01/06/2025
If your dog was originally bred to do a job, for example...
🐾 German Shepherd ➡️ herd livestock and personal protection
🐾 Spaniel (cocker/springer) ➡️ flush and retrieve birds
🐾 Border Collie ➡️ herd livestock
🐾 Dalmatian ➡️ hunting and property protection
🐾 Golden retriever ➡️ hunting and retrieval of gamebirds
🐾 Dachshund ➡️ hunt badgers from setts
Then working is literally in their blood, if we don't give them an outlet to fulfill this innate need, they will inevitably go self employed and the job they choose is likely to be, but not limited to...
🐾 Chewing the furniture
🐾 Digging holes in the garden
🐾 Parkour in the lounge
🐾 Counter surfing
🐾 Barking at every noise within a 5 mile radius
Luckily this doesn't mean you need to take up hunting for your food, or purchase a flock of sheep for your back garden!
You can find tutorials online or seek advice from a good trainer to start fun jobs that you can enjoy together as a team, the best thing is you only need to do 5 minutes of something a day to work their brains and fulfill their fundamental needs.
A few ideas
🐾 Trick training
🐾 Scent work
🐾 Impulse control
🐾 Obedience
🐾 Food puzzles
🐾 Agility
🐾 Hoopers
🐾 Tracking
🐾 Gundog training
And the list goes on.
Find what works for you both and have fun with it, you'll be amazed with the results
