More Games to Play with Your Pets

Looking for more fun, interactive games that bring out your inner kid as well as many of your pets! These games can be played solo or with another human or two to keep your animal family members occupied during set-up. Although, I can tell you I have done them both solo and it can be a great activity especially if you are needing some laughter too!

Hide and Seek

Yes, this fun childhood game can be played with your felines (especially those that love play) as well as your fun-loving dogs. The key for you is to make sure you are not focused on your surroundings when hiding.

Your dog Is going to tune into their senses and focus on what clues or images you are giving out as you wait for them to find you. When just starting play, you can focus on an item in your space as a clue to them. As you do additional rounds of play, do your best to keep your focus on something not in the room or place you are hiding. If you have a second person in the house, this person can act as the distractor until you have had time to find your spot.

Toss and Roll

If you have two or more dogs and one tends to think all balls are theirs, you may need to get more creative. One way to do this is to toss a ball into the yard for the one who its all about (lol) to chase and then roll a ball in the other direction for the other dog. Or the other way around, roll to the attention seeker and toss to the other.

This allows both to play with you and have face-to-face attention and interaction with you which keeps up the level of presence. Whether you toss the ball or roll it, you can make the games more difficult by slowing down your movements to be almost a slow-motion type of toss or roll with your hand. As these games go on, often the players begin to anticipate your actions, speed of release, and other aspects – so changing it up will keep it fresh and fun!

This game can also be modified to play with cats or other animal friends for a bit of exercise and fun!