I'm currently teaching my 4 months old to have fun by herself while I'm away since she's way too attached to me. I'm doing this while I'm at home working, but I still keep an eye on her in case she feels like biting furniture instead of her chewtoy or jumping on our small tables and chairs, which thankfully she hasn't tried yet. She still gets a bit jealous when I'm out feeding my other dogs, but the whining and barking isn't as bad as it used to.
Not all dogs enjoy playing with toys, though. My labs (11yo and 10yo) never really enjoyed playing with balls or toys after they matured, but they have fun chasing birds and watching people pass by from the second floor of our house. My 8yo golden on ther other hands treats her equally old ball as if it were a baby and always places it on a comfy place after she's done playing with it. |