Set up plastic cones in a row and get your dog to weave through them. Or do the same with vertical poles, like they do in dog agility. As your dog gets more and more flexible and gets better at weaving through the cones, place them closer together to make it more challenging.

Jumps

Make some jumps out of PVC pipe and teach your dog to go over them. I wouldn’t recommend doing this until your dog is at least 1 year old (or sometimes even older, depending on the breed). If you have a puppy, you can put pipe or bits of wood onto the ground and get your pup to step over them.

Crawl

Get your dog to crawl under instead of over a jump. See how low it can go!

Balance ball

Get a balance ball for your dog (the kind that sits flat on the ground with a spherical upper side). Teach your dog to stand on it. It’ll improve their balance and strengthen their legs.

Walking across a plank

Teach your dog to walk across a plank. When your dog is still a puppy you can teach them by getting a solid wooden bar and placing it on the ground like you might do with a jump (except it’ll probably need to be a bit wider). Teach your dog to walk across the bar. As your dog gets older, you can raise the bar and teach your dog to jump up or down to walk across the plank.

These are just some dog exercise ideas to mix things up a bit. Sometimes a dog exercise routine can get boring for you and your dog – trying new things can rekindle your interest.