These two excellent products arrived yesterday – they are nice alternatives to the classic Kong. The Sumo Play is basically the same thing, but I find it easier to fill with wet food for freezing, and because it’s a different shape, dogs need to learn to hold it differently (i.e. more mental stimulation and pawContinueContinue reading “Toy review: Sumo Play & Dog Comets Ceres Treat Locker”
Category Archives: Mental enrichment
Wrap your puppy into a python
If you’re getting a puppy, something like this might be good to allow them to curl up into something like the BeezTees cuddle toy below.. Or, for a cheaper version, the IKEA snake does the same job and even older dogs may find it loads of fun – ours do! It’s curled up in, carriedContinueContinue reading “Wrap your puppy into a python”
Toy review: Kong Lock-It
Overall rating: 🐾🐾🐾🐾 (human also satisfied it’s good value) Interlocking balls that you can buy more of – pack has 3. Suits a small dog (up to 13kg) without strong jaws. The bigger size might be ok but this one is S. Suits Grace well so it will be just her toy 😊 Bought fromContinueContinue reading “Toy review: Kong Lock-It”
Struggling to keep your dog busy? Look no further!
I’ve been asked for toy recommendations a lot, and due to lack of time, I haven’t really kept up with writeups or reviews – and some have been bought before this blog started so by this point the toys are not new. But to save writing the recommendations again and again, I’ve collected some allContinueContinue reading “Struggling to keep your dog busy? Look no further!”
All the sniffs: building a sensory garden for dogs
Last year I stumbled across the concept of sensory garden for dogs and I instantly knew I wanted to create one. It’s now been a year and I thought I’d share my experience since it’s now the peak season for gardening! What is a sensory garden? A sensory garden is quite simply a garden thatContinueContinue reading “All the sniffs: building a sensory garden for dogs”
Toy review: Beeztees Wigglex
It’s spring! And time for garden brain games to come out of storage – among them this brilliant toy, Beeztees Wigglex. It’s big-ish, so suits a medium/large dog, weighted at the bottom so it’s quite difficult to topple over enough for treats to fall out (despite the big holes at the top). It’s also greatContinueContinue reading “Toy review: Beeztees Wigglex”
Toy review: Snack Snake
Treat snake is the BEST This simple Treat Snake is one of the best toys we have – it’s usually 8 euros so pretty cheap, super durable, and entertains in many ways. Crunchable treats encourage chewing, odd shaped ones take a lot of manipulating the toy, dried meat strips (really good because they are lessContinueContinue reading “Toy review: Snack Snake”
Mental enrichment: DIY snufflemat from IKEA Fejka
I saw this idea on a group some months ago but haven’t been to an IKEA since – when I finally did visit last weekend, I grabbed 4 of these fake plant squares that are meant for creating a “living wall”. They were 3.99e each, so a snuffle mat of 4 costs around 16e. AContinueContinue reading “Mental enrichment: DIY snufflemat from IKEA Fejka”
Not all ball throwing is bad
Some people are really against balls for dogs and I can totally see why. Some dogs, including mine, get obsessed, a little possessive, and running after a ball can also cause injuries – something we’ve also experienced. So why do I not ban them entirely? Because they are incredibly useful for me to keep myContinueContinue reading “Not all ball throwing is bad”
Toy review: Petsafe Linkables
I bought these linkable puzzle toys many years ago for Nell because we needed to distract her when we left the house. She managed to solve most of the toys we had bought too quickly (we couldn’t make it out of the house!) so I got one of each to start with. The first timeContinueContinue reading “Toy review: Petsafe Linkables”
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