Episode 6

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6th Jul 2025

How to Train Your Great Dane Using Mental Stimulation Techniques

Commercial puzzle toys represent one practical approach to cognitive enhancement. Yet, homemade mental stimulation activities offer cost-effective alternatives that we can customize specifically for each Great Dane’s cognitive profile and behavioral patterns.

We can construct homemade puzzles using cardboard boxes, toilet paper tubes, and treat-dispensing mechanisms that require problem-solving behaviors. Sensory games incorporating different textures, scents, and auditory stimuli activate multiple neural pathways simultaneously.

Additionally, incorporating adaptive intelligence in these activities can help enhance your Great Dane’s problem-solving skills and overall cognitive development.

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About the Podcast

Danes Delight by Yeti
Weekly Tuesday episodes with Yeti — a sarcastic, wise, brutally-honest Great Dane — delivering real life common-sense, mindset upgrades, hilarious observations, and big dog perspective.
Hi human. I’m Yeti — a brindle Great Dane with a brain bigger than a UPS truck and opinions stronger than the peanut butter jar lid I once chewed off. Welcome to “Dane’s Delight by Yeti” — the weekly Tuesday podcast where I, a Great Dane who understands humans absurdly well, explain life, break it down, laugh at it, and give advice you never knew a dog could give.

But here’s the twist:

I’m not just another dog.
I’m the dog who sees your world more clearly than you do.

Humans overcomplicate everything — careers, relationships, hustle culture, phones, buying stuff you don’t need, worrying about future catastrophes that statistically won’t even happen, comparing your life to strangers online… when all along, the only creature in the room who actually lives the present moment correctly… is the Great Dane.

That’s me.
I’m your case study.

Every Tuesday, I bring the ancient wisdom of “The Big Dog Perspective.”

What is that?

It’s the science and philosophy of:

– stretching long before you chase anything
– napping is a power strategy, not a sign of laziness
– loyalty isn’t something you SAY… it’s something you DO
– most fights aren’t worth it
– simple pleasures are the highest pleasures
– sniff curiosity first, judge later
– state your boundaries clearly — and don’t apologize for them

Humans have entire industries selling courses on “mindset.”

Great Danes are born with it.

Humans have self-help gurus.

Dogs ARE the self-help gurus.

Humans need a therapist + a meditation app + a productivity hack.

Great Danes just step into sunshine.

I don’t need a masterclass.
I am the masterclass.

And every week on “Dane’s Delight by Yeti,” I break your complicated existence down into simple, hilarious, sharp, sometimes savage common sense… in a way only a giant dog who has seen humans at their weirdest can.

Expect episodes like:

– “Why humans settle for crumbs when they could ask for steak”
– “The psychology of sniffing everything”
– “How humans ruin their own mood scrolling the rectangle of doom”
– “Big dog confidence vs small dog attitude”
– “Yeti’s guide to not panicking over nothing”
– “Why your goals suck — and how to fix them”

And yes — there will be relationship advice.

Trust me — I’ve overheard enough human couples argue over the dumbest stuff imaginable — and I’ve learned what actually matters.

Because while humans talk in circles, Great Danes know exactly what we want:

comfort, loyalty, treats, peace, good naps, and someone we actually like being around.

Relationships are simple.
Humans are complex.

I’m here to reverse it.

This is not a motivational speaker podcast.
This is not therapy.
This is not personal development with fake smiles.

This is a Great Dane telling you the truth you already know — without fear, without filters, without trying to sound “professional.”

This is COMMON SENSE… delivered by a 160-pound philosopher who drools.

I don’t need to be fancy — I just need to be REAL.

And once you start thinking like a Great Dane — your anxiety drops, your clarity increases, your priorities align, and your humor returns — because life gets fun again.

Come back every Tuesday.

Sit, listen, laugh, and learn.

Welcome to Dane’s Delight by Yeti — the only podcast where a Great Dane finally explains how humans should be living.

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Jerry Robertson