Bad Weather in Sunriver? Enjoy These 6 Indoor Dog Activities

Don't Let Bad Weather Get You and Fido Down. Play Indoors!

 

Wet or cold weather while on vacation can make it impossible to play outside with your dog.  Don't let the weather get you down.  Try some of these indoor activities to ward off boredom for you and your dog while in Sunriver (or use these at home too).

 

1) Teach your dog a new trick. Dogs love to please us and love to be stimulated. What better way to ward off the bad weather blues than by learning a new trick that you and Fido can show off to all your friends and family when you get home.

 

2) Go shopping! What better way is their to spoil your dog then to take them shopping?  I am not sure what my dog Kai enjoys more, all of the smells he finds at the pet store or the handful of treats he gets from the employees.  Sunriver and Bend Pet Supply Stores

 

3) Pamper your dog! Who doesn't love a spa day? If your dog enjoys baths (or even if he just tolerates them) give him/her a bath. I prefer to spend the $15 and take my dog to the u-wash station at the local pet store.  That one on one time we get to spend is so valuable.  Not sure he enjoys it much, but I sure do (he does love it when I take him out of the bath).

Wet Pet Express (located at Bend Pet Express - East side).

 

4) Popcorn and a movie. One of my dogs favorite treats is popcorn (me too!). Rent a dog themed movie or just any movie that has a dog in it (As Good As It Gets is a great choice.), pop some popcorn for you and Fido and sit down and enjoy the show. I hold the bowl of popcorn on my lap and every few minutes throw a piece as far as I can, Kai enjoys running to find the popcorn while I get to relax and enjoy the movie.  Visit our Sunriver office or call for a complete list of our free DVD library.  541-593-6300

 

5) Create and play! Kai loves to get new toys, but I don't always have the time or money to run out and get a new toy. So I came up with a plan, whenever Kai destroys a toy I save the squeaker. I take the squeaker, a clean sock, and a few treats. I stuff the sock with the treats and the squeaker tie the open end shut and we play fetch and tug-a-war until he gets the treats and squeaker out of the sock.

 

6) Hide and seek. Another game that Kai loves to play is hide and seek. We have two different ways that we play hide and seek. In the first version I show him a treat and make him stay. I leave the room with the treat and "hide" the treat in another room. I usually just lay the treat on top of a chair or bed, I then return to the room where he is anxiously waiting to be released and tell him to "find it". In seconds he is back for another round.

 

In the second version of hide and seek I hide while Kai is in a sit/stay.  Once I find a good location to hide I call his name.  No matter how many times in a row we play this game he gets so excited when he finds me.

 

Next time bad weather comes your way you might actually look forward to it!