If there is one thing, your dog anticipates every day, it’s when they go out and feel the fresh breeze on their fur outdoors with you. The combined sensations cause their cute tails to wag uncontrollably telling them that, yes, it’s playtime.
This beautiful feeling is similar to playing with your father or playing hide and seek with your friends in the neighborhood when you were young. But, aside from seeing our cuties just having fun outside and enjoying themselves, there are many benefits to playing with them.
And if you do get the time to have some leisure time with your fur babies, make sure they have at least 30 minutes of walking or playing time to really maximize the benefits.
Here are the 5 benefits that you and your fur baby when you play with them.
1. You'll keep them mentally healthy
Like humans, dogs can be bored easily. This is even worse if you are a pet mother who must work all day, leaving them at home throughout the day.
Playing with your dog is very helpful to alleviate boredom and stimulate their brains. Interactive games such as throwing balls and asking them to pick them up helps to build their focus and discipline.
It also helps sharpen your dog’s awareness of their environment.
2. You’ll Promote Their Physical Well Being
Everyone needs a little challenge in their daily lives. It helps keep a healthy body among many other benefits. Dogs are no exception because they also need to exercise to stay healthy.
Being able to play or walk outside can help keep their organs healthy and lubricate their joints which has suffered from disuse from lying down all day when you are at work.
Play is not only good for their health, but it also vents out all the restless energy they have while waiting for you to arrive home.
3. You'll Bond with your Pupper
Being able to go out with your dog, whether it be for a simple run or intense play at a nearby park helps them grow closer to you. This is one of the many benefits of playing time with your puppy.
Start spending quality time with your beloved pooch to strengthen the friendship, trust, and love that you share with them. You not only give them a chance at having tons of fun, but also foster more of their trust and loyalty.
In the eyes of your cute pupper, routine playtime makes you become their favorite human.
4. You can Relieve their Anxiety
Playing with your dog will help alleviate the anxiety or stress they might have, especially when you leave them at home all day.
Spending time with your puppy is a sure remedy to calm their nerves and ensure a more cheerful behavior.
Playing with them can also helps foster a more positive mindset, especially important to fight off depression or excessive stress from work.
5. It's Good for You Too!
With all the benefits that your dog might have during play, it can also benefit you! That’s right! Being able to go out for a walk or play with your cute angels is a not only a physical exercise for them but for you too.
It can also stimulate you mentally and relieve stress when you focus on your puppy and nothing else. And of course, the memories you create while playing with your dog will survive throughout their lives, and yours.
What benefits do you get from playing with your dog? Does your dog seem to feel better after a good play session? Tell us in the comments below!
