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Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 17:37:19 No.1984506 View Reply Report Delete

Quoted By: >>1984515 >>1985823 >>1987919

how can i encourage my dog to play? she isn't interested in tennis balls, stuffed toys, or chew toys (unless they have treats inside). squeaky toys are interesting for a few minutes but then she gets bored.

i even made a flirt pole and tried to get her interested. she looked at me like i was stupid.

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Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 17:39:42 No.1984515 Report Delete

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>>1984506
She's depressed.

Take her for a walk and let her run around more often.

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Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 17:51:52 No.1984521 Report Delete

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>>1984515
she doesn't seem depressed to me :/

we go for two or three walks a day and she gets to run off leash at the park with our neighbors dog

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Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 17:58:20 No.1984539 Report Delete

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>>1984521
How often do you show her affection?

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Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 18:31:27 No.1984576 Report Delete

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Some dogs just aren't interested in toys, OP, be it from a lack of prey drive or just personal preference. She could be one of these dogs. As long as she is otherwise healthy and happy I wouldn't worry.

That said, she might just be very particular about what toys she enjoys. Some dogs that are completely uninterested in classic dog toys go nuts for crinkly plastic water bottles or some other strange object. You could keep trying different types of things to see if there's something she enjoys.

Also, if she enjoys playing with other dogs, you could try getting her interested in toys by introducing a toy the other dog likes into their playtime. She may take interest in it if it becomes a part of playtime with the other dog, and she then learns to associate the object with play.

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Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 18:50:41 No.1984599 Report Delete

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>>1984576
>Some dogs that are completely uninterested in classic dog toys go nuts for crinkly plastic water bottles or some other strange object.
this, and this seems to be the most common item of obsession, too.

my cousin has an australian cattle dog that goes INSANE over plastic water bottles. balls? nope. squeakers? nope. kong? nope. but you brought him a half-empty plastic water bottle and it practically cream himself. he was always very happy whenever we drove out to their ranch because my mom has a really messy car and we always had at least five water bottles rolling around.

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Anonymous Sun 25 Oct 2015 18:55:33 No.1984613 Report Delete

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If you're going to give your dog a water bottle be sure to remove the label, the cap, and the plastic ring, OP. Even then, monitor her very closely.

You can try plastic coathangers as well, my dog went batshit for those for some reason, but again, with anything not intended to be a dog toy, you have to watch very closely to make sure they don't pierce or splinter a piece off.

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Anonymous Mon 26 Oct 2015 16:57:02 No.1985455 Report Delete

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>>1984521
Do you show her enough love?

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 00:29:26 No.1985823 Report Delete

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>>1984506
had to google flirt pole, and its just a giant cat toy

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 15:34:05 No.1987015 Report Delete

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On the plastic bottle topic, I have a suede alligator that is made to hold a water bottle, has ropes dangling off it too, but the best part is it stops them shredding the plastic and eating it. They still get the sound and the toughness tho.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 18:01:23 No.1987090 Report Delete

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>>1985823
Some dogs love them, some aren't interested at all. And sometimes it isn't the dog you'd think that goes for the flirt.

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 11:22:26 No.1987662 Report Delete

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/an/, can dogs actually be depressed? :|

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 11:25:15 No.1987665 Report Delete

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>>1987662

Yes, but being bored to shit is also a thing

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 18:05:41 No.1987919 Report Delete

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>>1984506
My dog does the same thing but is not depressed. He will play with toys he can articulate like old gi joes. The ducker just sits around moving their limbs. Until he gets bored and bites it's head off. My dog is super art and I always just assumed that regular toys are boring to him. Also he might have personality issues. Doesn't so the pack mentality thing, prefers to hang with me or by himself

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 18:52:21 No.1987951 Report Delete

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>>1984515

Dogs don't get "depressed". I bet you feed your dog SSRI pills if it doesn't chase its own tail constantly.

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 18:53:43 No.1987954 Report Delete

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>>1984521

She doesnt have much excess energy left so she has less of an urge to play. Nothing to worry about.

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