Beat Dog Boredom: Stimulating Your Pup with Indoor Activities

Imagine any of these 3 scenarios :

How do we stop our pups from bouncing off the wall? If you follow my account, @amospearce, you know that Amos is an extremely energetic dog who requires a lot of physical and mental stimulation.

So whilst we never have to deal with too much cold or snow where we live in Brisbane, we do have the issue of too much heat or rain, and on these days we focus heavily on indoor activities.

So, in the hopes that you too can feel relaxed during these situations, here are my TOP 4 things to do with Amos when the weather isn’t cooperating.

Approximately 6 months after adopting Amos, we managed to find a store here in Brisbane called “Chew Chomp and Chill” where they believe that it is not only about the food you feed but the way in which you feed it. Amos has not been fed out of a bowl since that day and all his meals and treats are given to him in enrichment toys.

Amos has to take the time to figure out how to get the treats out of his toys and he absolutely loves it.

This is a collection of all of my enrichment toys, and I use at least 2 – 3 every single day.

We also make use of household items, which are more cost-effective:

• Toilet rolls
• Egg cartons
• Milk bottles
• Cardboard boxes
• Etc.

Mental stimulation is a great way to distract your dog from boredom behavior such as barking, chewing, escaping, and digging.

Be sure to follow our adventures on Instagram and watch our story daily as we feature at least 2 – 3 of these enrichment toys per day.

Feel free to contact us with any questions about them!

These days are the best to work on consolidating your tricks or learning some new tricks. I absolutely love tricks training, and Amos loves learning new tricks and trying to please me. We are absolutely loving the app “Puppr” by @thesupercollies and have found it really useful. We also watch every video by @zakgeorge for his training tips and tricks. Even if you search #dogtricks on Instagram you will find so many awesome people doing great stuff.

Learning tricks really makes Amos think and use his brain, and I also have a lot of fun teaching Amos the tricks.

This would even be a great time to go over the basics but also perhaps do some impulse control work either at the front door or even with your dog’s toys.

We also play indoor frisbee, close range, and combine some tricks with it.

So more focusing on these tricks with little catches:

• Spins
• Figure 8’s
• Come around
• Sit and stay
• Leave it

It makes Amos so happy.

So there you have it, my top 4 things to do on a cold winter’s day, rainy day, or a hot summer’s day. We sure hope that you find this list useful! To find out more about us check out our Blog.

So what else do you like to do with your dogs? What indoor activities are your favorite?