YOUR DOG’S DAY

Get out of the house and show your dog how good life can be

Many of us live in town houses or units with little or no yard for a pet to spread their legs. We all start out with the purest of intentions and we tell ourselves we will walk our new pooch every day, but soon realise weeks have gone by since we last got the leash out. Our dogs deserve better and we know it. But exercising them can become such a chore when our lives interfere with our good intentions.

Showing our dogs that there’s more to their world than the four walls surrounding them does not need to be such a hassle.

OFF-LEASH DOG PARKS

If your dog socialises well with others, go to an off-leash dog park for a couple of hours every week or so.

You can read a book while your doggo runs and plays to its heart’s content.

OBEDIENCE CLASSES

Teach your dog a new trick (and learn a new trick yourself) at obedience classes.

Dogs are intelligent animals and require more than just physical exercise.

Mental exercises and obedience training is a great way of bonding with your dog.

As a bonus, you get to brag about your ‘good boy’ (or girl) to anyone within earshot.

YOUR DOG’S NEIGHBOURHOOD

Your dog spends the whole day listening to the sounds of its neighbourhood.

Perhaps it can peer through the fence and get a limited view of the street. It smells things it never gets to see. You can change this with a simple short walk after work every day.

Your dog will thank you for familiarising it with its neighbourhood and you will reap the benefits of light exercise.