06/14/2025
🧗♂️🐶 MOVEMENT MATTERS! 🐶🧗♀️
Let’s talk about unique movement experiences — and why your dog needs more than just a walk around the block. 🚶♂️🌳
Enter: Puppy Parkour! 🎉
(No, they don’t need a cape. But they should. 🦸♀️🦴)
👉 What is it?
Puppy Parkour is the art of safely guiding your dog to explore and interact with different surfaces, textures, heights, and spaces. Think hopping on a park bench, walking across a balance beam (or a 2x4!), stepping into a plastic bin, or crawling under a chair.
It’s confidence-building, engaging, and just plain FUN. 😄
🌟 Why it matters:
🧠 Builds confidence through exploration
🧍♀️ Encourages thoughtful, controlled movement
🪵 Promotes curiosity and engagement with the environment
💪 Strengthens body awareness and physical coordination
🐕 Helps dogs navigate the real world with more ease
🎯 Excellent for puppies, anxious dogs, and high-energy learners alike!
We use movement-based games like Puppy Parkour in our training programs all the time — it’s a gentle way to challenge dogs mentally and physically while creating positive associations with novel objects and new experiences.
💡 Try it at home with things like:
• A broomstick on two books for a low jump
• A laundry basket to step in and out of
• Couch cushions on the floor to walk across
• An ottoman to hop onto
• Hula hoops to step through
(Just keep it low-impact, and always go at your dog’s pace!) 🐾
🎉 Bonus: It’s ridiculously cute to watch and incredibly fun to teach.
Curious dog? Nervous pup? Energetic teen? They’ll all benefit.
🧗♀️🐶
