25 Things to Do With Your Dog This Weekend (Indoors and Out)

Weekends go fast. Here are twenty-five plans you can start this Saturday morning — no special gear, no big budget.

Outdoors

1. Walk a route you’ve never taken.
2. Find a new green space within twenty minutes.
3. Pack a picnic for two.
4. Visit a dog-friendly café early, before it gets busy.
5. Go to a lake, river or beach where dogs are allowed.
6. Do a “sniffari” — they choose every turn.
7. Try a beginner-friendly trail.
8. Watch the sunset from a hill.
9. Meet one dog friend for a calm walk.
10. Explore a pet-friendly town or market.

Rainy day indoors

11. Hide-and-seek with treats.
12. A homemade enrichment box.
13. Teach one new trick in five-minute sessions.
14. The cup game: which cup hides the treat?
15. A lick mat and a film.
16. A gentle grooming spa hour.
17. Stair or hallway fetch with a soft toy (if safe for your dog’s joints).
18. Build a blanket fort.

Slow and cozy

19. A slow Sunday with no plans at all.
20. Read on the sofa together.
21. Take a portrait in window light.
22. Record the sounds of your home with them in it.
23. Write five things you love about them.
24. Plan next month’s adventure.
25. Look back at this time last year in your photos.

Pick one, take one photo, write three lines. That’s a memory. For a hundred more ideas, see 100 things to do with your dog, or keep them all in Your Pet Memory.