Having mastered the Premier Busy Buddy Twist'n'Treat, Moche tried her paw at the Starmark Bob-A-Lot. This is another easy toy for starting out a dog. Treats or kibble drop in from the top and exits through a single hole at the bottom. The hole has a little slider to increase the challenge if desired.
How's this work?
Moche at first didn't know what to make of it. She knew it had food in it, but she hadn't used it before.
What if I push it?
After sniffing around, Moche got to business getting her dinner out. First she pawed at it tentatively, and it took a couple tries before a kibble fell out. She kept at it and soon she figured out the more she pawed the more that came out!
This video is from the very beginning. Moche has a little difficulty at first figuring out what makes the food fall out, and she paws it without anything come out. Around the 45-second mark she pauses and shakes, releasing the frustration of trying to figure out this toy. She pauses again, checks with me to see if I have any food for her, and then decides to keep working the toy. These toys are great not only to engage the brain, but also to build frustration tolerance and teach a dog to keep working at it if they don't immediately succeed! This comes in pretty handy when you're doing creativity games or shaping too!
Maya watches from the other side to make sure Moche finishes her dinner!
That is great!
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