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Colleen's favorite toys and
goodies -
I'm a big believer that dog toys should not only be safe and fun but they should also
give our dogs an outlet for their natural drives and abilities.
For this reason, I've included some of my favourite
toys and the ways that they can be stuffed in order to provide hours of interactive fun for even the most creative of chewers.
Think of these as Rubik's Cubes for your Canine Einsteins.
| Some JW Pet Toys (Interactive/stuffable) |
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For things that the dog can see into such as the yellow footballs and the large chunky holey round
balls (above and below), chew bones and hard cookies make challenging stuffers.
The yellow AMAZE-A-BALL (above
in large-yellow and below in a small- blue) and the big orange ball are both great for kibble. The red square
rubber sandwich, kongs (various sizes and colors), hollow bones and purple squirrel can be stuffed with homemade
smears. (recipe below).
All of these items come in various sizes to accommodate
every size of dog.
| More interactive (stuffable) toys |
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SMEAR RECIPE IDEAS
To make
a smear that your dog will love, take some of his favorite biscuit like cookies and crush them into crumbs.
Next,
add enough water to wet the crumbs and make a paste like consistency. With this paste as your base, get creative and
add things like a bit of peanut or almond butter, maybe some cheese spread, fruit/veggie pieces like apple or carrot.
You don't need to add much of these flavor and texture boosters to make a big impact.
Now that you have
your smear, stuff it into your kong, or other 'smear appropriate' interactive toy, put it into a zip lock bag and
pop it into the freezer.
Freezing the smear filled toy will increase the time it takes your dog to enjoy it and
dogs love this 'PUP'SICLE ...especailly when it's hot outside.
**Be sure to wash any residue from these
interactive toys as the left over smear inside will go rancid.** I throw them in a bucket of hot (lightly soapy) water
and use a toothbrush to clean them, air dry.
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