Oscar was never good at entertaining himself when he was a young puppy either - we had toys galore but he didn't seem to know how to play alone with them. His favorite game was chasing/finding my hands (I do the sock over the hand too). It wasn't until Ruthie came along that he started playing with toys with her and started playing alone more. Ruthie is sooo good at playing by herself with her toys and I think Oscar saw she was playing with HIS toys and decided to get in on the fun.
All dogs are different - and like someone else suggested, it may just be that it's a new environment and he's not feeling like he's 'home' yet. I'm sure in time he'll start to become more playful. Definitely try the sock thing though and other home made toys rather than spending a fortune trying to find "THE" right toy that he'll actually play with! |