my dog is bored.... help

[Frances Grady]

i neeed some ideas on how i can get my dog to be not soo bored, all she does is lay around on th porch all day or chew on sticks or toss the soocer ball for herself i do play with her once or twice a day and i run her or walk her twice a day aas well but its seems not enough what kind of chew toys or toys and games should i play with her i wll be adding onther dog either a cocker spaniel or shelite for her to play with wich should help any sugestions?

[Melissa Irr]

We have a couple good indoor toys. One is a ball that distributes treats. I'm not sure who makes it, but it is a plastic ball with a place to put treats (we actually just put Izzie's food in there) and he pushes it with his nose and eats the food as it falls out. We also found something called a IQube. It is a soft cube with a bunch of little toys inside and the dog has to figure out how to get them out. Izzie loves it.

[Lesly Stevens]

Buster cubes that hold food work well to provide a meal. I'll hide them inside the house, then tell my two to FIND!

Short obedience training sessions with lots of praise.
Agility-type equipment (or a facsimile thereof).
Jumps
Weaves
walk the plank - a long piece of lumber will do
Lay a track outside with a yummy treat or favorite toy to find/reclaim.
Teach your dog to put away toys in the toybox.
Search and Find game with a favorite toy.
Fetch (throw the ball, the stuffie, whatever) while you relax in the recliner.
Teach your dog to find: your keys, the phone, your purse.

Lesly, Maddy, & Bo