[nagdu] Food puzzle

[Abigail Bolling]

my puppy loves treat puzzles!
She has a few where she has to pick cups up to uncover treats, and a couple others that spin and she has to bump them with her nose. 
All of them she has mastered! and she is so cute because she is so excited to play with them. I’m looking at some other cubes and balls to get her.
Do you guys think it is cruel to feed the dogs their suppers in the puzzles? After a long day on campus, my dog tends to scarf her meals and I really don’t want her to get sick. 

Thoughts?

Abby

Abigail Bolling
Wright State University: Social Work
“Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart, and just let the music play.” (Julie Anderson-Diamond)
On Aug 26, 2014, at 9:44 AM, Julie J. via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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
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> 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
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>> 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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