Brain games
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..or try hide and seek with her..You hide somewhere in the house and have her find you..fun, cheap and excercise too.
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wrote on 28 Apr 2010, 18:25 last edited by
Or you can try with Nina Ottosson's toys: :D
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wrote on 28 Apr 2010, 18:29 last edited by
Jean Donaldson's book Culture Clash has several different games you can try with your dog.
Toys like Kongs and Busy Buddies where they need to work to get to their food are also good.
I've liked the kongs. Kananga hasn't destroyed his yet (although it has some wear to it), but it works great to throw a treat in there and watch them figure out how to get it out.
Might not take them that long, but it's still some sort of challenge.
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wrote on 28 Apr 2010, 20:43 last edited by
Thank you for your suggestions, i like the empty egg carton idea Nerdy and the home made bottle toy.
Ivoss i will have a look if i can get the book you suggest.
Petra, we have been playing hide and seek with her in the woods today, Kananga we do have a kong and she enjoys it. Have only put kibble in it so far but will have to get more adventurous.
Tiva i love the look of those toys and their are several online stores in the uk. -
wrote on 28 Apr 2010, 21:18 last edited by
Weaving between posts set into the ground at narrow intervals is very good for getting Basenjis (and all dogs, Ithink) to concentrate and certainly occupies their brains. Put Malaika on her lead and get her to walk close to you in and out of the posts. Another way is to put poles/posts flat on the ground close to each other and walk over them trying not to touch the posts.
My friend brought one of the Nina Ottensons toys at Crufts and got the most difficult and although it occupied her Basenjis for some time they soon got the hang of it and were bored!!
Hiding a favourite toy in the garden and sending Malaika to find it will also occupy her mind and she'll have fun (I hope!)
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wrote on 28 Apr 2010, 21:25 last edited by
Hide and seek works pretty good I've found. Throw a toy as far away as possible then hide. While they're looking everywhere for me I may take some other toy and toss it to throw them off.
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wrote on 28 Apr 2010, 21:38 last edited by
Or you can try with Nina Ottosson's toys: :D
http://www.nina-ottosson.com/index_english.htmI borrowed one from a friend which was suppose to be difficult but mine had it cracked in no time at all:rolleyes:
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wrote on 29 Apr 2010, 00:21 last edited by
Wow! You guys have some ambitious dogs! Magnum would take a look at Nina's toys, give 'em maybe a sniff or two, and then walk away thinking "Not worth the effort." …sigh...
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wrote on 29 Apr 2010, 02:20 last edited by
Doggone it, these basenjis are so smart. What about a Rubik's Cube? :D
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wrote on 29 Apr 2010, 03:36 last edited by
all of my pups get their morning kibble in some sort of food puzzle.
a kong with frozen low fat cream cheese/kibble mixture
if you have any friend with hay from small animals can be interesting for basenjis (you could hide it in a box if you want)
clicker games/training is lots of fun
agility training
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wrote on 29 Apr 2010, 11:34 last edited by
all of my pups get their morning kibble in some sort of food puzzle.
a kong with frozen low fat cream cheese/kibble mixture
if you have any friend with hay from small animals can be interesting for basenjis (you could hide it in a box if you want)
clicker games/training is lots of fun
agility training
Sunday crossword puzzleThanks again everyone , some great ideas. Will try cream cheese/kibble in her kong.
Malaika isn't into crosswords, she prefers suduko :D -
wrote on 29 Apr 2010, 20:27 last edited by
What a sensible girl - has she tried Killer Sudoku, yet?!!!!!!
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wrote on 2 May 2010, 10:06 last edited by
I'm a meanie, I combine 'find the toy' with an out of sight sit stay. I started it as a sit whilst I threw the toy… now he sits at one end of house, whilst I then go off and hide a toy and leave him sitting... and he has to be sitting where I left him when I come back otherwise he's not allowed to go find the toy. It can be tough work for him to stay focussed and remain sitting when the cat tries to engage him in play though...
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wrote on 2 May 2010, 18:23 last edited by
I borrowed one from a friend which was suppose to be difficult but mine had it cracked in no time at all:rolleyes:
I saw some of these at a dog show recently. They were kind of pricey and I thought the dogs would crack it too fast for it to be worth it. I'm still curious about them though.
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wrote on 3 May 2010, 17:38 last edited by
Oh, I remembered another "homemade" toy of mine.
If you have 2 old socks, put some treats in one, and take the second sock and put in over it (so you have the one with treats tucked well inside the other).
This can result in a LONG and humorous battle in getting them treats out! Gizmo sometimes gives up, but usually will go back at it again later in the day.I use 2 low-cut socks, but I am sure it will work find with normal socks too.
Expect lots of thrashing, tugging, and chewing!
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wrote on 3 May 2010, 18:41 last edited by
And we all thought it was our dryers that were kidnapping the 'one' sock. :) No, it's basenjis and their treats!
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wrote on 3 May 2010, 22:49 last edited by
Mine would eat the socks, treats and all. Game over!!
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wrote on 4 May 2010, 05:20 last edited by
lol, I never said the socks would survive!
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