Max RandallDog Trainer. Who does more than just train.

Do less and get more

28 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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Stop playing endless fetch with your dog. It overaroused them and causes behavior problems even if they're tired. Instead, toss the ball into long grass and let them hunt for it by smell. Same toy, same energy, but their brain gets tired too.

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I said, I went, we do all that. Yeah, crazy. Yeah. Now I'm not saying to play fetch all day every day with your dog. That is one of the worst things that we should do, because the more you play fetch, the more you arouse your dog. And it doesn't matter how much exercise they've had, it doesn't matter how much you've stimulated them, if they are absolutely bonkers because we've played loads of fetch, you have behavioural problems. But, but like, the reason why I said it is because like So many people, so many people do it because it's just like deemed normal. But like, you could just get the same ball and hold on to him, throw it into long grass, then release him. He'd still go, he'd become aroused, but now he's actually thinking about it and using his nose. It'll be— it just exhausts him. It'd be so, so good. That's not yours. Oh, that's mine? That was in your pocket. It's a dangerous place to have that.