[nagdu] quiet toys

[danielle]

I have a young dog and I am in college so she does get bored with 
all the laying around in harness she does.  She is worked to all 
my callses but 2 hours of laying there early in the morning with 
energy is hard.  I do give her a nylabone to chew on if she 
starts to get restless but for the most part she does pretty good 
and just sleeps.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Nicole Torcolini via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 20:42:49 -0700
Subject: Re: [nagdu] quiet toys

I agree with most of what has been said.  For the most part, your 
dog should
not need to be entertained.  If you find that your dog is 
restless quite
often, this might be a sign that he needs more opportunities 
outside of work
to get rid of some of his energy.  That being said, I do agree 
with Raven
that younger dogs sometimes do need something to keep them 
occupied.
JMHO, stuffed toys are a big no no for pet and service dogs 
alike,
especially for leaving a dog unattended.  The dog will chew open 
the toy and
then eat the stuffing and/or make a huge mess either from the 
stuffing or
from getting sick from eating the stuffing.  Also, many stuffed 
toys have
plastic noses and eyes that can be hazardous.  If you are dead 
set on it
being a stuffed toy, then there are stuffed toys that are made 
especially
for dogs which have a harder outside and, if I remember 
correctly, no
plastic parts.
Besides stuffed toys, you might be able to find a rubber toy that 
does not
make too much noise when the dog chews on it, just make sure 110% 
that it is
not something that your dog can break apart and eat.  Lexia can 
chew through
certain brands of rubber toys in two minutes.  Oh, and they excel 
at find any
weak points in toys.
Finally, there are rope toys.  Some dogs will pull them apart and 
eat them
while others will just pull them apart and leave the pieces 
laying around,
but these might be quieter than rubber toys.

Nicole and Lexia

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven 
Tolliver
via nagdu
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 8:13 AM
To: debby phillips; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association 
of Guide Dog
Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] quiet toys

Emily,
First, I applaud you for understanding that your pup is young and 
that he
needs to keep entertained.  Some younger dogs do not settle as 
easily or sit
quietly for as long as adult dogs do.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure of any quiet dog toys that would 
really keep
York entertained.  Soft toys would be gutted and shredded, and 
hard toys,
even antlers or hooves, would make noise with all the grinding, 
crunching,
and scraping of the teeth on the toy.
The best thing is to help your dog settle, and reinforce sitting 
quietly.
Give treats or just praise and pats every so often.  Also, try to 
make your
dog as comfortable as possible so that he will sleep during these 
long
sessions of needing to be still and quiet.  Perhaps take his 
harness off so
he can relax easier.  Some dogs are just not able to relax with 
the harness
on.

On 9/28/14, debby phillips via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
 Hi, I agree with Cindy.  Soon your dog will just sigh, and go to
 sleep.  On occasion if I know that a floor will be hard and 
possibly
 cold, I will bring a blanket on the floor.  This does make for a
 little more comfortable time for the dog.  But I only do it if I 
know
 that the floor will be cold and hard.  Most of the time I don't 
know,
 and wish I had brought something, and end up letting my dog lie 
on my
 jacket if there seems to be
 discomfort.     Debby and Neena

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