Monday 26 October 2015

The Reward Is In The Find

Since Earl was a young pup, I've always enjoyed hiding food/toys in the house and garden for him to find. He's always loved doing this, and has always had an able nose. However, since Ethel came into our lives, I haven't done it as much with him as I did before. Therefore, I decided to give it another go, and involve Ethel in it this time, too, in the hope that she would love it just as much! And she did!

A proud pair of pooches.

Before we began, I had to hide the balls for the dogs. I made them wait for me while I did so.

Hiding a ball.

When I released them, their eyes lit up and they were on the search.

The search begins!

Searching high and low, experienced pro Earl discovers a ball.


Once he has enjoyed his ball, he goes and helps Ethel with her ball search. Soon enough, however, Ethel discovers the complex hiding place for the ball on her own! We were all impressed with her!

Young success!

She has a good nose!

The dogs proceed to enjoying their balls as rewards. The reward for searching is what they discover.

'Look what I found!'

It was such fun! I'll be doing this again with them both soon!


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56 comments:

  1. Julie26 October 2015 at 13:39

    Pawsome, I luffs a good game of 'search' especially if there's a foodable involved, hehe!
    Loves and licky kisses
    Princess Leah xxx

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  2. jen26 October 2015 at 14:37

    Nice job! We always enjoy a nice game of hide and seek! I should really do it more but Leroy can get a little pushy. Lol

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:25

      It keeps our dogs' minds' cogs whirring! Hehe!

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  3. Daisy Poppy's26 October 2015 at 14:46

    Very fun! Poppy LOVES that game!

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  4. Golden Daily Scoop26 October 2015 at 15:21

    There's nothing like a good game of search, especially when there is a prize at the end! :)

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:26

      The dogs faces light up when they discover the hidden ball!

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  5. Sheltie Times26 October 2015 at 16:32

    That's great that they enjoy the same game. Oddly , out two created games to play together. However, when they play with us, they have completely different interests in the type of games they want to play.

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:26

      Playing as a duo is their thing! It is rare when they would prefer to play alone.

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  6. Taryn26 October 2015 at 18:01

    My dogs like that game too, but they try to cheat and see where we hide stuff :-)

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:27

      Haha! I make my dogs wait in a hidden space while I hide the balls!

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  7. Two French Bulldogs26 October 2015 at 19:32

    What a fun idea. Mom will try it for us
    Lily & Edward

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  8. LA Paylor26 October 2015 at 20:11

    Oh how awesome A game everyone can enjoy!
    I taught Cole "search" early on, and it comes in handy except when he "man-looks" meaning he does what my husband does, stand in one place and glance around. LeeAnna

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:28

      And a beneficial one, too! My dogs never 'man-look'; they're off and running madly around!

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  9. Tenacious Little Terrier26 October 2015 at 21:50

    Good sniffers! Mr. N has those balls too. They're his favorite type of ball.

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:28

      Their noses are amazing! Chuckit balls are my dogs' favourites.

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  10. Kari Neumeyer26 October 2015 at 22:41

    Good job, doggies!

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  11. Jans Funny Farm26 October 2015 at 23:13

    That looks like fun! We'll have to try that with Jan and see if she can sniff out whatever we hide. But we don't have much confidence in a human finding anything hidden, especially if she has to sniff it.

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:29

      Teehee! A human searching? Good idea! Maybe you could send her for some foodies?

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  12. Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them27 October 2015 at 00:02

    Great jib Earl & Ethel! Ethel is such a big girl now, I can't believe how she's grown! I live playing find w/ my dogs too.
    Love & biscuits,
    Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:30

      She is a big girl! We love her, even though she can be mischievous...

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  13. Kinley Westie27 October 2015 at 00:18

    Looks like fun!

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  14. Unknown27 October 2015 at 00:40

    We hide stuff for Cocoa too. Earl and Ethel look like they had a fun time!!

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:32

      It is such fun! Experiencing them working for their own rewards is brilliant to see.

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  15. Unknown27 October 2015 at 00:54

    That looks like fun! I see Earl has the same favorite orange ball as me. I hope mom tries this in our backyard, its kind of small though and not many places to hide things. Love Dolly

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  16. Dachshund Nola27 October 2015 at 01:15

    That's a favorite game here!

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  17. Murphy27 October 2015 at 01:21

    Hide and Seek!

    Your Pals,

    Murphy & Stanley

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  18. My GBGV Life27 October 2015 at 01:54

    Looks like they had a lot of fun.

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:33

      They did! They love playing games with each other and with me.

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  19. Jackie Bouchard27 October 2015 at 04:33

    What a fun game! We don't have a lot of good hiding places in our yard, but maybe we'll try that indoors next time we have a rainy day. Fun fun!

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:33

      You could play indoors! We sometimes play indoors as well!

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  20. The Adventures of the LLB Gang27 October 2015 at 05:05

    You two are pawsome hide and go seek players!!!
    Smileys!
    Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo

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  21. M. K. Clinton27 October 2015 at 05:25

    What a fun game for them. I am very impressed with Ethel learning so quickly. I try to stay up with your awards, but please send them to us for our Monday sports report. We love bragging about our friend. ☺

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:34

      It helps having Earl to learn from and shadow in her early stages. And yes, we keep forgetting!

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  22. Duke27 October 2015 at 10:18

    That looks like a fun game. We want to play hide and seek too!

    Love ya lots♥
    Mitch and Molly

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  23. easyweimaraner27 October 2015 at 11:39

    that's afabulous game! Easy likes it too... but he is a wild child it mostly ends with "search and destroy" :o)

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 12:35

      It is! Haha! Ethel enjoys destroying toys, too...

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  24. Unknown27 October 2015 at 14:54

    Sounds like fun!!
    ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!

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  25. Talent Hounds27 October 2015 at 16:22

    Wow, that looks like great fun- good job. Kilo does not have the best sense of smell but "go chase" and "go find" are his favourite games in the house when we play with treats. He also likes to hide and find his favourite toys. He is quite a pirate. XS

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    1. Unknown27 October 2015 at 19:23

      They loved searching! 'Find' is also my dogs' cues for searching.

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  26. LetterstoAndrew29 October 2015 at 16:04

    So you stuffed the ball first?

    I sometimes hide treats around the house, and make the dogs hunt for them. But I usually have to help them. :-)

    Did Earl and Ethel watch you hide them, or were you on the sneak?

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    1. Unknown29 October 2015 at 18:48

      No... Usually I hide balls in one search and food in another search. I began with them watching me, then made them wait out of my sight and sent them uneducated as to the position of the balls in the garden.

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  27. JoAnn Stancer30 October 2015 at 12:58

    What a great find and their happy to have found it.

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  28. 2browndawgs31 October 2015 at 13:23

    Ooo I bet they could help brown dawgs find grouse in the forest. They could get into the really tiny spots.

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    1. Unknown31 October 2015 at 15:01

      Oooh! They would love searching with your professionals!

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