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walking down the toy aisle of your local , pet supply store can be overwhelming , there are hundreds of toys to choose , from most people just get whatever looks , interesting at least whatever their dog , picks up and slobbers on today , I'going to show you the four types of , toys you should have and how best to use , them , hey everybody Ian here with simpatico , dog training hey before we get it to the , toy stuff please make sure you'vie , clicked that subscribe button so you , never miss any videos and don'forget , to check the description for note slinks , and resources about the stuff we talked , about now let'Sgt to it , so in all things there's a strategy if , you dig a little deeper toys are no , different you can use your toys to , develop your relationship to teach , important skills and behavior sand , generally make life alto more fun to , start understand that dog toys break , down into four main categories there , chew toys dental toys interactive toys , and plush toys the nature's of these , toys is fairly self-explanatory info on , how to use these in the smartest ways , however is not so easily come by we're , not friends you're in good hands let's , go over these one at a time perhaps the , most obvious and ubiquitous category is , chew toys these are designed to be , chewed mangled punctured gnawed on and , beat up Ina regular basis consequently , they're generally made of tough rubber , or silicone or even antler and come in , tons of shapes and sizes dental toys are , also pretty obvious category an , Augmented chew toy of sorts dental toys , are designed to scour teeth massage gums , and promote blood flow these can be , supplemented with doggy toothpaste if , necessary although most of them are , designed to work alone , these have ridges knobs fins and scales , on them to work on the dog's mouth while , he or she chews some dental toys are in , fact fully consumable with interactive , toys we're now getting into much broader , territory interactive toys are ones like , tug toys ballsfrisbees retrieval , dummies and variations thereof , interactive toys also include puzzles , and games as the name says these are , things that your dog interacts with on a , higher level than just laying down and , chewing interactive toys are great , because not only do they provide mental , stimulation which is just as important , as physical stimulation but they also , offer endless , training opportunities every moment with , one can be a teachable moment , that's huge guys don't waste it finally , we get to plush toys these are primarily , stuffed animal sand stuffed shapes , although it also includes the stuffing , list flat ties generally these kinds of , toys look like little animals or cute , little characters like the others they , come in an endless array of shapes and , sizes for all kinds of dogs great now , we know the classifications so what the , heck do we do with them well what ends , up happening in most households is that , owners buy a whole bunch of toys from , all four categories and then just go , here you go Rover all of the toys are , available all of the time with little to , no guidance or supervision what a waste , of an opportunity come ON you can do a , lot better than that here's ho wit works , with the categories chew toys are , available all the time , you should have chew toy trained your , dog right from the beginning either as a , puppy or as a newly adopted dog if you , have not spent time chew toy training , your dog start now , chewing releases endorphins that calm , your dog down and produce feelings of , contentment chew toy trained dog is , comfortable being alone and tends to , stay out of trouble when they're , unsupervised puppies and/or new dogs , should initially be fed exclusively via , hand feeding or into toys like a Kong or , a squirrel dude forge tall the fancy , recipes you find online and for sure , don't buy any of that cheese with , looking crap made to fill chew toys , instead use their normal food measure it , out moisten it and freeze it now it's on , demand and convenient leave them with , food when you leave the house use food , filled chew toys when you must attend , other things , Thai food filled chew toys tithe , insides of crates to facilitate crate , training tie them to trees in the yard , during summer time for outdoor fun since , you're using their normal food you're , keeping their nutrition balanced you're , not glutton them with treats which , should ideally only be about percent , of their day , caloric intake you're also empowering , their food to be a training reward all , by itself you can use dog food to train , your dog and save the treats for , jackpots ultimately a food filled chew , toy will crate train a dog ultra fast , this makes potty training and overall , management breeze it also trains the , dog to enjoy time alone circumventing , the destructive behaviors associated , with boredom or isolation distress which , is commonly mistaken for separation , anxiety heck even true separation , anxiety can be mitigated to some extent , with strategic to toy training regular , chew toys also make great coping methods , for high stress or arousal train your , dog to funnel excitement and energy into , a chew toy , now dental toys can be left out too for , the most part the exception to that , would be if you plan to use a toothpaste , with it in which case they're brought , out at regular intervals to temporarily , replace a regular chew toy these should , be supervised when to faced is involved , and of course cleaned afterwards also , dental toys should be checked after each , use if any of the massaging studs or , fins start to come off the toy should be , retired all chew toys for that matter , should be regularly inspected and , retired when they get too small or too , mangled interactive toys are only , brought out when a play session is , initiated by you you keep them put away , and you decide what game to play and win , your dog may have favourites and that's , great but he should't have free access , to the interactive toys by controlling , access you can leverage the toy Envy , activity as training rewards training , dozen'tollways have to be done with , treats , in fact toys are a gateway to phasing , out treats altogether you then also use , the games and activities to teach , behaviors to your dog for example tug is , an awesome game look if a well-meaning , neighbor or pet store trainer tells you , to never play tug with your dog because , it's dangerous please thank them and , walkaway that is complete rubbish as , with all games with your dog tug is a , great opportunity for learning and , bonding you just ha veto star tout by , teaching the rule splaying tug with a , puppy is one of those activities that , helps to develop soft mouth it goes , along with the bite inhibition training , that we do in the off leash puppy , classes and every dog should know take , it and drop it too important and very , basic commands incidentally interactive , toys are a fantastic way to do just that , tug toys without squeakers are the best , most dogs really go bonkers with , squeakers but a squeaker can trigger , higher levels of arousal and encourage , them to dissect the toy to get it which , is a bad habit we don't need our dogs to , find that activity fun and start , dissecting the mail and your purse or to , go after other things that squeak like , the neighbors Chihuahua a kit tenor your , guinea pig , finally plush toys these are the most , misunderstood and misused category of , them all many owners buy these for their , dog sand allow them to destroy them guys , this is wrong not only are you missing , out Ina tremendous learning opportunity , but you're also training your dog to , tear apart other things they find like , slipper sand wallets dog should never , destroy one of these toys in fact , dollar ninety-nine plush toy should ENE , ably lasts indefinitely your chew toys , and interactive toys should get all the , wear and tear the plush toys are for , teaching really good play and learning , session IVs in the past uses an , interactive toy and a plush toy and it , goes like this the tug toy comes out , first the dog can't have it until we say , take it and we play tug for a minute or , so this is a great time to teach game , manners and rules like don't ever , accidentally get me with your teeth now , we use drop it teach instruct it , reinforce it the tug toy goes away and , the plush toy comes out here's where , things get interesting , we squeak it and treat it like a baby in , our hands we treat it like it's alive we , want softness and kindness tour , any grab bite or tug it's a hey what , have you done you'vie headmen. toy see , this is a violation of the ticket rule , that is to say the dog can't take it in , her mouth unless and until we okay it it , also shows you the difference between , what you think the boundaries are and , what your dog thinks they are very often , there's a disconnect there this is where , we step up and bridge that gap if they , grab for it or if their drop it is , sloppy then we have five-second , instructive timeout in a down stay now , the plush toy goes away and we repeat , the cycle few times so the interactive , toy comes out again and we use tug as a , reward for being nice to the plush toy , play this game between five and ten , minutes when you're all done say all , done thank you and put the toys away , remember access is restricted to these , toys to only times when games are being , played with you don't forget to praise , enthusiastically for every good thing , re instruct for slow responses repeat , exercises and have high expectations , treats are not necessary here because , their rewards are intrinsic they're , built into the activity and for that to , work nice it's Giotto be fun so relax , and make learning part of your fun it , will payoff huge down the road I mean , look imagine if you had other small , animal sin the Hosea guinea pig or a , bearded dragon or imagine if you had a , new baby or one came to visit or maybe , your cat has kit tensor maybe you messed , up your knee and you just need Rover to , take it easy around you for the next few , weeks that's what these activities are , for understanding how best to capitalize , on these toy sand their categories can , help you develop lot of healthy dog , behaviors and build Erick-solid bond so , there you go fellow dog lovers thank you , for watching don't forget to subscribe , to my channel thumbs up this video and , connect with me in the comments about , how you use toys in your home check the , description for note sand resources and , until next time keep learning keep , practicing and I'll see you soon Cheers , huh
