One of the really good places to teach your dogs to be stable, and attentive around gunfire, is to train them next to a gunfire range! Well, obviously not everyone has one of these right next to them, so we had to travel a bit to get close by an outside range and did a day of training with a lot of the Sit Means Sit branches. Dogs being stable around gunfire is important with both hunting dogs, and police dogs as well.
There’s nothing a dog likes better than frolicking around. Most dogs just love to play and love it when you play with them.
Running around the backyard playing keep-away with a favorite toy or ball, chasing after it with your dog or letting your dog chase you around is great fun and is a great way to get some exercise. You may get into such great shape that your dog tires out before you do!
If your dog likes to chase a ball around, play soccer with him and some friends and/or family. Kick the ball around to each other as you run around and let him chase the ball around too!
