Simple Mental Stimulation Exercises For Dogs

In today's video, we're diving into how to mentally stimulate your dog indoors with fun and engaging dog enrichment activities. Many dogs spend their days waiting for attention, but we can change that with simple mental exercises for dogs.
We'll explore two blocks ordered in level of difficulty where you can work your dog up to the more complex exercise:
Block 1:
Release and run: A great game for building impulse control and focus.
Hide and seek for dogs: Perfect for enhancing your dog's recall training and using their senses.
Find it: Keep your dog entertained and mentally engaged indoors.
These activities are just as stimulating and tiring as physical exercise, providing the mental stimulation your dog needs. Whether it's a rainy day or you're just looking for new ways to keep your dog happy, these exercises are perfect for every dog owner.
Block 2:
Targeting: A great came to have your dog listening careful for specific instructions.
Base Training: They continue to learn how to take instruction, however, they physically move from one target to the other.
Advanced Targeting: Putting the two together where your dog goes to a specific location and performs an action:
Discover more enrichment games for dogs at home to make every day exciting.
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[@gennygibbons856]

Our trainer suggested for summer a child pool with water and ice and then sprinkle in kibble. We will be modifying and using jerky instead of kibble.

[@GandalfTheCorgi]

That’s a great suggestion! Thank you! 🙏

[@lisas9]

I'm planning on adopting a dog and this is very useful information! The explanation is also easy to follow Thank you!

[@GandalfTheCorgi]

Thanks for your feedback! Good luck and let us know how it goes!

[@celinastone7597]

This is great! Can you do any of these with a Corgi puppy? Mine is only 10 weeks but seems really smart and wants to play and learn.

[@GandalfTheCorgi]

Definitely! The impulse control might not be there yet so you may need two people to make it work. Have one person hold your puppy before you release for the block 1 games. For block 2, incorporate these games along side obedience training. For example, base training is just a simply teaching your puppy where to settle and that’s part of crate training. We also had Gandalf stand on the box for heel training (look in second half of the video in part 3 of our training series on loose leash walking). Targeting is also probably one of the simplest things to train your puppy. I taught all of these games to Gandalf when he was a puppy! Good luck and let me know how it goes!

[@celinastone7597]

@@GandalfTheCorgi Thank you!

[@Kristian-sd7up]

​@@GandalfTheCorgiThat helps me too

[@Itsavibe1111]

I just got an adult corgi whose been caged in with no attention all his life.. do you think it’s going to take more effort along with attention to get him trained? I’ve been watching your videos so taking him out into this field where I grew up to run is gonna be the first thing I do today when I get home

[@GandalfTheCorgi]

Yes, it may be a bit more challenging as certain habits have already been ingrained in your corgi’s mind and will require quite a bit of socialization. Take it slow and be patient but all of the exercises and concepts I have shared remain the same. I’m assuming that if it has been caged, it will lack a lot of social interaction and needs to build that trust and bond with you over time. Good luck and let me know how it goes!