MENTAL EXERCISE FOR DOGS: The 101 best dog games for more agility,intelligence & fun
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Games for you and your dog
Mental health Games Active All Good!!! Buy it!! Put the phone down Tell your pup is asleep. Read a book So many good games Lots of games you can turn into training too Games you can modify
As expected
As expected
Repeats A Lot of the Same Exercises Over and Over With Only A Small Change In Variables
I’m going to preface my review with the fact I’m always trying to come up with ways to mentally stimulate/exercise, to enrich, and to bond with my four-legged kiddo, and I do this (and different activities/exercise/outings/Etc.) with my four-legged kiddo way, way, WAY more than the typical dog owner, so I myself have already come up with a lot of these different things to do with my dog over these last three years that I’ve owned him. With that being said, unfortunately I myself am only so creative, and have, at this time, run out of ideas of new things that I can do with him. With another winter season with its extremely cold temperatures upon us (and thus my dog and I having to stay indoors a significant amount more), I began trying to think of different activities for my dog that could be done indoors. Coming up short, and not wanting to to keep repeating the same ‘ol activities winter after winter, I decided to take my search to Amazon for some help and that’s when I stumbled upon this book. I quickly read through this book, and while, in my opinion, there were a few good, new ideas of “mental exercises” that I hadn’t thought of before, I noticed a few key things about this book: 1. A decent amount of the “mental exercises” that were discussed in the book were things that any and all dogs that are mobile do on his/her own everyday regardless: jumping over a stick/branch that may be in their way, walking through some body of shallow water (creek, large puddle, etc.), jumping up and putting it’s front paws onto something to get a desirable item off of a taller surface (Hello counter surfing!), etc. These activities are something that would only be beneficial to a very young puppy. 2. A lot of the “mental exercises” in the book are extremely basic, common sense exercises/things to do with your dog that most people do somewhat regularly with their dogs anyway (playing fetch, going on walks, basic obedience training, etc.), most frustratingly 3. There was TONS of repetition in the “mental exercises” suggested in this book. It'd be the exact same exercise with one, usually negligible, variable in difference than the author’s previous suggestions, and finally 4. The author did repeat some of the exact same exercises, in the exact same way with no differing variables at all whatsoever. Another potentially large barrier to a lot of people wanting to do the “mental exercises” in this book, that I can see being a problem with is that nearly all of these “mental exercises” require some sort of material item(s), items that are not items that one would usually have on hand in their home, in order to do them. While for a dog owner like me that is not an issue, but BUT that is DEFINITELY something that’s going to prevent a lot of regular/usual dog owners from doing the “mental exercises” that are in this book with their dog. All in all, this book was not really helpful for me, and will not be helpful for other dog owners like myself.
Great book for new dog owners!
This is a great book if you've never owned a dog before. I you have, however, you probably want a more advanced book.
Lots of options!
Our puppy doesn’t have a retriever bone in his body! But this book has lots of other games you can play together. I really like the variety
Exercise for active dog!
Love it. Lots of fun activities for my very active dog!
Simple content
Appreciated the simple formatting, large text; however none of the exercises stood out as something I've never thought of or couldn't find with an internet search. Ended up returning the book 🤷🏼♀️
Book quality is lacking....Content to be determined
I've only read through to page 25 so I can't really comment on the content as of yet. I will comment on the quality of this paperback book. in 25 pages, 3 pages have come out. They are not very well set in the binding. Just turning the page pulls them out. Will update with the content once finished.
Some good ideas but unclear instruction
The author had some good (if not unique) ideas for providing mental exercise for dogs, and her repeated encouragement to use praise and treats was appreciated, but the instructions were vague and sometimes misleading. Often she said things like “just keep trying until it works” which is a frustrating piece of advice when you’re trying to troubleshoot with your dog, and doesn’t provide much insight as to why the “fun game” isn’t working when the reader has only been provided with a sentence or two of instruction.
the good and the bad
Some exercizes were really repeats of previous ones...and there were a couple of places where the instructions were: have your dog do-X but then, no instructions for getting the dog to do X were given, any where...i found it to be basically incomplete(not enough and no bibliography or resources) not only in what was covered, but in the instructions for what was covered...this could easily have been a pamphlet ans IMHO too expensive for what is was.
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