@vivsos
Thanks. I learned about the hazard, but we keep a close watch and had no issues for 9 years with our last dog. If I could find a real bone that wasn't a greasy mess...
These?
https://www.bestbullysticks.com/collections/collagen-sticks/products/12-inch-beef-collagen-stick
@sanjibasenji said in Brain Games for a Basenji?:
If I could find a real bone ...
In the U.S., I can ask the butcher at my local grocer to save the bone scraps for me. They are usually available when T-Bones or Bone in Chuck Roast is on special. The "neck bones" have beef meat still attached, but the majority removed. And they typically sell me the lot for ~ $1/pound. I freeze the pieces on a cookie sheet, then store them in a zipper freezer bag. I "serve" them to my girl frozen -- so they don't normally leave a stain on the carpet while she attacks them. She loves them! Just make sure you pick it up after your pup is done... darn things hurt like no one's business when you step on them!
Thanks! I'm in MI, and we have a couple of butchers nearly. But are they greasy?
@sanjibasenji No, not greasy. Since they are raw (and you are not going to cook them), the fat remains solid. Freezing them prevents the natural bloods from getting on everything. If you think the pieces are too big, just ask the butcher to run them through his bandsaw again. They are really very accomodating.
@sanjibasenji said in Brain Games for a Basenji?:
If I could find a real bone that wasn't a greasy mess...
My butcher gives me one or sometimes two huge rump bones for the dogs every Friday. I remove all the fat I possible can and render that down as dripping with an onion and some salt. Then I saw the bones up into more manageable sized pieces.
There is no mess - the fat on the bones is sometimes pretty dry, depending on if he boned the animal out yesterday, this morning, or 3-4 days ago.
You need a '24' (very fine) bladed hacksaw to get through the bones and it is hard work but it can be done and the end result is perfect teeth, even in very old dogs, although the kitchen looks like a grave-robber has been busy, as the dogs are loathe to part with even the oldest relic.
When finally I manage to take the oldest specimens away, they go on the bonfire in the garden and once they have been through several fires (this is a big garden and we need one most weeks) they crush into powder with the back of a spade and go onto the compost heap - bonemeal ! Great for the garden - so there is no waste at all.
I'm sure you can find a willing butcher, after all, he has to get rid of the bones somehow.
Miss Bliss received a puzzle similar as a get well gift.
It has given her something to do during the long hours in the crate.
The toy was designed in Sweden and made in China of (dog smart wood)!?
I think it is a bamboo plastic. Anyway, it is removed from her crate once the goodies are gone. I don't trust anything that goes in a mouth, human or canine,
that comes from China. Fortunately, I have been able to get all her gear,
except for a harness I recently purchased that required altering.
Back to bones. A lot of those greasy bones come from China. Beware
We have theese for Willy, all of which she still at 9 months loves, and started on at around 12 weeks... below are links!
@hizbaby said in Brain Games for a Basenji?:
We have theese for Willy, all of which she still at 9 months loves, and started on at around 12 weeks... below are links!
Great response... and with links no less!!! Thank you very much!
Love this thread. Taco is going through his teenage years and seems to have energy to burn at the minute 
I'm trying to come up with games for him. I have a puzzle very similar to the one in your picture @JENGOSMonkey and Taco loves it, but the more he plays with it, the better he gets and now only keeps him occupied for a few minues. I haven't tried an empty egg box yet, I like that idea.
I also use a snuffle mat sometimes for kibble and it keeps Taco entertained for 20 mins or so. And any games that involve using his nose really tire him out! So like hiding treats around the house and making him find them. He does it with his toys too.
@theromented
私たちはバカラットに興味がなく、BASENJISだけに興味があります。このサイトに投稿しないでください。
@kembe said in Brain Games for a Basenji?:
私たちはバカラットに興味がなく、BASENJISだけに興味があります。このサイトに投稿しないでください。
I completely agree @Kembe; however, I might have been more exited if they'd mentioned Sabacc instead. No, Sabacc is not a Basenji, but it's a fun Star Wars game that's a bit like Poker, but completely different at the same time. Definitely a brain game. Logan won't play it with me darn it. He just wants to eat the Beskar betting pieces. It's the game Han Solo played against Lando Calrissian to win the Millennium Falcon, which is arguably THE best RV in the universe. My son and I play it. I wonder if I could win a Basenji in a game of Sabacc? 
@jengosmonkey Dang, I didn't know that was a real game!!
@kembe said in Brain Games for a Basenji?:
私たちはバカラットに興味がなく、BASENJISだけに興味があります。このサイトに投稿しないでください。
Your Google translate skills are impressive!!
@elbrant
I was born in Japan. I am half Japanese. Surprised I’d be utilizing my Japanese on the Basenji forum. Lol
@elbrant said in Brain Games for a Basenji?:
@jengosmonkey Dang, I didn't know that was a real game!!
My kid and I went to Disneyland a while back and spent near two entire days just at Black Spire Outpost (aka Star Wars Land). We love it so much. That's when we scored a set of Sabacc cards. Didn't know it was a thing either till we saw the decks. We got to play a few hands with some cast members outside Ogga's Cantina, but the real treat was playing it inside the Cantina at one of the tables. We had a bunch of cast members crowded around us egging us on. Apparently there are tournaments and FaceBook groups dedicated to it. Anyway, here ya go...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aym6aGyH4mQ&t=19s
And...
@Kembe So, that's how you are multi-lingual! How many languages do you know?
@JENGOSMonkey Cool, thank you. Something new for me to do! My Covid list is growing: Learn how to play the guitar, speak Spanish, and play Sabacc! 
this is nice. where did you buy ths?
