I find it is best to keep the box hidden up high like in a cupboard or closet and only bring a few out at a time. Do this when the dog is sleeping or not around. If they see where you put it or if you have one with a lid they will just bark at that spot and drive you crazy. Of course make sure when you bring them out that they do not see where they come from. I often feel like such a sneak, I will take one or two out of the cupboard and stuff it in my blouse or something till I get to a place away from the toy storage area. LOL when caught I change hiding spots. Lola is getting harder to trick now because her sense of smell is so strong. One of her favorite toys is flat enough to push under the couch which she does and then paws at the couch, so those I keep for outside. My husband gave her one yesterday, so immediately she buried it under the couch, after she saw me get it out I threw another toy which she ran to fetch, while she was runny to fetch I put the flat toy on a high table where she could not see it, don't you know she was able to smell it and went right under the spot where I had stashed it, it took several more ball tossing on my part until my husband could sneak away and put the flat toy behind the cupboard door. |