I make my two young sons figure out my iPhone apps on their own. I decided that being able to decode a handheld game is important for a child’s development. So, why is it that when it comes to my dog I am a complete pushover? When we first got the Buster Food Cube I assumed Greta would get the hang of it pretty quickly. I was so wrong. It’s taken a long time for Greta to understand this toy. I spent several weeks kicking it around, filling it to the brim with food so she could get food more quickly with little effort, but I soon found that I was the only one of us working at it. Greta was just waiting until food fell out and she was getting rewarded for nothing except outsmarting me, which apparently takes less effort than I thought. I was running around out of breath, kicking a cube while she sat and waited for treats. I changed tactics and I began using the cube to feed her dinner.
I could tell at first she felt cheated. Dinner I have to work for? But I learned that when Greta is hungry enough she drops her lazy affect and gets to being a little more persistent. Now, she is able to pick the whole cube up in her jaw and will bring it to me when she wants to play. The Buster Food Cube is one of my favorite toys because she can successfully entertain herself without my help, and it only took me two weeks to figure it out.
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