possible. Obviously, if your dog is not already house trained, that should be the first order of business. The faster you can encourage the dog to go to outside the faster you’ll retain your sanity. This may be your dog’s first experience with training, so you want to point out what you want and hopefully they’ll try to accommodate and be rewarded for success. The staff at Noahs Too can help you with suggestions if Fido is being too difficult for you to train.
Crazy Time
You’ve probably seen it – your dog goes berserk when he has been cooped up in the house or in the car. You open the door or take them off the leash and, like a cork off a champagne bottle, they’re off. As long as the situation is under your control, it’s hilarious to watch and safe for your dog.
Enough is Enough
It should be fairly obvious when your dog has had enough exercise. Once crazy time is over and the dog is calming down, perhaps panting, tongue hanging out, and coming back to your side – it’s time for a cool-down. Don’t allow your dog to overdo it, especially the large breeds. In puppies, bones and muscles are still developing and over-exercise at this age causes joint problems in later life, so it’s just not worth it.
Did Someone Say Toys?
Your dog should have its own toys, especially if you want to ensure that your couch or shoes don’t get chewed. When deciding if a toy is safe for your dog, look at its bite size to make sure that the toy is not small enough to be swallowed. Also, keep an eye on the chewed toys and make sure they haven’t disintegrated to the point that they become dangerous. At doggie daycare, your pet will be exposed to a variety of toys.
Do not encourage your dog to play tug of war as it can lead your dog to become possessive about this type of toy. This can encourage bad habits like food guarding in later life, depending on your dog’s temperament or breed.
To keep your dog from chewing your children’s toys, a great trick is to place some almond oil (or another sweet-smelling oil) on your dog’s toys so that he begins to associate that smell with his toys. This will teach him which toys are okay to chew.
Away From Home
When selecting a doggie daycare your dog, it is crucial to select one that allows plenty of time for supervised play. Also, look for a provider that has separate play areas for puppies and small dogs, and adapts play to accommodate dogs’ ages and temperaments.
Several Columbus Ohio kennels offer doggie daycare, training support, and boarding. We encourage you to check out Noahs Too the next time you want your dog to have a playdate.
