When you’re at work, it’s important to leave behind a dog that is well exercised. Additional stimulation can help keep your pet from turning to destructive behaviour, too.
Chew toys stuffed with food are another great way to keep dogs busy when you’re not around. They also effectively direct a dog’s desire to chew towards an appropriate item. Toys such as the tough, rubber KONG Classic can be filled with all sorts of food treats — peanut butter, chicken, kibble, cottage cheese. Your dog will settle down and focus on chewing and licking the toy like crazy until they manage to access every bit of food. They come in different sizes and strengths to cater to all puppies and dogs, even really powerful chewers. To keep your dog busy for an extra long time, you can put the toy stuffed with food in the freezer overnight.
You can also hide an extra KONG or two around the garden when you leave the house, so your dog can play a game of Hide and Seek while you are gone.
Some other ideas to help prevent boredom include:
- Exercise your dog before you leave the house whenever possible. A tired dog is a calm dog.
- Spend as much time as possible with your pet and always allow your pet to be indoors with you when you are home.
- Leave the television or radio on for your pet when you’re not home so there is low level background noise and a sense of human voices.
- Consider a dog walker or sending your dog to doggy day care when you’re away for extended periods of time.
With a bit of creativity and planning, you can give your dog plenty of jobs to keep them occupied when you’re not around. You might also find they begin to eat more slowly and perhaps even look forward to you leaving for work, because they can’t wait for their tasty treats and fun toys.
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