best way to WORK a dog

[cali]

lol I have border collies so in my case the best way to tire em out is to work their BRAIN. for example I will put them in a stay behind an object on the deck then go and hide a toy in a play that easy to see but tricky to get to, then I tell em to "find it" because they are running around the yard jumping and climbing they are working their muscles, but at the same time that have to stay behind the object till I give the go ahead, find the object, and figer out how to GET the object, then they must bring it to my hand, and I play fetch with then for 2-3 throws and we do it again. working the mind and body together tires a dog out MUCH faster then only working one or the other.

[finn's mom]

lol I have border collies so in my case the best way to tire em out is to work their BRAIN.

That's so true. Those food cubes used to wear my roommate's husky out in fifteen minutes, because he'd have to really use his head. Making finn search for stuff is another trick I've used...

[cyber-sibes]

I found that playing fetch is a good way to give Star exercise without wearing myself out, too. Plus they both love to run at the dogpark. I walk around & around while they race back and forth - great exercise for all of us.