Spike has similar attention span problems, but they are better now he is a little bit older. You don't say how your dog is, but if she is a pup, it will get a little better with age. It took me a few weeks to figure out which of Spike's toys he preferred, once I figured it out, I took the rest of them away, and I was left with about six. He has two out at any one time, so that when he gets bored with the two, he has four more that I can replace them with. I find that a lot of people put out tons of toys for their dogs, but that the dog is more happy with one or two of his favorites, rather than two dozen! Also, because the toys are out all the time, they quickly get bored with them.
In Spike's case, he has:
1) a toy duck that he has had since he was very small,
2) his everlasting treat ball,
3) his kong, which I fill with kibble, and then I plug the hole with some wet food and freeze it, so it's harder for him to get out.
4) stuffed (plush) bone with a squeaker in that he tries to get the stuffing out of (Dollarama - $1 each!)
5) some rubber (not wooden) corks from wine bottles. He loves to chew them, but I'll only let him play with them when I am there, because he can chew them into smaller pieces.
6) his favorite thing right now is a 500mL water bottle that I fill about 1/3 full with kibble (you can use whichever food or treat will motivate your pup). He spends hours rolling the bottle around, trying to tip it, and picking it up and throwing it so the kibble will come out. It's how I give him his dinner!
The other thing he really likes are rawhide bones. We started out with the smallest ones, but I moved up a size because he's become a good little chewer, and the larger bones take him longer to chew, but are still small enough for him to hold on his own.
Good luck! |