Puppy gets bored of Kong and chews on crate bars
High-energy puppies often give up on puzzle toys like Kongs after a few minutes, even with food left inside. Once they lose interest, they become destructive and start chewing on playpens or crate bars instead. This rapid boredom makes it incredibly hard to keep them mellow, especially when they need to rest and heal from a leg injury.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Giving frozen carrots as a cheap, long-lasting chew
- 2Wetting a washcloth, twisting it, and freezing it for texture
- 3Using non-edible flavored chews like bamboodles t-bone chew
- 4Spreading meals into snuffle mats and puzzles
- 5Freezing lick mats with peanut butter
- 6Rolling treats up in a damp wash cloth and freezing it
- 7Giving frozen Kongs to occupy them for an hour
- 8Putting a high-necked sweater on the dog to slow them down
- 9Giving bully sticks, frozen carrots, and medication
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Our teenage dog gets destructive when bored”source ↗
“our boy got an injury and GSP’s are one of the highest energy psychos going”source ↗
“My 9-week-old Golden Retriever gets bored of his Kong and Toppl almost immediately. He’ll try for a few minutes, then give up and start chewing on something else (usually his playpen/crate bars) even though there’s still food left inside.”source ↗
Where this came up
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