[nagdu] Food puzzle

[Julie J.]

I have one called the Monster Mouth.  It's a sort of clam shell shaped 
thing.  There is a narrow opening where you put the treats.  It doesn't roll 
like a ball, so it's a bit more difficult to get the food out, because of 
the somewhat flattened shape. It will occupy Monty for probably close to 10 
minutes or until it gets caught under something.

Another one I have has these cups/pegs that fit into holes.  the dog pulls 
them out to uncover treats.  Then once all the pegs are pulled out the top 
turns to uncover more treats.  It's kind of a pain to clean.  The first time 
it took Monty a few minutes to get all the treats.  Now he can do the whole 
thing in about 30 seconds.

I have others, but they are the more traditional Kong or ball with holes 
sort of thing.

Julie


-----Original Message----- 
From: Tracy Carcione via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 7:10 AM
To: debby phillips ; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide 
Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] Food puzzle

Hi Debby.
A food puzzle is a kind of dog toy.  You put kibble inside it, and the dog
has to figure out how to get the food out.  I think they were invented to
entertain dogs who otherwise don't have much to do.
I bought one called the Fun Ball.  It's a big, softball-sized rubber ball
with little holes in it.  I stick kibble through the holes, then Ben has to
roll it around and use his paws and tongue to get the kibble to fall out
through the little holes.  It takes a lot of work for him.
Mom had a similar thing that was a big hard plastic cube the dogs had to
roll around to get the kibble to fall out.
There are other kinds where the dog has to hit part of the puzzle with his
paw to make the food come out, though the reviews on those on Amazon were
pretty mixed.  Some puzzles seem to have been made for small dogs, and a big
dog's paw hits too much, or breaks the thing.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "debby phillips via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Would like some advice


> Hi! We are getting new trash cans, and as long as she plays with me, or 
> Lamar or curls up by my side, she's good, but when she starts getting into 
> mischief, she does go back on leash.  But tell me, what is a food puzzle? 
> Peace,    Debby and Neena
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