# Dog bones and keeping them busy

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bones-and-keeping-them-busy/920528>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 14, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bones-and-keeping-them-busy/920528 "2020-09-14T01:48:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bones-and-keeping-them-busy/920528/21 "2020-09-15T20:16:00Z")

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Lucy’s response to the Kong is to get _most_ of the peanut butter or cheese out, then to take a half step back and bark loudly at me until I “solve” the problem of getting the rest of the peanut butter or cheese out.  
And the kong that’s appropriate for a dog her size (small, not tiny, but small) only lasts about 10 minutes. (it’s the problem with a lot of puzzle feeders - they’re for bigger dogs)

She does like these (fake rawhide):  
[https://shop.earthanimal.com/collections/chews-treats/products/no-hide-venison-stix](https://shop.earthanimal.com/collections/chews-treats/products/no-hide-venison-stix)

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