Daniel.P.Hughes Webboard User Reg: 02-06-2010
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I just wanted to know what you guys do with your dogs when their kenneled. I know Leerburg said in one of his puppy videos that working pups need a variety of toys to keep them stimulated. What do you guys do for the times you have to kennel the dog like while working or what not.
I previously was asking about the kennel and approaching the dog and what not. I want to further this thread by the above question.
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sorry I can't delete this. I should post this as a continued question on a prior post of mine. I see where to edit and other things but no delete option.
I am not a dog sport person, just a farmer, but I've had serious working dogs.
I think that it is hard to beat a shank bone, raw, with some marrow in it, to occupy a dog. I know dog sport folks do have to worry about tooth damage. And some dogs can become "guardy" over bones. But they really like them.
When I was crating my Jack Russell, The best he liked to keep herself occupied was rawhide chews. There is not much room to play with toys in a crate.
She still has her chews, I don't leave toys for her anymore. Toys would not last the day for her, shredded to nothing.
She also is not really interested in a chew bone, she tends to just hide them outside... My GSD when I was younger loved a good bone to chew on.
Aside from time I spend with my dogs I was a kid the last time I had just one dog so most have always had company.
A few weren't interested in playing with one another. My almost 12 yr old GSD isn't at all interested in playing with my 8+yr old GSD. They are together 24/7/365.
The younger one would love to play because he still acts like a 6 month old Lab puppy. Crazy, goofy happy all the time but both keep occupied with their individual Kongs.
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One dog: Kongs stuffed with ice, or with frozen watermelon, or a Zogoflex toy with peanut butter smeared inside. (YMMV, this dog loves ice but I normally don't give him ice more than once a week, it is hard on teeth.) The other dog: Kongs stuffed with whatever I happen to have in the fridge and he's in heaven. Get XL Kongs. They will last longer.
Starmark toys are great - the everlasting treat ball works for one dog and not the other, the pickle pocket works for the other dog - super tough toy.
Knotted rope toys are a good option to gnaw on as well. Watch that your dog doesn't try to consume it.
I gave one of my dogs large rawhide chews when he was younger until he tore through and devoured one in less than 30 minutes that was only slightly smaller than my wrist. Too much risk of a dedicated chewer getting a blockage, IMO. If you insist on getting rawhides for large dogs, I wouldn't go any smaller than the size of my forearm.
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My pups have gotten their food toys (Bob a lot and Kong Wobbler) in their crates to keep them busy for a while. That's how I feed them dinner if they are bouncing off the walls that day. They both have a nylabone in there with them full time. I use the large rings and other designs that would be pretty much impossible to swallow for crate use. I don't use the regular bone designs in the crate. I rotate the nylabones to keep them interested.
Stuffed frozen Kongs are a big favorite. I get sample packets of the dehydrated type foods(Sojos, Honest Kitchen) and they make a great frozen filling.
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