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Everyone knows dogs need physical exercise, but mental stimulation is just as important! Play, training, and food puzzles all help your dog focus their energy in a positive way, making him or her use their brain, and results in a calmer, happier dog. A dogs mental stimulation needs vary, but they all benefit from it.
If youre short on time, or would like to see your dog work something out completely on her own, food puzzles are a great option. Put your dogs kibble in one, and let em at it! Food puzzles engage the sense of smell, the foraging instinct, and challenge your dog to work out problems. Sometimes its fun to see the more...creative ways they get to the food. ;)
The The Outward Hound Kibble Drop Puzzle Toy is especially good for kibble, as the name says. This BPA, PVC and phthalate free toy has four treat chambers, each with a scent guide to entice your pup to search. Each leg has a gripper on the bottom to help prevent sliding on the floor, and its easy to pop in the dishwasher.
Nola loves food puzzles, and was very quick to figure this one out (if anyone has a really difficult puzzle toy, please share!). After doing it "the right" way a few times, she decided it worked much better if she lifted a leg of the toy with her mouth, slammed it down onto the floor, and then eat all the kibble that bounced out. Well, its one way to do it....
Here she is using it the right way:
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| And lift...and slam.... |
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| And lift...and slam. |
Here she is using it the right way:
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This is definitely a toy to used supervised, and its not very challenging for Nola. Still, its a well made toy, and I love that its easy to clean! Its a great starter puzzle, for sure.
- Dachshund Mommy
