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only do Labradors need plenty of physical exercise,
they also need to be stimulated mentally. Labs
are intelligent dogs, give them a regular mental
workout and they will thank you for it. Okay,
they probably won't send you a bouquet of your
favourite flowers but I'm sure there will be a
few extra licks in it for you! Nina Ottosson Interactive
dog toys are cleverly designed to make your dog
think and solve problems. The dog has to lift
blocks, push pieces, turn discs etc. in order
to find treats. Fun and rewarding!
I had wanted to try Nina Ottosson's Interactive
Dog Toys for months. I'd read a lot about them
and seen heaps of photos of her beautifully designed
toys. It was time that Monty
got his big chocolate paws on one and put it to
the "Lab Test"!!! (drum roll please!)
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We tested the Dog Tornado (Plastic) and the Dog Brick
(Wood). Thanks to Zoo
Active Products AB for kindly supplying us with
the toys.
Dog Tornado - Plastic
 Monty
recognized the bone shape of the Dog Tornado immediately.
He tried to pick the whole game up and run away with
it. We started again and he quickly began to understand
what he was meant to do.
The concentration on his face as he began to work out
how to get to the treats, was cute beyond words. I could
almost hear the cogs in his brain whirring away. Pretty
soon, he had worked out that he needed to spin the bone
shapes around to uncover the treats. His tail never
stopped wagging the whole time. After around 15 minutes
playing with the puzzle he was mentally worn out and
flopped on his bed to recover. By the way, he managed
to find all of the treats. I felt so proud of him!
Dog Brick - Wood
 It
took Monty longer to work this game out. Initially,
he tried to pick the bricks up. The only way to move
the bricks is to slide them and eventually he worked
this out.
After a few attempts, he was using his teeth, nose and
paws to slide the bricks and get to the treats. It's
wonderful to sit and watch him as he methodically goes
from brick to brick and gets the treats. He never misses
one!
So, what do we think of the toys?
We love them and they soon became part of our
daily routine. Monty knows when it's time to play and
he watches patiently as I fill the games with tasty
treats.
Since we started using them, I have noticed that I am
spending less time chasing Monty around the house to
recover yet another one of my socks from his mouth!!
I doubt whether this is just coincidence. I'm convinced
that the toys are providing important mental stimulation
that may have been lacking before. It also means that
we spend more time together playing. That has to be
a good thing. Nina Ottoman's dog toys passed
the Lab Test with ease! Oh, I almost forgot.
It's very easy to wipe drool off the toys. There will
be a lot of drool! ;-)
There's 22 games to choose
from.
For more information and products please visit:
www.nina-ottosson.com
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