Keep your puppy busy!
January 2nd, 2009
Here are a few quick ideas to keep your puppy busy when you are just plain tired of trying to wear him or her out 
1. Stuff a kong – my personal favorite is some banana and a milkbone. If you want to make it extra hard, freeze it. You can also do some peanut butter mixed with a few treats, and some banana. Putting in a plain ice cube is fun for some dogs, make sure you wedge it in there so they have to work at it! Of course my old stand by is to seal the bottom with peanut butter, fill it up with kibble, pour some water in it, and stick a treat out the top (so they have some where to start). This can take up to 2 hours to clean out.
2. Buster cube – simple, fun, loud – but tiring. They have to roll it around to get all the pieces out. I used this with my active pup every morning of his life for quite a while.
3. Deer Antlers – the greatest thing ever! They are hard, tasty to most dogs and won’t splinter. They are bit pricy ($10 per) but they last quite a while.
4. Training – spend 15 minutes on a behavior, your pup will tire out
5. Playing with other dogs – best thing ever, and its free!
Things to avoid:
1. Running your puppy – he can run when he feels like it on the grass, but running him with you to wear him out just isn’t good for their bones.
2. Walking to exhaustion – another bad thing for their bones.
3. Raw Hides – these can get stuck in their throats, and are just not healthy. I never give my dogs these! There are plenty of all natural chews out there. Never buy chews from over seas – only from the USA to ensure they do not have chemicals on them.
Good luck and happy training!
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