How to Bond with Your Dog

Bonding time can be difficult with busy schedules. But if you have a dog, you have to understand that part of your responsibility to him is to provide him with the attention he needs.

How do you spend time with your dogs?

Chooey and I have different ways to spend our time together. We go on walks and play fetch even though I often end up picking the ball up. What about you?

Anyway, here are just some tips on doggy bonding time.

1. Walks. Show him off to the world. Learn how to enjoy each other's companionship by walking together/exercising daily.

2. Basic Command Training. I believe it's a must for owners to teach their dog basic commands. You'll never know, it might save both your lives someday.

3. Bathing Time. Make bathing a fun occasion.

4. Getting Him Involved. It may be bringing you your slippers or the newspaper, but involving him in daily chores will make him happier.

 

My dog enjoys walks and it's a great time for us to bond. Training is a very fun time for both of us. He hates bath time no matter what I do lol.

 

That reminds me to bath Mishka tonight as she will be staying at her doggie friends house Saturday night. Mishka's mum is usually the dog washer so I'll just have to see what her reaction will be?

 

<--- All you needed to show me was this and I would've fully understood. I added that as challenge. I've received battle scars from rebellious doggies who resist to give in the inevitable bath.

I wonder what's more priceless, Mishka's reaction or mum's.

 

My Homer and I, we spend a lot of time together because he follows me everywhere . But I like his company . I think playing together is bonding - we play a lot, I throw him cones every day. It's also good to have some little rituals. For example, Homer always greets me in the morning

 

The bathing went straight forward. She was a little reluctant to get in for me so I needed to lift her over the gunalls.
The laugh was I dropped her off at my neighbours home the next day and went on my merry way on holidays. 10 minutes after I left she bolted back home some 3 km away. My neighbour had to go looking for her and eventually got hold of her from under my house and took care not to let her outside his again without playing with her. They were rather distressed at having lost her for a time.
I knew nothing about it until I phoned the following day to see if all was okay. I was outside of mobile phone coverage. The bliss of being on holiday and not having a care in the world.

 

Yes, bathing time can be a good bonding time. Specially if the dog really enjoy bathing. And having a play time is really enjoyable.