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Birthday Activities & Games
Need some ideas for
activities for your
dog birthday party guests? Try
these dog birthday games and fun ideas:
Provide
dog chew toys to play
with. Frisbees and balls are great for a game of
fetch (or chase, depending on the dog). A large hard plastic ball
is great for group play, and won't pop.
Use obedience commands
as dog games. Practice sit, stay, down, come, etc.
with food as a reward (this is the safest way to
give picnic food to canine guests, as it reduces
fighting).
 Have a sit contest. The
dog who stays in the sit position longest wins.
Here's a fun dog game
from Nancy Furstinger, author of "Fun Stuff You
Can Do With Your Dog: An Interactive Dog Book
(Doral Publishing): Play musical chairs with your
party guests. When the music stops, all the players
put their dogs in a "sit." The last one to sit in
each round exits the game until one winner remains.
Invite a trainer or
groomer for a brief, fun lesson and to answer
questions. Ask the guest speaker to come with some
funny stories about his or her work. A good
storyteller can have your guests howling about
mishaps, embarrassing moments, dogs who got the best
of them, etc.
Let the party dogs
figure out their own games by allowing them to socialize in a
fenced area. Take the people out of the area so the
dogs can interact naturally with each other.
Hire an artist for face
painting for the people, or caricatures of the dogs.
Party Puppy,
in San Diego, will also supply a DJ, canine massage
therapist, performing dogs, magicians and clowns ...
you name it.
Play "find the toy" by
hiding a toy under a cup or blanket. This can be a
fun party game for dogs.
 Invite
a portrait photographer to take candid pictures of
your guests' dogs. These often reflect the dog's
personality better than posed studio portraits.
Here's a classic dog
party game: have a relay race or a
recall race. In a recall race, all the dogs are
taken to one end of a flat area. Owners stand at the
other end and call their dogs. The dog who reaches
its owner first gets a prize (and everyone gets a
treat, of course).
Try a dog/owner
look-alike contest.
Give door prizes for the
biggest, smallest and shaggiest dog, or for the
guest who traveled the farthest distance to attend
the party. It's a great way to hand out your goody
bags to all your guests.
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