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How to Stimulate Your Dog's Mind

·5 mins
Dogs have a natural need to use their mouths to gnaw, lick, rip apart and explore items or objects around them. This need is a separate reservoir of energy, which needs a natural outlet on a daily basis. Even if the dog is properly exercised, their mind needs activation and work as well. If dogs are not directed towards meaningful, allowed activity, it can turn into destructive behavior or even apathy.
Eve enjoying a mush meatball with the help of a KONG activation toy.
Eve enjoying a mush meatball with the help of a KONG activation toy.

Playing with Your Dog with the Help of an Activation Toy #

Based on reader feedback, we turn our attention to toys and activities which will help you play with your dog in a way that challenges their mind. Why we say play with, is that activation toys, like food, should be used to strengthen your role as your dog’s leader and access to the toys you use to play with her should be controlled by you.

Washing Your Dog

·4 mins
As a dog owner, you have probably faced a situation where your pet has been spellbound by some foul smell and decided to tumble about in whatever the smell is emanating from, be it rotting fish, a carcass or particularly smelly ditch. Why your dog does this is a mystery, even if theories range between your dog wanting to camouflage its own smell down to simply being overcome by some strong odour so compelling that is a must have - on her fur.
An extreme example of when your dog really needs a bath.
An extreme example of when your dog really needs a bath.

Be as it may, the resulting task for you as her owner will be to bathe your dog and try to get that smell and grime out of her fur. Of course the need to wash your dog can arise from something less extreme as well, for example rainy weather or having to make her presentable for a dog show.

Measure Twice: How much does a dog eat?

·7 mins
In the previous section, we started our journey into dog nutrition and looked at how often should you feed your dog. In this section, you will learn how to measure the right quantity of food for your dog at each mealtime, without having to use a gimmick such as the Eukanuba measuring cup.
A cute hovawart puppy eating her kibble.
A cute hovawart puppy eating her kibble.

The crux of the problem lies in the fact that food manufacturers announce daily portions as weight in grams and you measure the quantity with the help of a measuring cup, which tells you the volume. Below, you will learn how to convert the daily portion in grams into a number of measuring cups per day.