toys for an extremely lively dog

chprt

Have a 9month old black lab... its mad... from dawn till dusk its bouncing about which is great

I take him on a 4 mile run most days the mrs takes him on a walk but still he wants more are there any toys or any thing like that, that I can get fro him to tire him out a wee bit or to keep him entertained when were away


thanks paddy

cocker5

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Have a 9month old black lab... its mad... from dawn till dusk its bouncing about which is great

I take him on a 4 mile run most days the mrs takes him on a walk but still he wants more are there any toys or any thing like that, that I can get fro him to tire him out a wee bit or to keep him entertained when were away


thanks paddy

This is what i got my cocker to chill him out during the day... its brillant...
its solid to so he cants burst it, and hwne he jumps on it, it will go different ways each times... dut to its egg like desgin... its will tire him out and keep him entertained for ages

http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/dogs/dog_toys_dog_training/intelligence_games/146815

Otherwise this webiste had TONS of cool toys for your dog

http://www.zooplus.ie/shop/dogs/dog_toys_dog_training

tk123

What are you feeding him OP? Also you shouldn't be excercising him too much because he's so young - it can lead to joint problems as they get older.

Sigma Force

Been tempted to get that egg shaped ball as well it looks pretty good.
No toy is indestructable but some toys that dogs love are Kongs, try the larger red one first and if you notice he's able to damage it then move to a black kong. I'd say at 9 months he'd only destroy a puppy kong.

There's different types, the origional kong is one of the best and there's a ball one and long ones etc. zooplus have them and they're pretty common in most shops and some vets as well now.

I got a toy free with the dogs food on zooplus think it's called a boomer ball, it's a frizbee shape with a squeek in the middle, it's made from rubber and is fairly tough, not as tough as a kong but a toy that I bet your dog would love it perhaps with supervised play.

Hiding food in kongs or freezing food in them helps and puppies love ice cubes as well. Or you can freeze bananas or carrots for him to chew on.

Marrow bones can keep dogs busy too, perhaps supervised at first some butchers will give them out for free uncooked perhaps freeze them first. At 9 months it should be fine for him.

Stheno

Rule of thumb is five minutes exercise per month for the first year

That's physical exercise.

Exhaust your dog with training, Kongs filled with frozen treats (the licking exercise to get the treats is stiumulating and relaxing), trash boxes (where you fill a cardboard box with a smelly treat and they have to hunt through paper/obstacles to find it), and training, 2-3 minutes of a time is enough.

You'll be amazed at the difference that combined with two 15 min walks a day will make.

Smort Kid

May I suugest, NOT a squeeky ball.
Its not a good toy when the mutt sits outside the bedroom/bathroom door squeeking it. Especially when us humans have already taken the mutts for a long walk and are trying to get some shut eye for night duty!

PS: I love my mutts

chprt

thanks for advice folks


will take it on board, order a kong and a yellow egg, will cut down on the running as well.

thanks again

paddy