Easter Egg Hunting




Dogs love Easter Egg Hunting games just as little children do.  You can get colorful plastic eggs and fill them with doggie treats instead of candy.  Hide them in places your dog is familiar with, but will take him some time to reach.

At first show him what the game is.  Keep the egg right under his nose and ask him to “fetch”.  Then keep it under the cushion and ask him to ‘fetch” it.  Soon as your dog gets the drift of the game and understands what he has to fetch, start making his search for the egg a little tougher, every time you hide it. 

You can now hide the egg outdoors too.  With his sharp sense of smell, a dog would find the exercise exhilarating and great fun. This is an excellent game you can play with your dog for any length of time, be it 5 minutes or 55 minutes. 

Teach and allow the dog to open the plastic egg and eat the treat you have placed inside, only if you are sure he will not eat up the plastic egg too!  If he is the sort that loves to chew on plastic, then teach him only to fetch the egg and you open it to hand over the treat to him.  This is quite tricky, but with some training he can be disciplined to fetch only.

On the occasion of Easter, besides the colorful Easter Dog parade conducted in several cities, you also have myriad Easter Egg Hunting games for dogs.

Today, Saturday, April 11, you can take your dog to the nearest Easter Egg Hunting Adventure and I am sure he will love it.  Some organizers manage to fit in lucky coupons in the eggs. If your dog tracks down the egg he would be eligible for a hamper of great doggie gifts!

Here’s wishing you Happy Easter!