Do not cancel the whole day
Even if the walk is shorter than usual, keep familiar landmarks: outing, rest, activity, sleep. Dry the dog and clothing on return. Then offer a calm indoor game rather than trying to compensate for the weather with endless hallway sprints.
A small activity plan
A few minutes of scent search, a familiar toy and a pause beside a person make a complete small plan. If the dog wants to rest, there is no need to force a schedule of entertainment. On the next dry day, the ordinary walk returns.
A realistic rainy-day plan
Place a dry towel by the door, choose a short workable route and decide where damp clothing will dry. Coming home then becomes simple. Offer one familiar game indoors and leave room for ordinary sleep. If rain stops later, another outing is possible. Wet weather does not demand a grand entertainment programme to compensate for it.
Make a small activity menu
Divide a rainy day into ordinary rest, necessary outings and a few short indoor activities. Practise a familiar cue, search for a suitable food reward in an easy place or calmly rehearse putting on the harness. Every pause does not need entertainment.
Prepare a dry towel by the entrance and a spare garment in advance. A short walk between showers then need not become a lengthy cleaning job. In dangerous weather, choose a safe arrangement that still considers the dog’s needs.
Avoid replacing the whole day with ball chasing down a slippery corridor. Notice whether the dog can settle after an activity. Rain can justify a simpler plan, but does not remove the need for toileting, movement and company. Save successful games for another day; a small menu of options is more useful than a compulsory hourly schedule.
Useful? Save it for your next walk.