I was just reading a post from a member named rooney expressing the same problem that I am having with Toby, except Toby is no puppy.
He's a year old. I walk him every hour (from anywhere to 10-30) minutes each time. I walk him this much because I don't have a backyard, and he's a terrier, so I know he needs the exercise and constant stimulation.
But in between those walks, he stares at me, barks at me, and even pounces on me (after he sees I'm ignoring his staring at me). I get no time to myself for trying to entertain him. And a lot of times, I need time to myself - to find a new job, to enjoy hobbies, etc. He's got bones, but he becomes uninterested in them once he can't go any further into the center of the bone to get the stuffing. So I put the liver-flavored Kong stuff in it or on it, but that can be licked off in a matter of seconds... We have bought every kind of toy under the sun, it seems. But with me not having a job, it's hard to keep that up. Right now, I don't have many toys except for bones that he is no longer interested in. But I don't understand why he is not resting after I just walked him for over 20 minutes. Right now, he's standing and staring at me and barking.
Sometimes, he gives up and sleeps. But that's for about five minutes then he's right back to staring and barking at me.
Any ideas as to what I can do to further entertain him or how I can teach him to entertain himself?
Thank you in advance.
He's a year old. I walk him every hour (from anywhere to 10-30) minutes each time. I walk him this much because I don't have a backyard, and he's a terrier, so I know he needs the exercise and constant stimulation.
But in between those walks, he stares at me, barks at me, and even pounces on me (after he sees I'm ignoring his staring at me). I get no time to myself for trying to entertain him. And a lot of times, I need time to myself - to find a new job, to enjoy hobbies, etc. He's got bones, but he becomes uninterested in them once he can't go any further into the center of the bone to get the stuffing. So I put the liver-flavored Kong stuff in it or on it, but that can be licked off in a matter of seconds... We have bought every kind of toy under the sun, it seems. But with me not having a job, it's hard to keep that up. Right now, I don't have many toys except for bones that he is no longer interested in. But I don't understand why he is not resting after I just walked him for over 20 minutes. Right now, he's standing and staring at me and barking.
Sometimes, he gives up and sleeps. But that's for about five minutes then he's right back to staring and barking at me.
Any ideas as to what I can do to further entertain him or how I can teach him to entertain himself?
Thank you in advance.