Does the Easter Bunny visit your puppy? Your Easter plans have probably shifted this year because of the pandemic, but you can still give your dog a fantastic holiday at home with an Easter egg hunt.<\/p>\n
Related:<\/strong> If the Easter Bunny Were the Easter Dog<\/a><\/p>\n Having an Easter egg hunt for your dog is not only fun to watch, but rewarding for dogs. Dogs see the world primarily through their nose, so the hunt is a great source of mental stimulation. Dogs use their noses to locate eggs filled with treats. Dogs of any age from puppies to seniors and dogs of any size can enjoy Easter egg hunts.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll need these supplies for the egg hunt:<\/b><\/p>\n Plastic eggs:<\/b><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t already have plastic eggs at home, they are available from most retailers for curbside pickup or for including in your to be delivered grocery order. Most plastic eggs have a small hole in the top, which makes it much easier for the scent to travel from the egg so that your dog can more easily find it.<\/p>\n Treats<\/b><\/p>\n Pick any treats that your dog is excited about. You don\u2019t need to use a big piece of treat, one small treat per egg works well. Smelly treats are a particularly good choice for this game because it will make it easier for your dog to find. Fill as many eggs as you want you can do just a few or a whole dozen completely up to you.<\/p>\n Photo: slyncher00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Dog Easter egg hunt directions:<\/b><\/p>\n Egg hunts for your dog can take place anywhere, inside your home, or in a fenced yard if the weather is nice.<\/p>\n Some dogs, when they find the filled Easter eggs will mouth or paw them open to get to the treat, while other dogs will naturally be more patient and wait for your help to get to the treats inside. If your dog is like mine and pops the egg open to get the treats, just supervise extra closely as eggs get found and take away the empty plastic eggs if your dog begins to chew on them. This is a game that you can play again and again on Easter day or anytime during the Easter season. Just change the locations where you hide the eggs!<\/p>\n Supervision<\/b><\/p>\n Always supervise your dog on the egg hunt. If you are doing any other egg hunts with candy-filled eggs, do that egg hunt at a separate time and make sure that you know how many eggs for your kids are out as well to ensure that your dog doesn\u2019t accidentally find any eggs full of candy.<\/p>\n Multiple Dogs<\/b><\/p>\n If you have multiple dogs, it\u2019s a good idea to set up individual hunts. This game could inspire resource guarding as dogs race between eggs.<\/p>\n Photo: Sassafras Lowrey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cHold\u201d is a useful trick for capturing the perfect Instagram photo.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll need:<\/b><\/p>\n Instructions:<\/b><\/p>\n Teaching dogs to put the plastic eggs into the Easter basket combines the \u201chold\u201d trick you just taught with a \u201cdrop\u201d and some aiming toward that basket!<\/p>\n You\u2019ll need:<\/b><\/p>\n Instructions:<\/b><\/p>\n Note: <\/b>Remember for your dog\u2019s safety, don\u2019t ever leave your dog unattended with Easter baskets or plastic eggs.<\/p>\n Read Next:<\/b> 5 Tips to Keep Your Dog From Distracting You When You\u2019re Working From Home<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The post Here\u2019s How to Plan an Easter Egg Hunt for Your Dog<\/a> by Sassafras Lowrey<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n The post Here\u2019s How to Plan an Easter Egg Hunt for Your Dog<\/a> by Sassafras Lowrey<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n Does the Easter Bunny visit your puppy? Your Easter plans have probably shifted this year because of the pandemic, but you can still give your dog a fantastic holiday at home with an Easter egg hunt.<\/p>\n Related:<\/strong> If the Easter Bunny Were the Easter Dog<\/a><\/p>\n Having an Easter egg hunt for your dog is not only fun to watch, but rewarding for dogs. Dogs see the world primarily through their nose, so the hunt is a great source of mental stimulation. Dogs use their noses to locate eggs filled with treats. Dogs of any age from puppies to seniors and dogs of any size can enjoy Easter egg hunts.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll need these supplies for the egg hunt:<\/b><\/p>\n Plastic eggs:<\/b><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t already have plastic eggs at home, they are available from most retailers for curbside pickup or for including in your to be delivered grocery order. Most plastic eggs have a small hole in the top, which makes it much easier for the scent to travel from the egg so that your dog can more easily find it.<\/p>\n Treats<\/b><\/p>\n Pick any treats that your dog is excited about. You don\u2019t need to use a big piece of treat, one small treat per egg works well. Smelly treats are a particularly good choice for this game because it will make it easier for your dog to find. Fill as many eggs as you want you can do just a few or a whole dozen completely up to you.<\/p>\n Photo: slyncher00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Dog Easter egg hunt directions:<\/b><\/p>\n Egg hunts for your dog can take place anywhere, inside your home, or in a fenced yard if the weather is nice.<\/p>\n Some dogs, when they find the filled Easter eggs will mouth or paw them open to get to the treat, while other dogs will naturally be more patient and wait for your help to get to the treats inside. If your dog is like mine and pops the egg open to get the treats, just supervise extra closely as eggs get found and take away the empty plastic eggs if your dog begins to chew on them. This is a game that you can play again and again on Easter day or anytime during the Easter season. Just change the locations where you hide the eggs!<\/p>\n Supervision<\/b><\/p>\n Always supervise your dog on the egg hunt. If you are doing any other egg hunts with candy-filled eggs, do that egg hunt at a separate time and make sure that you know how many eggs for your kids are out as well to ensure that your dog doesn\u2019t accidentally find any eggs full of candy.<\/p>\n Multiple Dogs<\/b><\/p>\n If you have multiple dogs, it\u2019s a good idea to set up individual hunts. This game could inspire resource guarding as dogs race between eggs.<\/p>\n Photo: Sassafras Lowrey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cHold\u201d is a useful trick for capturing the perfect Instagram photo.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll need:<\/b><\/p>\n Instructions:<\/b><\/p>\n Teaching dogs to put the plastic eggs into the Easter basket combines the \u201chold\u201d trick you just taught with a \u201cdrop\u201d and some aiming toward that basket!<\/p>\n You\u2019ll need:<\/b><\/p>\n Instructions:<\/b><\/p>\n Note: <\/b>Remember for your dog\u2019s safety, don\u2019t ever leave your dog unattended with Easter baskets or plastic eggs.<\/p>\n Read Next:<\/b> 5 Tips to Keep Your Dog From Distracting You When You\u2019re Working From Home<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The post Here\u2019s How to Plan an Easter Egg Hunt for Your Dog<\/a> by Sassafras Lowrey<\/a> appeared first on Dogster<\/a>. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren’t considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Dogster.com.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.dogster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GettyImages-6746313981.jpg\")
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