Hello from Northeast Arkansas

[McCannClan]

Thanks everyone, lots of good advice. I did get a few more toys for him. One we found was a stuffed cow that moos. He has gone nuts over this cow. After first he was scared of it but once he discovered it will not attack him first he was all over it last night. I will video it to show you. Hilarious! at least to his mommy and daddy.

As for the kong, we bought him one and he really doesn't like it too much. One of the dog trainers at Petco said to fill it with a mixture of peanut butter and rice, freeze it for about an hour then give it to him. He said Faro would love it then. What do you all think? Is there a better filling that I should use. I would like for him to use it since so many people on the forums swear by them.

As for the frozen marrow bones do you mean get a soup bone from the grocery store and freeze or is this a doggie treat I am as yet unfamiliar with??? (Totally possible since Faro is my first dog as an adult.) I believe I have seen the yogurt treats though and will give them a try to.

I have also just refused to let him chew on me. He seems to escalate whenever he does that so I firmly say no and put him off the couch or distract him with another toy.

Anyway I know that these questions do not belong on the welcome board and will try to post these in the training section. have lots of training questions. Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and advice.

[lvoss]

I find when you are just starting them on Kongs, you want to make them easy. Stuff some kibble in and then "seal" the end with a little peanut butter, cream cheese, or the Kong stuffing they sell. Once they get the hang of unstuffing the Kongs you can start making them more challenging by freezing them.

Here are some frozen Kong recipes.

Equal amounts of dry dog food and canned pumpkin
Warm water
1 to 3 spoonfuls of canned dog food

Mix this up until it is very thick. Use a small spoon to stuff the mixture into the big end of a kong.

Put the stuffed kongs into a plastic container and stick them in the freezer. The next day, give your dog a meal in a kong or two.

Another frozen treat is homemade frosty paws

1/2 of the large plain yogurt containers
3 heaping spoons (teaspoon or tablespoon - doesn't really matter) of peanut butter, sugar free preferred.
2 bananas.

Blend…then pour the mixture into the small little 8 oz dixie cups - and freeze. Or mix with kibble and stuff into a Kong and freeze.

[crystalncody]

@Patty:

Crystalncody - I woke up one morning to find my memory foam mattress chewed to pieces underneath me!!!!!!!

Holy Moly!!!! I don't think Cody is that bold!

[crystalncody]

@McCannClan:

As for the kong, we bought him one and he really doesn't like it too much. One of the dog trainers at Petco said to fill it with a mixture of peanut butter and rice, freeze it for about an hour then give it to him. He said Faro would love it then. What do you all think? Is there a better filling that I should use. I would like for him to use it since so many people on the forums swear by them.

It took me a while to get Cody interested. I tried the peanut butter filling made for kongs (nope), plain peanut butter (nope), just stuffing it with his favorite treats (that got him interested, but he got them out too quickly), liver paste filling for kongs (which he loved), and satin balls (looooved!). Now I do a mixture of the liver paste and meatballs, which he goes bananas over, and that keeps him occupied for a while. So you may have to try a few different things to find out what he likes.