|
The Chocolate Drop Race
For this you need a
large bag of dogs' chocolate drops (not human chocolate as this
is poisonous to dogs) and plenty of greedy dogs.
The idea is to put several lines of choc drops starting from
about halfway down the hall to the end. The race is run in
heats. The handlers start at one end of the hall and race
to the lines of choc
drops with their dogs. The dog that eats its own line of choc
drops and can race
back to the start with their handler wins the heat. Handlers
cannot eat the chocolate themselves.
|
|
The Sausage Race
This is really funny
and you have to have rather stupid dogs to win. The race is run as a
relay so you need to have the dogs and handlers in teams. Each
team lines up at the start while a sausage for each of the first dogs is
placed at the other end of the hall. The first dogs and handlers
race to fetch the sausage. The dogs must carry the sausages all the
way back to the start. Another line of sausages is placed ready
for the second dogs. When the first dogs reach the start the second dogs
go and the first dogs must give the sausage to the handler. When
all the teams have finished, the team with the most sausages left wins the sausage race. My dogs were always wise to this one and
swallowed the sausages whole. Sometimes the winning team only has
half a sausage from all of their dogs but it's great fun.
|
|
The Potato and Spoon Race
This game is
run in heats. Chairs are placed a little way away from the
wall at one end of the hall while the handlers and their dogs
line up at the other end. Each handler is given a spoon in
which they have to carry a potato. The spoon can only be
carried in the hand that is holding the dog's lead.
Handlers have to race from to the far end of the hall, go round
the chair and back to the start. If they drop the potato they have to stop while they put it back
in the spoon.
|
 |
|
Simon Says
All the
handlers form a circle with their dogs while someone stands in
the middle to give the command Simon says. The handlers
walk round with their dogs until "Simon" gives one of the
commands "Simon says sit, down or stand." The last dog to do
whatever Simon says drops out and the game continues until a
winner is left. Dogs can get very excited during this game
as their handlers suddenly become very animated in their
commands. You'll need several judges to prevent arguments
breaking out as to which dog was the slowest.
|
|
Musical Mats
You need a
radio or CD player for this that can be turned down
or switched off quickly. You will also need a number of mats which can be
spread out around the hall. There should be one less mat
than there are dogs. If there are loads of dogs and not
enough mats you can play this in two heats. The handlers
and dogs walk around the hall while the music is playing but
when it stops the dog must sit on one of the mats. The one
without a mat drops out and a mat is taken away. The game
continues until you are left with a winner.
|
|
The Biscuit Eating Game
For this you
need several biscuits, a long pole and some string. Soft
biscuits are best with a hole in the middle. The biscuits
are tied loosely to the string and suspended from the pole.
They need to be at suitable lengths for the size of the dogs.
You need a person at each end of the pole and a judge. The
dogs run in heats and race from one end of the hall to the
suspended biscuits. The one that eats the biscuit first is
the winner of the heat. This is usually won by a labrador.
Other breeds have no chance!
|
I hope this has given you some ideas for your next dogs' party.
The best fun Jamie ever had was at an outdoor party at the
millennium. All the dogs were allowed to race round and
round a field together for a whole morning while their humans
ate and drank to their hearts content. It was the most
glorious day for the start of a new century. |
