Christmas Gifts for Your Dog – Five Interactive Dog Toys

Dogs are just like us and need something to do that can help stimulate their mind and help them work off excess energy. Interactive dog toys can do both and make great Christmas gifts for dog lovers who like to include their dog in Christmas gift giving. My dogs love the old fashion Kong stuffed with peanut butter, but today’s interactive toys and puzzles are made to make a dog use his mind and work to get a treat.

Da Bomb Treat Ball

This interactive toy doubles as a treat dispenser and chew toy. The dog rolls the ball around to get treats or regular dog food out of the toy. When the ball hits a hard surface it makes an exploding sound, but not so loud to frighten the dog. This is a great dog toy that gives your dog something to do while you’re away from home. The ball is durable and made out of a safe non-toxic flexible rubber that bounces on a hard surface. The retail price for this toy is around $12.95, but you can find it on sale at most online pet stores.

Busy Buddy Linkables

This puzzle toy increases in difficulty depending on how you put it together. It can be used with just one piece or you can get all three shapes and connect them together. This interactive game requires the dog to use his problem solving abilities to get the treats out of the toy. You can chose a twist, elbow or an orb or get all three. Each piece is sold separately and made to attach to each other. This dog toy retails for about $12.95. Sale price is about $7.00. The links are made of a durable rubber, but it’s suggested by the manufacturer that if your dog likes to continue chewing on the links after getting the treats are gone, you shouldn’t leave him unsupervised with this toy. Interactive toys like the Busy Buddy Linkables are great ways to stimulate your dog’s mind and wear him down as he tries to figure out how to get to the food.

Aikiou Interactive Dog Food Bowl

It’s a food bowl and interactive toy that helps slow down a dog that likes to woof down his food. It stimulate the dog’s desire to hunt for his food and helps keep him busy and keeps his mind active. This is an excellent food bowl for dogs that can help prevent digestive problems, like bloat, because it forces him to slow down when he eats. He has to slide doors and spin a wheel located in the middle of the bowl with hidden compartments you fill with food. Holds up to 3 ½ cups of wet or dry food. This is well worth the retail price of around $30.00, but it can be found at sale prices at online pet stores. A great Christmas gift for dogs that need to learn to eat slower.

Bob-A-Lot Multi Chambered Interactive Dog Toy

This toy has an upper and lower chamber that can be filled with treats or regular dog food. Both chambers have openings that can be adjusted to make the treats easy or harder to get out of the toy. What makes this a fun toy is how it moves around and returns to an upright position which makes the dog work to get his treats. It holds up to three cups of food and comes in two different sizes. Made from durable polymer with an anti-slip bottom, it retails for around $20.00. Like the other toys, you can find it at sales prices online.

Nina Ottosson Dog Pyramid

The dog pyramid has a weighted bottom that always makes the toy bounce back up to a standing position. Towards the top is a hole where you fill the toy with treats. The dog has to wobble this interactive toy to get the treats to fall out. It helps get your dog up on his feet and makes him work to get his reward. Made of recycle plastic and comes in three colors; red, blue and pink and comes in two sizes. It retails for around $30.00 and can be found online on sale.

Interactive dog toys make great Christmas gifts for canines and helps to provide them with mental stimulation as they work off some energy. However, if you have an aggressive chewer or a dog that likes to eat his toys, you may need to search around to find an appropriate interactive toy for him. Always follow the manufacturer’s suggestions on the package.

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