We have at least 10 toys, but his best toy is me! As much as I like to play with her, I need time for my self to do the things I need to do. I like to know is there a toy that all shelties like to play with most? One thing I have noticed what she liked to do it walk of with small paper receipts and tear it up. I was thinking, if there was a toy that she can pull out its parts that would make a good substitute. The parts would be attached to small cables and would still be attached to the toy body. The cables then would be attached to a crank handle/knob and it would pull the parts back into the attachment mode.
What is the most interactive toy for a sheltie puppie?
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Birch loved the tug a jug. Only puzzle toy that took him any time to figure out. I would fed him in it every night. It kept him busy for at least 30 minutes even after he got good at it.. He got to the point that he would just lay there pluck out the food like a pez dispenser.
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I have to agree with the tug-a-jug. We also have a blue wobbler toy, kong has a similar one, they like that one too. They are too smart for those expensive treat hiding puzzles. Spent big bucks for them and in 5 seconds they had them solved and not fun unless I sat there and kept filling them, not challenging at all.
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Ok.....Shelties are herding dogs and they will herd YOU if you can't redirect them.
For sure, another dog works great....that was my ultimate solution. Now they herd each other.
But anything that causes the dog to run is good. Fetch is wonderful, but Shelties aren't know for bringing it back!
There are threads about using large sized beach balls on the forum. They work really well for dogs with the big herding instinct. They herd the balls! Awesome! It worked for me when my dogs were younger and out of control!
Ok.....Shelties are herding dogs and they will herd YOU if you can't redirect them.
For sure, another dog works great....that was my ultimate solution. Now they herd each other.
But anything that causes the dog to run is good. Fetch is wonderful, but Shelties aren't know for bringing it back!
There are threads about using large sized beach balls on the forum. They work really well for dogs with the big herding instinct. They herd the balls! Awesome! It worked for me when my dogs were younger and out of control!
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We had the treat jug and that seemed to take her the longest to get food out. But eventually somehow she figured out how to break the top off.
We also had the treat ball but she was to smart for that. In no time she figured out how to unscrew the two pieces, eat all the food, then walk around with half the ball in her mouth
she was so fast it took a bit before I was able to see how she did it.
Hearding a ball is a great idea. Hollie used to love doing that. Shelby on the other had has more fun jumping over the ball and teetering on her belly over it. I can't figure out how to get her to heard it (she has no problem hearding live things such as bugs and humans).
We also had the treat ball but she was to smart for that. In no time she figured out how to unscrew the two pieces, eat all the food, then walk around with half the ball in her mouth
she was so fast it took a bit before I was able to see how she did it. Hearding a ball is a great idea. Hollie used to love doing that. Shelby on the other had has more fun jumping over the ball and teetering on her belly over it. I can't figure out how to get her to heard it (she has no problem hearding live things such as bugs and humans).
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How do you teach them to use the tug a jug? Riley can't figure his out.
Riley goes crazy outside for a tennis ball. His favorite inside toys are stuffed balls and elk antlers.
Riley goes crazy outside for a tennis ball. His favorite inside toys are stuffed balls and elk antlers.
My last sheltie was awesome at fetch! I made her run all over the yard and the beach fetching tennis balls. Sometimes we played catch instead - so I'd have her stand about 5 feet away and toss the ball for her to catch, then I'd tell her to back up, and she's go back one or 2 steps, so I'd say back up some more and she'd take a few more steps back. For the return I'd have her drop it until it touched my shoe, by using the word closer, she liked this game and would move it a few inches forward at a time. Inside the house I'd pat the exact spot on the sofa where I wanted her to put it.
Hanna is great at fetching, she still can't catch but she's getting the hang of "closer". We'll do back-up when she has that down pat. We're also working on bring back a specific toy - sheep, pig or road kill. She loves these games and will bring a toy and throw it at me while I'm on the computer if I've ignored her too long.
I don't know if you'll find one single great interactive toy for all shelties, and I would suspect eventually as with anything, that one toy will get boring after a while.
Some simple toys you can make that keep mine girl entertained...
Milk jugs, cut a few holes in them of varying sizes and fill with a little food. Smaller holes will take them longer, but if they aren't used to using them they can get frustrated, so bigger holes to start with. (I like this, because it's so easy to switch them out with different hole patterns to keep it interesting.)
Large balls are fun for Honey, yoga or kids balls, but she only interacts with them when I am too. What she does like doing herself is a tether ball. I got some twine, some duct tape and a $1 kids ball from the store. Honey's loud while using it, but she's very very! entertained. And because it's just a small light ball, I can duct tape it to the ceiling of whatever room I'm in.
I bought Honey a toy that lets her pull things out of it, (A tree with little owls that squeak) Honey doesn't have any interest in it. Even if I stuff the bottom with treats and put the owls in she pretty much ignores it. Give her a toy with a small hole though and she loves tearing out the stuffing no matter how many times I restuff it for her.
A towel or blanket folded over with food in the different layers will keep her entertained for a long time as well.
Some simple toys you can make that keep mine girl entertained...
Milk jugs, cut a few holes in them of varying sizes and fill with a little food. Smaller holes will take them longer, but if they aren't used to using them they can get frustrated, so bigger holes to start with. (I like this, because it's so easy to switch them out with different hole patterns to keep it interesting.)
Large balls are fun for Honey, yoga or kids balls, but she only interacts with them when I am too. What she does like doing herself is a tether ball. I got some twine, some duct tape and a $1 kids ball from the store. Honey's loud while using it, but she's very very! entertained. And because it's just a small light ball, I can duct tape it to the ceiling of whatever room I'm in.
I bought Honey a toy that lets her pull things out of it, (A tree with little owls that squeak) Honey doesn't have any interest in it. Even if I stuff the bottom with treats and put the owls in she pretty much ignores it. Give her a toy with a small hole though and she loves tearing out the stuffing no matter how many times I restuff it for her.
A towel or blanket folded over with food in the different layers will keep her entertained for a long time as well.