Fun Things You Can Do With Your Cavoodle This Summer (Even If You're Not Travelling)

If you’re not going away this summer, your cavoodle will be happy as they love doing things with you, and there are plenty of enriching, fun and summery experiences you can create right at home. With warm weather, long daylight saving (in most states) and summer treats in season, you can turn everyday moments into special memories.

If you want some fun ideas for both indoor and outdoors, here are a few fun suggestions that don’t cost a cent but your cavoodle will love.

Backyard Activities Your Cavoodle Will Love

One of the simplest summer options is to make home feel like its own holiday destination.

Set up a mini splash area
If you have a hose, sprinkler or small shell pool, give your Cavoodle supervised water play. It cools them down, encourages confidence and keeps them active without overheating. To make it extra fun, add lightweight toys or even freeze small treats inside rubber balls and let them float around.

Create a backyard scavenger hunt
Hide small pieces of their food or their favourite treats in shady spots around the yard. Start with easy hiding locations, and as they improve, place rewards under pots, behind cushions or beneath low boxes. Sniffing, searching and discovering activates their brain and burns energy without needing to leave home. Note: Make sure you are leaving in safe spots and away from toxic plants.

Summer evening picnic playdate
As the sun cools, set up a late-afternoon picnic in the yard or at a dog-friendly local park. Bring a towel or mat, water, treats and their favourite toy. Invite a friend with their Cavoodle, and keep play slow, calm and supervised. Evening breezes and low sun make this time ideal.

Indoor Activities For Hot Days

When temperatures climb, indoor enrichment becomes essential.

Build a cooling zone
Turn a specific spot in your home into a summer-friendly relaxation space. An Air-con or a fan, a cooling mat, fresh water and a frozen lick mat can help your Cavoodle regulate their body temperature. You can create a summer style lick mats that include mashed banana, coconut yoghurt, strawberries or watermelon (without seeds) and if you want to extend engagement then freeze it.

Create a simple indoor obstacle course
Use what you already have: pillows as jumps, chairs spaced for weaving, a rolled-out towel to crawl under and a soft mat at the end. Keep sessions short and rewarding. This encourages coordination, confidence and connection between you and your dog.

Teach or refresh a trick
Summer downtime is a great opportunity to teach something new or refine manners. Useful tricks include “spin,” “touch,” “give paw,” or “tidy up toys.” Cavoodles love positive reinforcement but keep it to short sessions to improve behaviour and deepen trust.

Summer Treat Ideas That Keep Them Cool
Food can offer enrichment and cooling at the same time. You can freeze watermelon pieces (no seeds), low-fat yoghurt mixed with fruit, broth poured into moulds, goat's milk frozen into cubes. These can be served as is, or placed inside enrichment toys for longer activity. Avoid human ice creams or sugary treats as they often contain ingredients that don’t agree with sensitive Cavoodle stomachs.

Outdoor Excursions Close to Home

You don’t need long drives or accommodation to feel like you’re "out."

Local café visits
Choose an early morning outing. Many cafés provide shade, water bowls and puppuccinos. A weekly "café morning" creates routine and exposure to new smells and sounds, which for Cavoodles is strong mental stimulation.

Explore a nearby park or walking track
Even a different street provides new scents and surfaces. Leave before the day warms up and give your dog time to sniff rather than rushing through the walk. Sniffing is one of the easiest ways to tire them mentally. 

Beach or water visit (at the right time)
Never take your cavoodle to the beach in the hottest part of the day. Choose early morning or late afternoon when sand isn’t scorching and the sun isn’t harsh. Shallow, calm water areas are best. Make sure you rinse your Cavoodle afterwards to prevent irritation or matting. Ideally you can give them a bath using some yummy My Cavoodle shampoo and conditioner to make them extra clean

Relaxing Summer Evenings at Home

Summer nights feel like the real calm of the season.

• A few slow-paced ideas include:

• A “movie night” where they curl up inside a pillow fort

• A gentle brushing and coat tidy-up

• A frozen treat while you relax on the lounge

• A quiet massage session

Cavoodles thrive on closeness, so even simple rituals matter.

Rotate Activities To Keep Summer Interesting

On days when you’re staying home, alternate activities to avoid boredom. For example:

Morning: puzzle feeder or sniff game
Midday: long chew inside under air-conditioning
Afternoon: short play session or brushing
Evening: enrichment toy or slow walk

Small changes prevent repetition and keep their mind stimulated.

You Don’t Need Travel For a Summer They’ll Love. For Cavoodles, the “holiday” is not the destination but the attention, new experiences, and little adventures they share with you.

With a mix of indoor cooling options, safe outdoor experiences, new places to visit nearby and enriching activities at home, you can give your Cavoodle a summer that feels special without going anywhere at all. Sometimes the calmest summers at home end up being the ones they enjoy most.