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150 Activities for Bored Dogs: Surefire Ways to Keep Your Dog Active and Happy
150 Activities for Bored Dogs: Surefire Ways to Keep Your Dog Active and Happy

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Author: Sue Owens Wright
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Category: Book

Buy New: $10.95



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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars 6 reviews
Sales Rank: 509314

Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 207
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 6.2 x 5.3 x 0.8

Dewey Decimal Number: 636.70887
ASIN: B0012QMZD6

Publication Date: April 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW BOOK. NEVER BEEN READ. SOME SHELFWEAR MARKS. BLACK REMAINDER MARK

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Book Description
Is your least favorite part of the day leaving your best friend behind? Are you tired of coming home to chewed-up sofas, shoes, and garbage in places it shouldn't be? Now, you can turn your bored dog into an active dog with 150 Activities for Bored Dogs. A great mix of activities for the home-alone dog as well as activities that let you in on the fun, 150 Activities for Bored Dogs includes chapters on Fun fur One, Fun fur Two, and Fun Fur the Whole Doggone Pack. "Fetch" will seem like puppy play when you discover activities like:
  • Hide the Treats
  • Rexercise
  • Tetherball Tug
Finally, you can leave puppy guilt behind, thanks to 150 Activities for Bored Dogs.



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1 out of 5 stars Save your money   August 25, 2008
To be honest I bought this book b/c it was in the bargain section of books under $5 and I needed a few more bucks to qualify for free shipping.

I have a basinji/terrier mix and he's really hyper so I'm always open to fun ideas for him. This book unfortunately didn't offer that.

The first half is like reading an Animal Planet documentary on dogs. Delving into scientific findings and info. Interesting for the owner, but not really the point of the book, which is why we all bought it.

Once we get to the recommendations they're all kind of short. It's divided into sections for solo dog play, dog and owner play, and multiple dog play. A large majority of them are common sense ideas we have all exhausted to death anyways- nothing new to introduce to the scene. Multiple dog play isn't for all people b/c some only have one dog and aren't open or comfortable with their dogs playing with others.

Lastly, a lot are just plain out there. Like another reviewer said- a doggy sleepover? Really? Who would do that? Some are really expensive and would create great messes like having your dog paint a picture w/ his tail.

One really ridiculous recommendation came from the author's experience with her dog. Apparently they play "frisbee" with a bagel every morning. She rolls the bagel, her dog grabs it and THROWS it back to her. Eventually, when they're tired out, the dog gets to keep and eat the bagel.

I don't know about you, but I'm willing to guess that 99.9% of household dogs would not know how to whip a bagel back to their owner and many wouldn't b/c they would start eating it right away, lacking the self discipline to start a game like that. Devoting 365 bagels to a dog a year is a really expensive doggie treat and probably not the healthiest snack either.

I really wouldn't recommend this book. It's not what you expect and doesn't give any ideas for a real person with a real dog to do. Unless you are willing to devote hours setting up a doggie olympics or other over the top events just use your own common sense thinking of ideas for the dog.




1 out of 5 stars Boring Book...   June 4, 2008
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I thought this would have some neat ideas to entertain my dog, however the ideas were more for bored owners than bored dogs. Some ideas were lame, like having a doggy sleepover party. The book was only mildly entertaining because of the author's witty, yet annoying attempts at humor.


2 out of 5 stars SO SO   April 17, 2008
 3 out of 6 found this review helpful

Didnt really learn much. Maybe if your new to pet care. Not that interesting.


1 out of 5 stars Bored...   April 9, 2008
 7 out of 8 found this review helpful

95 of the 207 pages talk about dogs in general, just like any other dog book.
The "activities" are mostly ridiculous like "go see a pup psychic".
I would not recommend this book.



1 out of 5 stars Not quite there . . .   March 20, 2008
 5 out of 8 found this review helpful

The book was not what I expected. Some interesting info, but little help with a bored dog!


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