Sports, Games and Just Plain Fun
Looking for some fun things to do with your dog? Think you’ve tried it all? We’ve compiled a list of activities that should keep you both pretty busy! This list will help with training, exercise, and overall fun for you and your dog.
- Agility– in, out, over and through this sport is all about working as a team
- Animal Assisted Activities and Animal Assisted Therapy– the warm head of a friendly pet can soothe a lonely heart
- Bikejoring– some dogs love to run. Adding the responsibility of teamwork adds to the fun.
- Canicross– dog powered running for those who want to share their running goals with their best friend
- Carting– channel the desire to pull into harness work that lets the dog feel useful and skilled
- Coursing and racing– root instinct drives the joy of running with purpose in coursing and racing
- Day trips and vacations– the dogs need not be left behind, bring them along for even more fun
- Disc Dog or Flying Disc– if there was ever meaning to jump for joy this is it, jumping with achievement
- Dock Jumping or Dock Diving– dogs who excel in this sport are love to show they can do it further and better
- Dog Camps – Activity Sampler– too many choices? take a vacation with your dog and sample a variety
- Dog Parks and Dog Walks: Socialization and Off-leash Play– a joy for the social dog, think tot lot
- Dog Scootering– some dogs love to run. Adding the responsibility of teamwork adds to the fun.
- Earthdog Trials– instinct, drive, and flying dirt – what more could an earthdog want
- Flyball– excitement, speed, and focus, a sport for dogs driven to do it faster
- Flygility– racing and teamwork to build confidence and a sense of belonging
- Games– the most basic of interactions, fun ways of practicing skills of hunting, fetching, working together
- Herding– it’s all about the dog’s instinct and desire to control and direct movement for the pack leader
- Hiking, Backpacking and Dog Walks– sharing our quiet moments, our contemplations is the essence of being a pack
- Hunt and Field Trials– working as a team is what drives these dogs
- Kids and Dogs– dogs and kids can be a wonderful pairing with a little learning to keep it safe and fun
- Mushing– for dogs who love to pull and people who want to let them
- Musical Freestyle– the ultimate in teamwork is working with rhythm and coordination
- Obedience– precision, focus and a great activity for perfectionist dogs, those who love to get it exactly right
- Performance Art (Tricks)– curiosity and a willingness to try new things makes this fun
- Pet Facilitated Therapy– for the dog who loves attention what better way to get it than visiting people in need
- Precision Drill Teams– the excitement of success, of meeting a challenge and being a part of the team
- Pulling– great for dogs who love to pull, and people who want to let them
- Racing– for the dogs who love not just running but being faster than the next one
- Rally Obedience– more focus on teamwork, less focus on precision, fun and relaxed for human and dog
- Ring Sport– a sport that says “I can be a contributing member of the family” Some dogs thrive on responsibility
- Rollerblade– a fun way for dogs and humans to share exercise and fresh air
- Schutzhund– tracking, obedience, protection, schutzhund is all about what a well rounded dog is all about
- Search and Rescue– for some making a difference is important, that includes dogs, they know it matters
- Skijoring– dogs love to pull, people love to ski. Put the two together and you have skijoring.
- Sledding
- Sniffer Dog
- Stock Dog Trials
- Tracking
- Treibball– herding balls instead of sheep
- Visiting Pets
- Water Work
- Weight Pulling
These suggestions are thanks to http://www.dogplay.com/