Loyal Spark
A Loyal Spark often saves their brightest energy for trusted people and familiar activities. Within that secure circle, they can be an eager and highly engaged teammate.
What you may notice
- Warms up selectively but bonds strongly
- Becomes animated around favorite routines
- Looks to a trusted person when excitement rises
Play and enrichment
Build lively team games around known cues, favorite toys, and predictable starting and stopping points.
Settling
Use your presence as a calm anchor after high-energy routines, then allow uninterrupted rest.
Working together
Protect warm-up time with unfamiliar people and use established teamwork to introduce small changes.
Try this week
- Play a favorite team game with one new rule
- Practice calm recovery beside you
- Let a visitor ignore your dog at first