Games To Stimulate The Dog’s Hearing

Playing with your dog is a great way to promote its development. In this article  we will teach you some tricks that you can use to stimulate your dog’s hearing.

Usually, most dog toys are meant for developing their visual skills. However, hearing is a fundamental organ in animals, since together with smell, it is one of the main senses they use to analyze their surroundings.

For this reason it is so important to encourage adequate stimulation of their senses. By doing this, the dog will be able to make the most of them, living a happier life and having better relationships with everything around him.

Examples of games to play together

Touch and hearing

A great way to play with your dog is to stimulate both the sense of touch and the sense of hearing. For example, try making different sounds while petting the dog so that the pet learns to connect sounds to sensations.

By doing this exercise regularly, after some time your dog will learn to rush to your call every time you make that sound, and will do so expecting to receive a caress. This strategy can work perfectly as a pre-training, especially for teaching models like the clicker.

Sound and press

Another useful way to stimulate your dog’s hearing is to associate premium sounds; in this case, the ideal will be to use particular sounds, which are easier for the dog to link to the rewards.

For example, dogs love playing balls, which allow them to improve their hearing and attention skills while having fun. In this way, every time you play the ball, the dog will associate the sound with the game, and will immediately rush to play.

This method also works very well in the case of dogs affected by cataracts or other types of vision problems; they will in fact be able to orient themselves easily by following the sound, as well as being encouraged to continue playing despite the advancement of old age.

Music

A good exercise to teach your dog to remain calm and to react correctly to sounds is to make him listen to various types of music since he is a puppy.

Always keep in mind that dogs’ hearing is very sensitive, so don’t put the music too loud or you could stun it, obtaining the opposite effect: your dog may be nervous and stressed.

Listening to music will help your dog pay attention to sounds, while also allowing you to understand what his reactions are to different sounds. In this way you can determine which sounds make him feel comfortable and which ones he likes less.

Another fact that will emerge concerns the identification of the sounds that make him more active, or that on the contrary have a calming effect on him. This aspect is very important in the event that, for example, a blizzard or a fireworks show is taking place outside the home.

Sound toys

In addition to the balls we have mentioned, all the toys on the market will be useful to stimulate your dog, preventing him from getting bored and allowing him to have fun even when he is alone in the house.

Use your voice

Talk to your dog! This activity will be good for both you and him. By learning to identify the sound of their owners’ voices, dogs are able to communicate with them better. By talking frequently with your little friend, you will teach him to recognize your tone of voice when you are calm, when you are spoiling him or when you are scolding him.

Likewise, you will help him learn more words, a phenomenon that will be of great help throughout the learning process.

Furthermore, talking to the dog will also be useful to you when you feel the desire to relax at the end of a bad day, letting off steam freely and having the certainty that everything you confide in him will not leave the walls of your room.

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