Staffy's have jaws of steel and as you know, are great destroyers! Is your dog food driven? Toy driven? Plain toys that don't dispense treats are great if they're happy to play with just a toy, but some dogs aren't interested if there's not a human there with the toy to play. We need food toys for our girl, but always watch her meal size if she's getting more food treats so she doesn't stack on the weight.

It took her nearly a year to kill her red kong, but there is a black tougher version. I mix up dry dog food with a bit of boiling water, plug the little end of the kong and fill it with the wet mix, smear peanut butter around it, and stuff other treats in it, then finish with another layer of the wet mix. Freeze it, then it is a treat that can last for hours as it defrosts.

Just freezing treats in an ice cream container with a little bit of stock added can be another good time waster. Staffy's can really feel the heat too so we have lots of cold boredom busters if she's home alone during the hotter weather, plus leave out a clam shell full of water in the shade.

There are lots of toys that claim to be tougher, but I find our girl just kills them. Power of the jaws. One toy she did love and took awhile to kill was a Leo Genious toy, took a bit more problem solving then a kong to get the treats out. If you get a sandpit, don't put it on your grass! We ended up with sand in every which direction constantly (she loves it) but had to move it to an area that could be swept. Burying treats and toys in there was always a hit.

Naturally out for a daily walk or run helps too, I notice a huge difference if I don't get her out for a walk. Does he not walk beside the pram with a lead? Do you have to halter him to walk with the pram? If I can be bothered getting up early I go just with the dog before DD wakes up, but more often than not we go out with the pram. It's taken some time but she's gotten heaps better, just a matter of consistency.

Good luck and hope he's home safe by now!