Canine Play Time:
Football
Football
Kong
There are a lot of dog owners that didn’t Kong is a toy that you hide food inside.
know they had a footballing pet until their It isn’t easily accessed but provides for
friendly kick-about was hijacked by a four- hours of patient licking and chewing. Make
legged Pele. A lot of dogs love to chase, they sure any regular Kong players are not
love company and they love running about. overloaded with calories by opting for a
These are three things that they can do to healthy Kong fi ller. This is a great game for
their heart’s content when there is a football your dog to play if you have to leave him on
being kicked around. Of course, explaining his own for any period of time.
the offside rule to an excited Dalmatian may
be a touch diffi cult, so it works better at the
Why Does My Dog Love Kong?
local park than on the training pitch. Using a
slightly defl ated ball may prevent you from
It provides stimulation for two key areas,
pulling off those silky cross fi eld passes you
the mind and the mouth. The food reward
keep bragging about, but it will enable your
is incentive enough for your dog to keep
dog to get a better grip of the ball. Always be
going, but the Kong provides enough of an
careful when playing this one.
obstacle to keep things challenging.
Why Does My Dog Love Football? In this clip, we see just how compelling the
Kong can be.
Because you love football. If you’re having
fun outside, your dog is going to want to
get involved. He may not understand all the
rules, but he gets a real kick out of running
around, being chased and doing the chasing.
A lot of dogs actually manage to develop
quite respectable skills if given enough
practice.
In this clip we see a rather one sided
game of football. This dog needs to work
on his passing, but he’s great at keeping
possession.
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