{"id":9392,"date":"2022-04-01T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundocachorro.com\/the-importance-of-play-for-our-dogs\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T10:00:50","slug":"the-importance-of-play-for-our-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mundocachorro.com\/en\/the-importance-of-play-for-our-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of play for our dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surely, we have noticed how a <strong>newborn puppy<\/strong> acts <strong>with its mother<\/strong>. You may have noticed that most of the time she either bangs her muzzle against the baby&#8217;s body or licks it frequently. This is the way the child learns and becomes aware of the <strong>world around him<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F0TPwpzaxeg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Play: vital in development<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Play in animals (particularly in dogs) is a matter of great importance for their<strong> physical and mental development<\/strong>, as well as for their educational levels, limits and good coexistence with their environment. If our dog does not manage to be inserted in a good play system from puppyhood, for sure, he will grow up as a conflictive animal with serious social problems in his adulthood.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mundocachorro.com\/en\/games-to-share-with-your-dog\/\">Different games<\/a> according to character<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If our dog is somewhat &#8220;<strong>unfriendly&#8221; or &#8220;bitter<\/strong>&#8220;, we should not play games with him that involve <strong>force or brutality<\/strong>, since in this way, we will be reinforcing this type of character.<\/p>\n<p>If the dog is the <strong>&#8220;nervous&#8221;<\/strong> type <strong>, we should avoid the type of play that consists of throwing things<\/strong> for him to reach; this type of play will only upset him more than is natural.<br \/>\nUndoubtedly, the most advisable to initiate them in the game is the ball.<a href=\"https:\/\/mundocachorro.com\/en\/dog-toys\/\"><br \/>\n  <strong> ball<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surely, we have noticed how a newborn puppy acts with its mother. You may have noticed that most of the time she either bangs her muzzle against the baby&#8217;s body or licks it frequently. This is the way the child learns and becomes aware of the world around him. 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