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Of Course Your Dog Can Find Food, But Can Your Dog Find YOU?

2/21/2014

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Typist: Bethany
My favorite game to play with my first husky, Natasha, was hide and seek. As a little girl it was great fun to have my dog find me no matter where I stowed myself. This game with my dog was something I would occasionally show friends. Remember how no one ever wanted to be "it" when playing hide and seek with your childhood friends? Well, Natasha was always "it!"  Not once did it occur to young me that this amusing dog and kid hide and seek was a cool trick, great exercise or excellent recall training. But as an adult, I continue to have fun playing hide and seek with my dogs and while it is still entertaining, it is also easy fit dog fun and productive training time.
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I'll be "it!" Let me be "it!" I want to be "it!"
When I used to play hide and seek with Natasha, my brother or a friend would hold Natasha's collar while I hid. Sometimes I still play this way, with Jason, my mom or another training partner distracting one or all of the dogs while I hide. But more often, I will sneak away to hide while Wilhelm, Brychwyn and Huxley are distracted with a nap, a chew or a wrestling match. It doesn't take them long to notice I am missing and dash off to find me. And when they do, they get lots of praise and a jackpot of treats.*
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Behind the pot again? Well, we found you!
To begin teaching the hide and seek game, either have a helper human assist your dog in finding you or hide somewhere very close to your dog, in a place that your dog frequents and finding you is relatively easy. When I taught this game in junior handler classes, partners would encourage beginning hide and seek dogs to "find Susie." After playing only two or three times, most of the dogs would leap about the room to find their young handlers. If your dog needs any extra encouragement, pleasant noises like giggling or even happily saying your dogs name will get them started or sped up in searching for you. Avoid using any recall words like "here" or "come" while playing hide and seek with your dog. This training game is a fun and informal way to get your dog to want to be near you. Hide and seek doesn't necessarily need a training label or word but using "find" before any family members
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Huxley found my mom in the bedroom.
name means your dog can one day be "it" in a game of hide and seek with multiple people. Make sure every time your dog finds you or anyone there is a large amount of praise and an even larger amount of treats!*
Hide and seek is a training game that you and your dog can play almost anywhere. We play indoors and out, at home or on the road. It is an especially excellent reminder of a recall when we are traveling. And for me, playing hide and seek holds extra special memories of bonding time with my first dog. I suppose you could say that hide and seek with the dogs makes me feel like a kid again. The dogs get a childlike me, praising them and dolling out treats plus they learn to come to me no matter where I am. Hide and seek is a lot of learning, exercise and fun for everyone!
*Be sure to count treats given during training or anytime of the day towards your dogs total daily caloric intake.
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My mom's dog Morgan found me next to the couch.
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Morgan is really glad he found me!
Do you play hide and seek with your dog or would you like to teach them how?
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Our hide and seek training game post is a part of the Fit Dog Friday Blog Hop and January's K9 Kamp. Thanks to the hop hosts and K9 Kamp Kounselors SlimDoggy, Peggy’s Pet Place and To Dog With Love. Click on the blogs below to learn more about having fun and getting fit with your dog!
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15 Comments
Taryn link
2/20/2014 07:45:20 pm

My guys love this game and are very good at it! It really didn't take any training at all. And after using the more difficult hiding spots just once, it was pretty much impossible to really hide. They hone right in on where I am! I need a bigger house now with new places to hide!

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Molly The Wally link
2/20/2014 08:15:51 pm

We use to play hide and seek with treats with our beloved Pip and we too hold those memories dear to our hearts. We think we should spend more time playing it again. Have a fabulous Friday.
Best wishes Molly

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Emma link
2/20/2014 08:40:00 pm

Mom has played hide and seek with me since I was a tiny pup. In Germany I walked a lot off leash and as soon as I would stray a bit she would hide and I would panic and have to find her. This game has continued and she still hides from me at dog parks when I don't pay attention to where she is. I always panic a bit, but it is fun to race around and find her. It teaches me to keep on eye on her or lose her!

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Slimdoggy link
2/20/2014 08:46:59 pm

Yes, we play hide and seek occasionally. Our old Sweet Sally Brown used to love the game and would turn it into a game of "chase". Slimdoggy Jack does not care for it so much.

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Diane @ To Dog With Love link
2/20/2014 09:39:57 pm

We also played this type of hide and seek in our puppy handling class. The handler would go hide behind the large mirror we had in class and then pup would come find us. The dogs had lots of fun with this game and it helped make conformation handling fun for all of us!
Your pals,
Diane and Rocco

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Roxy the traveling dog
2/20/2014 11:42:19 pm

That would be fun. But our house is not anywhere big enough. LOL

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Reilly & Denny
2/21/2014 12:41:29 am

We love playing hide and seek....we do it with treats - the boyos most favorite game but we also play it with peeps and scent patches. Have you tried scent patches - gives their noses a good workout.

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Stefanie link
2/21/2014 01:48:38 am

My dogs LOVE hide and seek! We use the "where is......" command and they can find a specific toy or person. It was especially fun when we recently moved because there were all sorts of new places to hide.

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Nailah Bone link
2/21/2014 03:48:15 am

Nailah loves playing this game! :) Even when I lived in a tiny apartment we'd still play. I'd hide behind and on top of furniture, it was so much fun!

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Tenacious Little Terrier link
2/21/2014 07:19:23 am

I try to play this game but Mr. N follows me around too much to hide much. Although sometimes when they go out for a bathroom break with the boyfriend, I'll hide and then all three of them will try to find me. Mr. N usually wins.

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Hawk aka BrownDog link
2/21/2014 09:45:16 am

Hi Y'all!

When I first came to live with my Human we started playing that game in the house. When I progressed from lead to check cord the game moved outdoors. We still play it...the last part of today's post was find my my Human. Now my Human uses it to keep me attuned to where she is on a hike so I don't venture too far off.

Y'all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog

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Jodi Chick (+ Kolchak & Felix too!) link
2/21/2014 01:41:26 pm

We used to play hide and seek all the time when we were working on Koly's recall. I haven't thought of that in forever! How fun!

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Jana Rade link
2/21/2014 03:11:42 pm

Yes, we do play hide and seek, it's a fun game for everybody.

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2 Brown Dawgs link
2/21/2014 08:12:08 pm

It sounds like a fun game to keep the pups busy. Excellent job!

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Paws and Pedals (Scooter & Kate) link
2/24/2014 08:29:35 pm

I do this with Scooter all the time when i can in the outdoors. Makes him really watch out for me & helps that recall at a later date when i really might need it. Its lots of fun :)

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