GoldenGirl85 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 My ACD is so smart, I gave him the puzzle pictured below and he worked out the easiest way to get the food was to side swipe it with his paw and knock it over! he is very foot orientated (as in uses his feet a lot rather than relying on his mouth) I am after some interactive toys that will get his mind ticking, but are tough enough to survive him side swiping them with his paw (typical boy, if it isn't easily accessible hit it lol) Any suggestions? Here is the one I gave him today On another note, this toy used to make my very under confident girl Lexi shut down every time I set it up for her...its been away for a year, and look at her now! she has come such a long way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkes Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I use the Nina Ottoson toys for mine and though they are pretty expensive they haven't broken yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 I use the Nina Ottoson toys for mine and though they are pretty expensive they haven't broken yet. It's not that he breaks them, its more that he just flips it over instead of working out the puzzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flick_Mac Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Have you got a Kong Wobbler or something similar? Both my boys are paw-sy and especially with the wobbler - they send them flying across rooms or the backyard. Louie even picks his up and drops it - like he does with his regular kong to make the food bounce out! They haven't broken yet - probably coming up to 3yrs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Have you got a Kong Wobbler or something similar? Both my boys are paw-sy and especially with the wobbler - they send them flying across rooms or the backyard. Louie even picks his up and drops it - like he does with his regular kong to make the food bounce out! They haven't broken yet - probably coming up to 3yrs... Yep, and he loves his wobbler, but I was more thinking some sort of puzzle...maybe that sticks to the ground lol This is only a toy for supervision, I his wobbler is great to chuck him outside with it for a while, but I want a 'quiet indoors toy' that will make his mind work...but one he won't end up bashing across the room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danois Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I don't suggest the Sir Bob a Lot - my dog just took it, laid on his bed and chewed the plastic top off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 I don't suggest the Sir Bob a Lot - my dog just took it, laid on his bed and chewed the plastic top off it. Oh yes I also have a sir bob a lot....and he has nearly lost his head to a few eager dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky the husky Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Treat ball? Just the round ones that roll around on the floor Esky uses her paws a lot and she really enjoys that :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph M Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 More a summer thing, but what about frozen beef stock and some bones or something in it? Would keep them quiet at the very least! Haha. Perhaps if you have the yard space, hide a bunch of cool things around the place, or a sandpit with goodies buried in it? I don't know much about the toys personally, but the treat balls are always a blast, at least to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fox Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) I use the Nina Ottoson toys for mine and though they are pretty expensive they haven't broken yet. It's not that he breaks them, its more that he just flips it over instead of working out the puzzle My Ridgeback is very hard on toys too - prefers bashing the treats out with his brick-like paws to manoeuvring them around with his mouth. My Malinois, on the other hand, is very gentle but likes to dismantle the whole bloody thing, right down to the little rubber grippers on the bottom in case there are more treats hiding there. Apart from a chewed (and now demented) plastic bone neither have managed to destroy the plastic Nina Ottosson toys. We have the Tornado and the Twister. ETA, if he flips them over let him work out how to flip them back. The treats wont come out if the toy is upside down anyway. Edited August 27, 2012 by SecretKei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 I use the Nina Ottoson toys for mine and though they are pretty expensive they haven't broken yet. It's not that he breaks them, its more that he just flips it over instead of working out the puzzle My Ridgeback is very hard on toys too - prefers bashing the treats out with his brick-like paws to manoeuvring them around with his mouth. My Malinois, on the other hand, is very gentle but likes to dismantle the whole bloody thing, right down to the little rubber grippers on the bottom in case there are more treats hiding there. Apart from a chewed (and now demented) plastic bone neither have managed to destroy the plastic Nina Ottosson toys. We have the Tornado and the Twister. ETA, if he flips them over let him work out how to flip them back. The treats wont come out if the toy is upside down anyway. Ahh see that's good! Every other toy I have releases the treats if it gets flipped so it's pointless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 hold the base so he has to work out a way to get the food without batting it about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 hold the base so he has to work out a way to get the food without batting it about. Tried that, he paws at my hands and it hurts! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) If I gave any of those toys to our dogs Mosley would just systematically rip them to pieces. He's a cardboard box treat toy dog :laugh: too expensive otherwise Edited August 28, 2012 by Aussie3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash1 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Can you attach the base of that toy (haven't seen it before, looks great!) to a big square piece of heavy wood? I think it you glued/screwed/nailed it to a large base he might not be able to tip it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 wrap lots of treats in newspaper ..put them all in a cardboard box ...then in another .. and let him rip!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGirl85 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 wrap lots of treats in newspaper ..put them all in a cardboard box ...then in another .. and let him rip!! :) Oh the mess! Lol he would have fun though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Oh the mess! Lol he would have fun though Yes, and yes :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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