We finally got snow today. Not that I want snow, I hate winter, but I know we need the moisture. Anyway, before it started snowing today it was the most miserable windy morning, so we decided to stay inside and play where it was warm.
I thought it would be fun to play a game that our friends over at A Dog’s Journey had posted about a while back. I don’t remember what she called the game, but she did a fun video of her dogs playing it and you can find the link to the video at her site: http://adogsjourney.blogspot.com/
It’s pretty simple, you just need a muffin tin, some tennis balls and treats, and you’re ready to play. My dogs have played a few times before, but when we first played the game, I put treats in each of the muffin holes and put the tennis balls on top.
After they’d played a few times, I only put treats in selective muffin holes, and let them dogs use their wonderful sense of smell to find the right ones. 
It’s fun and easy to play and gives the dogs something to do on a stormy day. Here’s some pictures of the dogs playing…
This is Rogue, patiently waiting till I tell her she can start. Isn’t she a good girl?
Everyone got to play…
Even the foster baby! She is such a smart little girl, figures new things out in no time!!!
She couldn’t figure out why I had to keep taking pictures though…that wasn’t helping her find the treats any faster. LOL
Glad you were able to make use of those muffin pans
All they do is take space in the cuboard anyway.
Seems like your dogs have lots of fun.
Your dog is awesome.
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Thanks for idea Astrid. I’m always looking for something to keep the dogs busy. I hope you don’t mind that I told people to check out the video of your dogs playing this game. I thought it was so cute…
Thanks Joy!
No, not at all. Feel free to mention me in a positive way all you like.
I put this on the world wide web for everyone to see. Pass it along!
I got the idea form my sister, who got it from a friend.
I like that is is very cheap vs. other puzzle games for dogs.
AWww that is so cool! What a fun game. I only have one muffin tin and I think I have some tennis balls around here somewhere….
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Well you can guess who will be playing this game later this week. I wonder what Ace will find more important, the tennis balls or the treats.
LOL That will be an interesting experiment to try with Ace. I’ll be curious to see what he does find more appealing the treats or the tennis balls.
Sounds like a fun game. I’ll have to give it a try. It’s nice to have fun things to do inside when the weather gets so cold!
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Fun Game! Mine would love to play find the kibble/treats too! Thanks for the idea
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Lora,
The thing that’s kind of fun is to watch how the different dogs solve the puzzle of moving the tennis balls. On the video that I saw, the Border Collie or the Australian Cattle Dog, can’t remember which right now, picked up each ball and moved it in it’s mouth. My guys tend to try to roll the tennis balls out of the way and Twist likes to try to use his feet. Have fun!
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