Activities For Dogs With Owners Who Like Badminton

Anyone who plays badminton knows that a killer serve is necessary to set the game off to a good start. You most likely practice your serve frequently, hitting the birdie high and up over the net with ease. If you are practicing, then after you hit the birdie, you have to go and get it, right? There is no one to hit it back to you. Time to enlist the help of your dog! Your dog is the perfect companion to help you work on your serve and focus just on that skill rather than walking back and forth getting the birdie every time you hit a few. 

While your dog may not be able to play a full game of badminton (unless you work tirelessly training them for years!), they can definitely do some of the skills needed to be a great badminton player. One trick that your dog certainly can learn is to do a birdie bounce. This means your dog will have to hold the racket and be able to hit a birdie up and down, over and over. This may sound complicated but it isn't! This is something that you can definitely train your pup to do and it won't even take that long! 

When playing badminton, you need to be fairly agile and able to move quickly on your toes. In fact, running on your toes and skipping are frequently recommended exercises for rising badminton stars. While you need to be agile in order to play this game, your dog will also benefit from some agility training. You can look into installing a full agility course and enrolling in agility classes and competitions with your dog or you can stick to the badminton related agility games if you'd rather keep it simple. Whichever you choose, your pup will love these mini activities.