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What are some good games to play with a dog in the snow?

My dog is a 1 year old Shi-tzu and he loves the snow. But, when I take him out, he just wants to leap and roll in it. I find this entertaining for about a half hour, but then I'm sick of watching him run around like a mainiac(The Shi-tzu shuffle). If anyone has any good games or excersizes that my dog would enjoy doing, please share your ideas with me. He enjoys running & jumping.

Public Comments

1. you could see who could write their name better.... :P
2. Fetch the Snowball or Stick Jump Through the Snow Ring. I don't know, be creative girl!
3. I would wrestle with him for a while. When you are tired, just let him run off his energy. SHI-tju's have a lot of energy and they need the excersize. Just let him have at it.
4. Catch the stick
5. Follow the leader!
6. My dogs love to chase snowballs! I throw them into a drift and the dogs go wild trying to find them (Which they never do...) and look really cute when they come up with snow all over their heads! We're going out in about 15 minutes or so!
7. My shi-tzu was quite partial to scrabble and the occasional round of hold em
8. well i just got a 4 month old puppy and she LOVES to run and jump just like your dog...what i do is i take her out on her leash and just run down the steepest hill i can find or i will through a snowball and she will go chase it! she loves it and I'm sure your dog will too...hope you have a fun and safe time...
9. I toss snowballs for my dog, and then she jumps in the air and catches them. I would start off by making it nice and easy for your dog. You could also build agility jumps out of snow and make a miniature obstacle course. If your snow is deep enough, then you could make a track with several jumps in it, and then throw the ball for your dog so that he has to go over lots of jumps to get it, then come over them again to come back. Have fun!
10. go hide a bone in the snow and see if he can find it or play fetch with him
11. Fetch? Jumping over railings or fences? He's interested in entertaining himself - not you. I don't see this changing. He's a DOG!!
12. Oh.. playing Ball or Frisbee is always the best.. or at least.. RUN and jump with the dog
13. My Lab gets the stupidest look on his face when we play fetch with snowballs. He just cant figure out where they go. There are alot of good suggestions here.