Why Does He Winge?

[dillydolly]

hiya my 10 week old cocker zorro winges when i give him a filled kong am i being cruel to him, he makes a right noise when trying to get the food from the kong. Shall i take it away from him or are they just enjoyment noises   any advice? also he loses interest very quickly in the kong.

dillydolly  

[darcy_dog]

hi  
sorry but whats a kong?
they sound interesting

[Gilly]

I would probably think he is whinging through excitement or it could be frustration as he can't get the filling out quick enough  

A kong is a hard plastic boredom reliever or just used for a special treat. Usually in the shape of a cone you can stuff them with yummy treats    You can buy them from most leading pet stores    

[suki1964]

Its probably excitement cos he knows theres food coming

Not sure what you are stuffing it with, but I was over zelous to start and Alfie soon got bored so now its just kibble topped with a dairylea triangle - keeps him occupied long enough and doesnt lose interest through lack of success

[dillydolly]

well i stuffed it with some tinned tuna and a bit of grated cheese with a few biscuits from his food and then i froze it but he gets so bored of it so quickly.

[PennyB]

Mine used to get bored with theirs as pups but that was because they couldn't get everything out of it—now its a different matter

[suki1964]

well i stuffed it with some tinned tuna and a bit of grated cheese with a few biscuits from his food and then i froze it

Thats probably got something to do with it. I guess you need to teach him by starting him off on loosely packed ones, near on instant gratification, and slowly build up to making him work harder for the treat

[Allison]

Sally makes noises when she gets excited especially when she sees a big stick floating down the stream and its just a little too far out for her to jump  

[dillydolly]

awwwwww thanks for the advice i will pack it loosely next time and see if that helps