When Leaving your dogs at home it important to have something to keep them busy. This presentation lists the very best toys for dogs who spend time alone at home. Toys for dogs left at home | Animal Medical Clinic - Melbourne FL | (321) 727-2421

1. TOYS FOR DOGS LEFT
AT HOME ALONE
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2. TOYS FOR DOGS LEFT
AT HOME ALONE
The Kong
The granddaddy of all work-to-eat toys, the Kong is a chew toy
made of nearly indestructible rubber. It was originally based on a
part of a Volkswagen bus’ suspension device that the creator’s
German Shepherd found particularly irresistible. Kongs can be
stuffed with a wide variety of yummies. Kong sells specially
shaped treats and different things you can squeeze inside, but
you can stuff it with whatever your dogs’ weakness might be:
cream cheese, wet dog food, peanut butter, liverwurst, frozen
blueberries, carrots…

3. TOYS FOR DOGS LEFT
AT HOME ALONE
The Bob-A-Lot
This genius little Bob-a-Lot is weighted on the bottom, so it
wobbles all around like those inflatable “bop bags” we had as
kids. It comes in a few different sizes. The yellow part at the top
screws off, allowing you to put kibble inside, or any kind of small
and fairly hard treats. There are adjustable holes at the bottom
that allow treats to shake out when Bob-A-Lot is batted around. If
you feed your dog kibble, you can put his entire meal in this thing.
It makes mealtime last ten times as long, which is a good thing for
reasons both behavioral and healthful.

4. TOYS FOR DOGS LEFT
AT HOME ALONE
The Tricky Treat Ball
The Tricky Treat Ball is similar to the Bob-A-Lot. There’s a single
hole in which you put in kibble or treats and they fall out as the
dog pushes it. Much enjoyment will ensue. Your dog will continue
to play with the ball after all the treats are gone–he’ll be holding
out hope that maybe there’s still one lodged in there somewhere.
He’ll also keep playing with it because, like so many humans,
dogs like balls.

5. TOYS FOR DOGS LEFT
AT HOME ALONE
The Tug-A-Jug
Here, the human puts dry food (kibble, treats, Cheerios, whatever)
into the Tug-a-Jug, which unscrews at the bottom. The food
comes out of a narrow hole at the top, which has a rope sticking
into it. As the dog pulls on the rope, some food gets dragged out.
Your pup will have crazy amounts of fun swinging this around and
tugging at it. It comes in several sizes to accommodate different
size dog mouths.

6. TOYS FOR DOGS LEFT
AT HOME ALONE
The Waggle
Stuff dry food into the sides of the barbell-shaped Waggle and the
bits will fall out intermittently as your dog holds the middle part in
his mouth and shakes it. Well, that’s supposed to be how it works,
at least–my dog prefers to just kind of roll it around with his paws
until the treats come out. That works too. There are rubber teeth
in the holes on the sides that can be snipped out in order to
reduce the level of difficulty. Premier also makes the Chuckle,
which is similar but a little sturdier and has a squeaker inside.

7. TOYS FOR DOGS LEFT
AT HOME ALONE
The Dog Casino
The Dog Casino is a one of the many fine toys by Nina Ottosson,
a genius Swedish pioneer in the world of interactive dog puzzle
toys. Her offerings come in a variety of levels of difficulty and in
both plastic and wood. Many of Ottoson’s line of toys require that
you work with your dog a little bit to help him along. It’s really fun
to watch them solve the little mystery of each game, and to figure
out how to help them get it. Nina Ottoson has an entire line of
toys and puzzles for dogs AND cats to keep them rewarded and
busy when you are not at home.

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