3 Great Dog Games That Don't Cost a Dime!

You don't have to spend a fortune on toys to keep your dogs stimulated and happy. Here are three of our favorite games, and toys, that don't cost a dime!

Make Your Own Tug Toy

You can make your own low cost or no cost tug toy with items you may already have around the house. Use rope to make a DIY tug toy, or take old t-shirts, cut into strips and twist the cloth together to make a fun tug! Just knot the ends and you've got a fun t-shirt toy you can toss or tug! 

Box Games for Dogs: Go Hide!

We're about halfway thought the winter session of K9 Kamp and we hope you're all having fun playing Doggie Hide and Seek! Last week we played the "Find It" version of Hide and Seek, and today we're going to show you our version of "Go Hide"!

All you need to play Go Hide is a box, some treats and a dog. You can also use a clicker if that's your preferred method of marking behaviors. It can be useful to capture precise moments during the behavior rather than rewarding after a behavior has occured. Karen Pryor explains how to use a clicker to shape behavior with box games in 101 things to do with a box.

We used this method to teach Rocco to Go Hide in a box!