One idea for keeping your dog busy for awhile is to give him a food - stuffed toy, one that he will have to somehow open in order to
reach the treat inside.
As a toddler he had clambered up a rocking chair, trying to
reach some treat on the mantel, and had tumbled into a bed of hot ashes, burning his left hand.
Constructed of durable fabric, the toys use hook - and - loop fasteners as a closure mechanism so dogs stay busy ripping them open to
reach the treat prize inside.
To get it right, the dogs had to resist the impulse to try to take the shortest path to
reach the treat — which would only cause them to whack into the barrier and bump their heads against the plastic — and instead walk around the barrier to one of the open sides.
Your dog will have to lay down to
reach the treat.
Dogs will spend a long time trying to figure out how to
reach the treats.
Plan ahead and find puzzle - type toys with hard to
reach treats that can keep him busy and distracted after you leave, take him for a nice long walk just before heading out or spend some time desensitizing him to your departures.
Then, toss them near the back so your puppy has to get in all the way to
reach his treat.
And many interactive cat toys are made to challenge your cat by presenting cat puzzle toys or cat tunnels for her to conquer in order to
reach her treats.
Most come in the form of puzzle treat dispensers that your dog will have to work on to
reach the treat.
Simply hold a treat out in front of the dog, and praise her when she walks to
reach the treat.
However, the more motivated the cat was to
reach a treat, the more it tended to use a preferred paw.
Your puppy will probably keep trying to
reach the treat.
To satisfy your bird's foraging instinct, consider wrapping pellet food or dried fruits / veggies in nontoxic paper, so that your bird must chew through the paper to
reach the treat.
Within a few days my little poodle was unable to stand on his back legs to
reach the treat I was giving him.
The DogCasino or the DogTwister are Advanced games (Level 3) with 2 - step problem solving to
reach the treats.
Keep an eye out for easy to
reach treats that may do your cat harm.
In each game, the dogs are encouraged to find a treat by using their noses to sniff out its location and then manipulate parts of the toy to
reach the treat.
If you raise the treat too high over the puppy's head, he will likely raise up on his back legs to
reach the treat and not sit.