{"id":2284,"date":"2020-03-31T12:45:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T07:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/?p=2284"},"modified":"2021-02-15T11:52:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T06:22:08","slug":"mentally-stimulating-exercises-for-your-dog-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/mentally-stimulating-exercises-for-your-dog-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentally Stimulating Exercises for Your Dog During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mental stimulation is extremely important for puppies as well as adult dogs. It helps in keeping the canine\u2019s brain sharp, and at the same time, prevents boredom. Moreover, mental stimulation decreases hyperactivity, lowers stress levels, and aids in keeping your four-legged friend healthy and happy. Thus, to help mentally stimulate your dog or puppy, opting for some mentally stimulating exercises is, of course, very necessary. In this blog, we will be looking at five mentally stimulating exercises that will help your dog or puppy a great deal. Besides, with the current COVID-19 going around, you have ample time to stay at home and teach your buddy these below-mentioned mentally stimulating exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Sniff and Explore<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Going for walks with your buddy is always fun. But\nit does get fairly annoying when your pal stops all of a sudden just to sniff\nthe surrounding areas. You may not encourage or like it, but if you want your\nbuddy to get some more mental stimulation, then allowing them to sniff and\nexplore while walking is crucial. Even if you\u2019ve walked down the same road a\ngazillion times, your dog will always find something interesting to sniff. And\nyou know what? Let him. Furthermore, since the COVID-19 is keeping most\ncountries on lockdown, make sure you limit your walks to your garden only, as\nof now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Earn Every Morsel of Food<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to feeding our dog or puppy, we\noftentimes just place their bowl of food down and see them gobble up their meal\nin a jiffy. There\u2019s nothing wrong with that, but if you want to add more mental\nstimulation to your canines\u2019 feeding habits, then you\u2019ll have to make them earn\nevery morsel. This can be done by using a food-dispensing toy. Stuff it with\nyour buddy\u2019s food, and he will have to roll the toy for the food to come out of\nit and into its mouth. It sounds a bit tedious, but that\u2019s how you will enhance\nyour pal\u2019s mental stimulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Interactive Puzzle Toys<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Interactive puzzle toys<\/a> are an excellent way to keep your dog focused and prevent him from biting and chewing unnecessary household items. These kinds of toys go a long way in boosting your furry pal\u2019s confidence as well as provide them with the much-needed mental stimulation. It also helps in alleviating problems relating to behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Names of Toys<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Getting your pooch to know all the names of their\ntoys can be a very challenging task, but one that is worth it. Initially, it\nmay take a while for your dog to get used to all the name-calling, but dogs are\nsmart, and they pick up things very quickly. Before hiding a certain toy, keep\nit in front of your pal and make him known the name of that toy. Say it aloud a\ncouple more times, before placing it on the ground and calling out the name of\nthat toy. If your dog responds by grabbing that toy, reward him with his\nefforts. Learning about the names of your Fido\u2019s toys helps in mental\nstimulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Dodging Obstacles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A lovely mental workout for your dog would be to let him dodge through a set of obstacles. You could place some of his toys, a few orange hazard cones, or even a broomstick. After placing them, notice your dog dodging all the obstacles in its way as he nears you. This helps in giving your dog the required mental boost and aids in enhancing his alertness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can see from the above exercises, mental\nstimulation comes in numerous forms and plays a key role in the overall\ndevelopment of your furry pooch. So make sure you try them all and see how it\ngoes. We\u2019re pretty confident that any of the above if not all of these\nexercises will catch your pal\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P.S: <\/strong>With the current coronavirus pandemic going around, it is important to stay and home. Stay indoors and perform these mentally stimulating exercises with your furry pal. No excuses for being busy this time, pet parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mental stimulation is extremely important for puppies as well as adult dogs. It helps in keeping the canine\u2019s brain sharp, and at the same time, prevents boredom. Moreover, mental stimulation decreases hyperactivity, lowers stress levels, and aids in keeping your four-legged friend healthy and happy. Thus, to help mentally stimulate your dog or puppy, opting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[228,231,233,230,234,404,403,235,152,405],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2284"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2683,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284\/revisions\/2683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}