Smart Dog
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Ramp, hoop, tunnel and seesaw: your dog is ready to run. All that's missing is the right course — and you have to design it, without skipping a single obstacle.
What it's about
Create the perfect course and train your dog
Smart Dog – Agility Course is the solo puzzle by Raf Peeters for SmartGames. Your dog is ready to unleash itself on an obstacle course: ramps, hoops, tunnels, and a seesaw. It's your job to build the right track for it to run from the start to its trainer.
Here's how to play: choose a challenge and position the dog and trainer as indicated (in easier levels, some obstacles are already fixed). Then arrange all 6 obstacle pieces on the board to create a continuous path from the dog to the trainer. The golden rule: the path must go over every obstacle, only once. Forgetting even one means disqualification.
Sixty challenges across five difficulty levels — Starter, Junior, Expert, Master, and Wizard — from 7 years old up to experts. Smart Dog trains concentration, planning, problem-solving, spatial intuition, and visual perception. Only one solution per challenge, zero luck. And the board doubles as a case, so you can take it anywhere.
The twist is the constraint: it's not enough to connect the dog to the trainer. The path must use all obstacles, each only once. That's where the puzzle becomes a real head-scratcher.
The secret of Smart Dog in a nutshell
Grows with the player: you start with Starter and reach Wizard, where they only tell you where to put the dog and trainer — you arrange everything else. Adorable for little ones, tough for grown-ups.
From the game experience
Smart Dog – Agility Course
FrogScore · FroGames editorial rating · based on rules, official SmartGames materials, and play sessionsOn the field
What you hold in your hands
The dog
The starting point of the course. From here, it must run, obstacle after obstacle, to its trainer.
The trainer
The finish line. The path is complete only when it connects the dog to the trainer without interruption.
6 obstacles
Hoop, bridge, transparent tunnels, and seesaw. All must be placed — and the path must go over each, once.
The path
The track you build with the obstacles. Only one arrangement, in each challenge, makes everything run smoothly.
The last obstacle in the right place, the path flowing from the dog to the trainer without a gap: best in show. It always happens with Smart Dog.
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Components5 items · 5 challenge levels
A challenge in five moments
What happens as you play
Not the rules. The experience.
Choose the next challenge
Open the booklet and choose a number between 1 and 60. Challenges increase over five levels, from Starter to Wizard: start gently, then raise the bar when you feel ready.
Set up dog and trainer
You position the dog and trainer as indicated on the card. In easier levels, some obstacles are already fixed; in higher levels, you only have the two ends and everything else to figure out.
The first obstacles on the field
You place the ring, then the bridge, and the path starts to take shape. But the tunnel remains out — and there's no way to get the dog through it without redoing everything from scratch.
The "all, once only" moment
You turn the seesaw the right way, move the tunnel, and suddenly the path touches them all without going over twice. From the dog to the trainer, a perfect run.
Best in show
The dog starts, overcomes every obstacle, and reaches its trainer: challenge solved. A moment of satisfaction — and the eye is already looking for the next level.
How to play
Four steps for each challenge
It takes a minute to learn and hours to play. No rules to remember: just logic, planning, and an eye for the right path.
From the 60 available, across 5 levels from Starter to Wizard. Each is a self-contained puzzle with only one solution.
As shown on the card. In easier levels, some obstacles are already fixed in place.
Arrange the remaining pieces to create a continuous path from the dog to the trainer, passing over each obstacle only once.
The challenge is solved when the path connects the dog and trainer and uses all obstacles. Only one solution.
Why it works so well
Six things that make it special
Use all obstacles
The constraint that makes it a true puzzle: it's not enough to connect the dog and trainer, the path must pass over each obstacle only once. Forgetting one is disqualification.
5 levels up to Wizard
Starter, Junior, Expert, Master, and Wizard. At higher levels, the card only shows the dog and trainer: you build the entire path from scratch.
Adorable agility theme
Ring, bridge, transparent tunnels, and seesaw: colorful and fun obstacles that make every challenge a small show for dog lovers, big and small.
Logic and spatial reasoning
Concentration, planning, problem-solving, and visual perception: you learn to read the board and imagine the path even before placing a piece.
One solution, zero luck
No dice, no chance: every challenge has a single correct solution. When the dog runs smoothly to the finish line, it's because you thought it through.
Designed by Raf Peeters, travel-friendly
A puzzle designed by the famous SmartGames author, in a compact case with a lid. All pieces stay in place: ideal for ages 7 and up.
How to solve it
A clear objective, a single solution
Every challenge has one correct arrangement. The beauty — and the difficulty — is getting the dog to run from start to trainer, touching every obstacle, without going back and without skipping any.
Challenge overcome
- The path connects the dog to the trainer without interruption
- It passes over each obstacle, only once
- All 6 pieces are in play: best in show
When you get stuck
- An obstacle remains unused or you pass it twice
- The path does not reach the trainer
- No problem: rethink the course and try again
Smart Dog is one of those puzzles you open "for five minutes" and close half an hour later, with the dog finally at the finish line and the desire to try the next level. Quick to learn, hard to put down.
Frequently asked questions
Smart Dog FAQ
Is a game with puppies too childish for an adult?
No. The cute theme is deceptive: underneath is a logic puzzle with five difficulty levels. The first ones are for younger children, but the Master and Wizard levels — where you have to build the entire path starting only from the positions of the dog and trainer — challenge anyone. It's designed to grow with the player.
Is it enough to connect the dog to the trainer with any path?
No, and that's precisely the challenge. The path must pass over all six obstacles, each only once. Often there's an easy way to connect the two ends, but it leaves out an obstacle: that doesn't count. Finding the single path that uses them all is the real puzzle.
What are the 5 difficulty levels?
The 60 challenges are divided into Starter, Junior, Expert, Master, and Wizard. As you progress, the aids decrease: in the first levels, some obstacles are already positioned for you, while at Wizard, the card only shows where the dog and trainer go, and you arrange everything else yourself.
How exactly do you play?
Choose a challenge, position the dog and trainer (plus any fixed obstacles), then arrange the remaining obstacle pieces to create a continuous path from the dog to the trainer that touches each obstacle once. When the path is complete and uses all pieces, you have solved it.
Is it suitable for travel and as a gift?
It's one of its best features. The case is compact, has a lid, and keeps all pieces in place, so you can play it in the car, on the train, or in a waiting room. The fun theme and immediate rules also make it a great gift for ages 7 and up, perfect for little dog lovers.
Do you need to know English?
No. The challenges in the booklet are visual diagrams that show where to place the dog, trainer, and any obstacles: it's immediately clear what to do without needing to read text. It's a puzzle played with eyes and logic.
Smart Dog – Agility Course is a solo puzzle board game for 1 player (ages 7+), designed by Raf Peeters and published by SmartGames. Main mechanic: obstacle course creation. The player positions the dog and trainer, then arranges all obstacle pieces (ring, bridge, tunnel, seesaw) on the board to build a continuous path from the dog to the trainer that passes over each obstacle only once. There is only one solution per challenge. Includes 60 challenges across 5 difficulty levels — Starter, Junior, Expert, Master, and Wizard — from beginner to expert. Trains concentration, planning, problem-solving, spatial intuition, and visual perception. No luck, no dice: just reasoning. The board with a lid doubles as a portable case, ideal as a travel game for dog lovers, big and small. Available on FroGames.it.
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