97 enrichment games, matched to your dog every day.
👋First, let's set up your dog
Two quick things, then every game, adaptation, and Today's Pick is matched to them. You can change both later in My Dogs.
🎯 Today's Pick
Picking a game…
✋ 5-min sessions🏆 Always end on success🌡️ Arousal up = difficulty down🐾 One new game at a time💚 Sniff = nervous system reset🔄 80% success before advancing
⏱ Time
📍 Where
🧺 I haveTap what you have at home and we'll only show games you can play with those things. Time and place are estimates from each game's supplies and steps.
🔑 Master These First
These skills should be reliable before building on this game
⛔ Stop & reset if your dog is panting hard, showing whale eye or a tucked tail, taking treats roughly, avoiding the game, or barking with rising arousal. End on an easy win, then offer water and a sniff break. Always supervise — especially with shredded, stuffed, or small items.
Supplies
Steps
💡 Trainer Tips
🔧 Troubleshooting
🐾 Alternate Ways to Play
⬆ Ready to Level Up?
How did it go?
📓 Session Notes
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How to Use This App
Everything you need to get the most out of 97 enrichment games — from your first session to building a full routine.
🚀Getting Started
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Pick a dog profile — Tap Who's playing? in the header to select your dog's profile (Tiny/Toy, Senior, Anxious/Reactive, Puppy, or Low Mobility). The app highlights adapted games and surfaces modifications first inside every game detail.
2️⃣
Browse or filter — Hit the 🎮 Browse tab. Use the category buttons, level badges (🌱 🌿 🌳), and search bar to find a game that fits your dog today. If you're not sure where to start, filter to 🌱 Beginner and pick any Focus or Impulse game.
3️⃣
Open a game card — Tap any game tile to see the full detail: supplies, step-by-step instructions, trainer tips, troubleshooting, and a Ready to Level Up? suggestion for when you're ready to progress.
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Log your session — After playing, check ✅ Played inside the game and add a note. Your history lives in the 📓 Log tab and your progress bar updates automatically.
🏆The Trainer Level System
As you and your dog mark more games played, you level up as a handler — and new programs unlock. This keeps the harder, more advanced work from feeling overwhelming too soon.
🌱
New Handler (0+ played) — Full access to the General Brain Games library, 77 games strong.
🌿
Growing Handler (15+ played) — Unlocks 🐑 Herding Drive Games, our most advanced directional and precision work.
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Skilled Handler (35+ played) — A milestone tier that shows real mastery is building.
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Advanced Handler (60+ played) — Full access, deep into the library.
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Master Trainer (90+ played) — The top tier. Your progress bar and level badge live right under the header on every tab.
Some individual games also have their own prerequisites — look for the 🔑 Master These First section inside a game's detail view. Those unlock as soon as the specific games listed are marked played, independent of your overall Trainer Level.
🎯Understanding the Three Skill Levels
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Beginner — Foundation games. Simple setup, high success rate, short sessions. Start here with any new dog or any new category. These games build the trust and vocabulary everything else depends on.
🌿
Intermediate — Building games. More duration, distance, or distraction than the beginner version. Only move here once your dog is succeeding 80%+ of the time at the beginner level in that category.
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Advanced — Mastery games. Multi-step sequences, discrimination, or sustained focus under real-world conditions. These are genuinely challenging. A dog who can do these well has a remarkable foundation.
The Ready to Level Up? suggestion at the bottom of every game card shows you the specific harder game that this one unlocks.
🐾The Five Dog Profiles
Every single game in this library includes modifications for all five profiles. Selecting your dog's profile doesn't hide games — it highlights the most accessible ones and shows their adaptations first.
🐾
Tiny / Toy Breeds — Scaled spaces, smaller objects, shorter distances. All 97 games are fully accessible for dogs under 15 lbs.
Anxious / Reactive Dogs — Threshold-aware adaptations. Nervous system regulation comes before performance. These modifications are informed by polyvagal theory and the Fearghus Method approach.
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Puppies — Age-appropriate versions with appropriate cognitive load for developing brains. Includes notes on minimum age where relevant.
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Low Mobility — Stationary-first alternatives. Every game can be adapted for dogs recovering from injury or with physical limitations.
📋Using the Syllabus Tab
The 📋 Syllabus tab shows every game in the library as a compact checklist — great for planning sessions in advance or printing for a client. Tap any game name to jump directly to its full detail view. Use the fire hydrant icon to mark favorites you return to often.
📓The Session Log
Every time you mark a game as Played and add a note, it's saved to the 📓 Log. Use this to track what you worked on, what went well, and what to revisit. Notes are stored locally in your browser — they stay between sessions on the same device.
Your progress bar at the top of the app shows how many of the 97 games you've played at least once. Work toward 100% as a long-term enrichment goal.
💡Session Tips from The Fearghus Method
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Keep sessions short. 5–10 minutes of genuine engagement beats 30 minutes of diminishing returns. End while your dog still wants more.
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One new game at a time. Introduce one unfamiliar game per session. Pair it with a game your dog already loves.
🌡️
Read arousal before you start. A dog who is already over-threshold will not learn well. Begin every session with 2 minutes of sniffing or calm settling.
✅
80% success is the ceiling, not the floor. If your dog is getting it right less than 80% of the time, the game is too hard. Make it easier — shorter distance, fewer steps, higher-value treats.
🎉
Celebrate the effort, not just the outcome. A dog who is thinking and trying, even imperfectly, is doing exactly what you want.
🎾Two Programs, 97 Games
🎾
General Brain Games
77 games · Focus, Impulse, Confidence, Energy
🐑
Herding Drive Games
20 games · Directional work, precision, and advanced sequences — unlocks at 🌿 Growing Handler (15 games played)
🐾Alternate Play Modes — Built Into Every Game
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Tiny / Toy Breeds
Scaled spaces, smaller objects, appropriate distances. Every game is accessible for dogs under 15 lbs.
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Senior Dogs
Low-impact modifications, shorter sessions, soft surfaces. Enrichment without joint stress.
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Anxious / Reactive
Threshold-aware adaptations. Every game modified for nervous system regulation first.
🐶
Puppies
Age-appropriate simplifications, no jumping, short sessions, huge rewards. Safe for developing brains and bodies.
♿
Limited Mobility
Stationary-first alternatives. Every game can be adapted for dogs recovering from injury or with physical limitations.
Select your dog's profile in the header to highlight adapted games and see their modifications first in every game detail view.
🎯Skill Level Progression
🌱
Beginner — Foundation games. Simple, clear, high success rate.
🌿
Intermediate — Building games. More distance, duration, distraction.
Each game shows a Ready to Level Up? suggestion — the specific harder game that this one unlocks, following the same progression chain that gates the games themselves.
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My Dogs
Track progress separately for every dog in your household. Each dog keeps their own played games, favorites, notes, and Trainer Level.
💾Backup & Restore
Your dogs' progress is saved only on this device. Export a backup file now and then, so a new phone doesn't mean starting over.
➕ Add another dog
Need Help? Reach Out Anytime
Questions about a game, an adaptation, or your dog's progress? The Fearghus Method is here for you and your dog.
Check the ❓ How to Use tab for quick answers on filtering games, tracking sessions, and adapting play for your dog's needs. For anything else — training questions, feedback on this app, or scheduling a lesson — email or call above and we'll get back to you.
