Duke doesn't like toys

I've been laughing myself silly at everyone's trials and tribulations when it comes to getting toys to last with their staffs.

Well, mine just isn't interested! I'd love to take him to the park and throw a ball around or something, when I try he just looks at it as if to say, "Well, off you go then, it's not going to fetch itself you know!" Maybe it's his age, he around 8 years. Any ideas on how to get him interested? he loves to run, so I don't think it's a mobility issue. :-)

Have you tried throwing treats? Kong full of his favorite snack, let him get really interested init and throw it/roll it across the floor. Vanila is suppsoed to be a scent that dogs love and it gets their nose into action rather just sight and it may a help a bit. encouragment of course is a must the more excited you are the more excited he will be, you could try having his favorite treat/kong filled and teasing him with get him real excited not letting him actually have it play keep away run around with make him chase you and the treats, its a worth a try.
over time replace it with a tennis ball if he like peanut butter put some on the tennis ball or another scent he likes the smell of and roll it across the floor again getting really excited.

Ernestine wrote:I've been laughing myself silly at everyone's trials and tribulations when it comes to getting toys to last with their staffs.

Well, mine just isn't interested! I'd love to take him to the park and throw a ball around or something, when I try he just looks at it as if to say, "Well, off you go then, it's not going to fetch itself you know!"

I have an image in my head of your Boy Duke layed down at the park watching you run to fetch the toy.

Carylls Dempsy is much the same!! moo loves toys, well loves to destroy them! Have you tried a boomer ball, never worked for me but others love theres. We have a frisbee which she loves, well pretty much anything! A Staff that doesn't like toys

Yes, Dempsey looks at balls as if to say "You threw it, you get it!"

I've sent off for a Running Egg to see if it'll get his interest up a bit..........we'll see!

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I found these to be brilliant when it comes to them being curiouse as to why it is moving on its own, my sisters dog didn't know how to play till i got one of these for him.
it'll move around in their mouth as well and it drives them crazy.
they'll drop it on the floor and it will move/run away from them and it makes them want it more.

Oh dear, Claire my daughter had one of those when Dempsey was about 6 months old - he flew at it, picked it up & 'killed' it!

I think they either have that chase instinct built in or they just aren't that bothered. Skibadee will play with anything, she even steals our niece and nephews mcdonalds toys and chews them up whilst barking every time they make a noise or move! She literally will play with a little piece of string. Anything she can find, and shes nearly 6years!

Tali on the other hand (2 years) has very little interest in toys, when we are at home its very rare that she will play with something and never unless she is encouraged to. I buy her balls, teddys, kongs etc but she just picks them up and then drops them and looks at you like your mad. The only time she will ever pick up a toy is when Skibadee wants it and even then her interest lasts about 5 seconds. Food on the other hand, well anything edible goes strait in her big gob! My mums dog Phoebe (chihuahua x JRT) also wont play with toys, all my other dogs have. Think some of them just dont really play that way!

Caryll wrote:Oh dear, Claire my daughter had one of those when Dempsey was about 6 months old - he flew at it, picked it up & 'killed' it!

Hahaha lol Taz destroyed the one i had for the ferrets as well I am not saying it will last long but they are cheap and may hit a nerve when it comes to the chase being more interesting. to encourage him to play with toys

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I found these to be brilliant when it comes to them being curiouse as to why it is moving on its own, my sisters dog didn't know how to play till i got one of these for him.
it'll move around in their mouth as well and it drives them crazy.
they'll drop it on the floor and it will move/run away from them and it makes them want it more.

Moo had a plain one of those but destroyed the outside, I still had my hamster ball so I put it inside that, tapped the edges and she loved it! I'm forever retaping it but if it amuses her I'm happy

hahaha! bless him! lol .. My old staffy diesel was in a way like that, he wasnt interested in anything unless it was his kong! lol, he got through 5 kongs but loved em! a ball he would just run at pop then run off lol, he did have a boomer but the love of the kong was just too strong! lol

I'd love to try the Boomer ball, but in SA you can basically take your Pound price and multiply by 10! I'm spending close on 400 bucks on something he may or may not play with!! Just came back from a walk with hubs, son and Duke. We ended up standing on the park in a triangle shape quite far apart, and took turns calling him, so he spent a good 15 minutes dashing from one to the other of us He had a ball, and was so tuckered out when we got home, he just "collapsed" at his daddy's feet and demanded a tummy tickle. So at least I know he's getting lots of exercise now. I think I'll try the Kong suggestion, and the frisbees too, thanks for the ideas everyone!

I love playing 'piggy in the middle' great exersize