Best Distraction Dog Toys
If your pet is left home alone for lengthy periods, boredom can lead to behavioral problems, which often results in the destruction of property. The best way to counteract this situation is to ensure your dog has plenty of distraction or puzzle toys to keep him occupied for hours. Manufacturers have taken their cues from trainers and behaviorists to produce a wonderful selection. Make sure you rotate the toys in the toy box regularly to keep canine interest piqued.
The Bob-A-Lot
Every dog should own this latest food and treat dispenser toy. You can a put your dog’s entire meal for the day inside plus some of his favorite treats and he can have fun playing and eating and exercising at the same time. The anti-slip bottom is weighted so that it rolls around erratically and always bobs back upright to keep the games going for hours.
The Bob-A-Lot
The Dogzilla Deep Freeze
All dogs love to lick ice or a frozen broth. The Dogzilla Deep Freeze works like an ice tray allowing you freeze your pet’s favorite snack and add some chunks of meat or treats to the liquid. When frozen the solid shape will pop out like cubes from an ice tray.
Available in three sizes:
4.25” Pop & 5.5” Bone – for 10-25 lb. dogs.
5” Pop & 6.5” Bone – for 20–50 lb. dogs.
6” Pop & 7.5” Bone – for 45–75 lb. dogs.
The Dogzilla Deep Freeze
The Busy Buddy Bouncy Bone
This is fabulous distraction toy consists of three toys in one. The durable nylon bone and rubber ball gives pups plenty to chew on after the replaceable special Gnawhide™ ring treats are gone.
Available in three sizes:
Small – for dogs up to 10 lbs.
Medium – for dogs 10–30 lbs.
Large – for dogs 30–60 lbs.
The Busy Buddy Bouncy Bone
Crinkle Critters
This canine version of the sock monkey can be filled with recycled water bottles. Dogs love the crinkly sound that plastic bottles make. They are lightweight and easy to carry around.
Crinkle Critters
The Hi Q Puzzle
This puzzle toy will keep one or more dogs happy when they are home alone. The durable brightly colored plastic puzzle pieces link together to create a variety of fun shapes and the rounded orb-sections can be filled with treats to keep the games going for hours. You can create individual puzzles for multiple dogs in the home or link it all together and let them have fun amongst themselves.
The slots in the treat section are large enough to fill with a variety of treat shapes. The larger the treat, the more challenging it is to remove, giving your pet lots of mental stimulation, too.
The Hi Q Puzzle
The Monster Mouth
The Venus flytrap plant was obviously the inspiration for this distraction toy that will bounce erratically all over the place and keep your dog chasing it for hours on end.
The Monster Mouth
Orbee Tuff Fruit And Veggie Toys
These fun strawberry, eggplant, and artichoke treat dispensers bounce around for endless fun. They can be filled with peanut butter, cheese, or liver-flavored pastes, too. The Orbee-tuff compound is incredibly durable and safe and can stand up to sharp teeth and rough play.
Orbee Tuff Fruit And Veggie Toys
Silly Squeakers
These novelty beer bottles with squeakers come in a two-pack and are available in different “flavors”.
Silly Squeakers
Leo Canine Genius
This puzzle toy can be played with separately or fitted together allowing you to design puzzles specifically for your dog’s problem-solving level. When the multiple toys are attached, the hollow spaces allow the treats to shift about keeping dogs engaged for hours.
Two versions. The Leo Extra is for medium chewers and the Leo Regular is for medium to soft chewers.
Two sizes: 8 inches tall by 4 inches wide, and 5 inches tall by 2.5 inches wide.
Leo Canine Genius
Henrietta Chicken
This rubber chicken has lots of squawk and will have your dog shaking, rattling, and rolling it around for hours. Henrietta is boneless and free-range. Her manufacturers say that this hilarious toy was raised in America’s Heartland, and became a Las Vegas showgirl in her youth. Now retired and de-feathered, she has become a canine favorite.
Henrietta Chicken
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aw! I knew a guy named Henery once and we would call him Henrietta...
