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Dog Toys: The 5 Best Kinds of Dog Toys to Get for Your Dog

Published Saturday, November 29, 2008 by bloggerblognet4542 | E-mail this post

It's important that you provide your dog with quality toys
while you're away. Especially if your dog is alone for
long periods of time, you want to make sure he has toys
that will hold his interest.

Failure to provide the right toys can lead to frustration
and boredom in your dog. When this happens, he'll start
getting into things you don't want him to out of a desire
to have something fun to do.

The kind of toys you provide are very important as well.
Here are five of the best kinds of toys you can get for
any breed of dog.

Problem Solving Toys

Problem solving toys are great not only for keeping your
dog occupied, but working his mind as well. One example
of this kind of toy is a "find the treat" ball. This
ball is filled with small treats, and has to be rolled
over just right in order for a treat to fall out.

This kind of treat is great fun for the dog, as well as
mentally stimulating.

Rubber Bones

Rubber chews and bones are great toys for large breeds,
or dogs who are very aggressive with their toys. These
toys are long lasting and strong, and will provide
hours of entertainment for most any dog.

Squeaky Toys

Squeaky toys are good toys for keeping your dog stimulated,
since dogs love to "attack" the toys and hear them squeak.
The problem with squeak toys is implied by their name:
they squeak! And that can be very annoying for you if you
have an indoor dog, so keep that in mind.

Frozen Peanut Butter

Here's a cheap toy that your dog will love and that makes
a healthy treat for him. Freeze peanut butter and let
him play with that (outside of course). He'll chew on
it and love the treat, and it's very inexpensive.

Toy Ropes

Dog ropes are good for your dogs dental health as well
as providing hours of mentally stimulating fun for your
dog.

In order to prevent your dog from getting bored with his
toys, swap them out every couple of days. For example,
if your dog has 9 toys that he loves, let him play with
three of them for two or three days, then swap them out
for three of the others, etc. This will keep him
interested and stimulated.

Yes, the toys you choose for your dogs are very
important, so make wise decisions with toys that are
mentally stimulating, durable and healthy for your
"best friend".

You can learn how to train your dog with Jonathan's free and easy dog training course.

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