Edmond Kan

Hi hi, my first Malinois - 9 weeks now.

I want any opinions and experiences with leaving a puppy to play with their toys.

Does it take away any drive? etc etc. is there any harm in it?

What I mean is, if I leave a bunch of toys (4-5) for her to play with in the home, she would happily crawl around on her bed and play for most of the day when I'm sitting next to her at the computer. Basically, she gets to do whatever she wants for 99% of the day - and she chooses to bite tug and rip stuffing out of toys all day.

I did this with my other dogs when they were young, (non-working breeds: mutts) and it keeps them entertained and at the same time not chewing up my tv or furniture. They also listen to me great when it comes to commands in/out of the house.

Some toys are rotated every day or two to keep it 'interesting' for the dog and occasionally i'll throw one across the room to make it 'super-exciting'

I do however, keep one or two toys as special toys for tug games and fetch games - these aren't left with her.

So the question: is it good/bad/doesn't matter to leave toys around? And what do other people do? Does it affect their 'working ability/drive'?

Thanks in advance.