You can make a dog toy from toilet paper rolls, cloth, ball, rope, and even a plastic bottle.
Dogs are mobile animals. With them you need not only to walk, but also to entertain. Having figured out how to make a toy for a dog, you will make it for your beloved animal, and the pet will be just happy.
How to make a toy for a dog - a master class and a photo
You will make such a rope for active games from scrap materials. Old things will do for this. Take:
- fabric or unnecessary things;
- scissors.
Take a fabric or unnecessary items and cut this material into four equal strips measuring 1 m by 10 cm. Now pull these blanks so that they become longer and the edges are curled up. Therefore, it is better to use an elastic material that stretches well.
Lay the strips in front of you and step back from the edge of each 10 cm, tie in this place on each knot. Now place the two blanks, spreading them out in the shape of a cross.
It is convenient to make a toy for dogs in the form of a rope on your knees to hold the ends of the material, and the main part lay in one position.
Now you need to tie these blanks in this way. First, put the striped one around the yellow one so that it forms the English letter S. Now put the yellow one perpendicular to the striped one, so that the English letter S also turns out. At the same time, the edges of the yellow pass into the extreme loops of the striped one.
Now you need to pull on the ends of these materials to make a knot.
Thus, weave the whole rope, at the end tie a knot and leave a small fabric tassel. You will hold this rope in the place where you tied the knot at the very beginning, stepping back 10 cm.
Here is such a wonderful toy for a dog, made with your own hands, it will turn out, and to create it you use old things that are usually thrown away.
Toy for dogs from plastic bottles
Surely in stores you have seen entertainment for four-legged pets in the form of bones.
These are very interesting to sew yourself. Take:
- fleece or similar fabric;
- threads with a needle;
- scissors;
- empty plastic bottle.
If you don't have a sewing machine, you can create this toy for dogs with a needle and thread.
First, cut out the pattern of the toy from the fabric. You can enlarge the presented one, use it.
You will need two parts for each bone. Open them with seam allowances. Please note that the second part needs to be cut, as shown in the photo. Add a little more allowance to these two parts, at their junctions. Since here you will need to tuck the edges in order to then insert the bottle.
Fold in the edges 1 and 2 of the workpiece and sew them. Sew the pieces together on the wrong side, then turn onto your face. Insert the bottle into the hole.
Cover it up. Can be fixed here with Velcro. You can make such a toy for dogs from a plastic bottle, leftover fabric, or some unnecessary thing.
You can make another toy for a dog from a plastic bottle.
Take:
- unnecessary fabric item or cloth of fabric;
- plastic bottle;
- large beads;
- elastic band or ropes;
- scissors.
Place beads or other similar objects in the bottle so that they rattle in the container when the dog wiggles it. Wrap this container in a strip of fabric. Tie strings on both sides, make bows out of them.
You will get an interesting candy from a bottle for a dog. You can make these toys out of a sock.
Take a small plastic bottle and put some dry food in here. Screw the cover back on. Now place this blank on a golf course or in a sock and tie the free edge into a knot.
You can make a toy for a dog and make a dosed feeder at the same time.
Punch a rack out of the planks, as shown in the photo. At the top of the 1st and 2nd vertical planks, drill a hole to insert a rounded wooden strip here. Wash and dry plastic bottles. Cut in each of the two sides with a hole equal to the diameter of the rail. Use a funnel to fill the bottles with feed - less than half. Put the bottles on the rail, fix it in the holes in the plate. Now the dogs will twist the bottles with their paws to get the treat. Such a feeder for animals will become a toy for them at the same time.
You can make a similar feeder from two large flat bottles. To do this, make a hole first in the sidewall and rinse the edges so that they are not sharp.
On the other side of the same bottle, make a hole the size of which is equal to the diameter of the neck of the second bottle. Put this second bottle in here, cut off the bottom of it. Here you will pour dry food, which will then be poured from the second bottle. And the dog will feast on.
Your beloved dog will be happy to play with such a crocodile made of green fleece fabric. And the legs and ties are made of orange. Sew a semblance of a bag out of a green fabric, fold it on the back and hem with a margin. Such a fold is needed so that you then put the bottle in this chicken and stretch the orange string here. You will tie it and fix the bottle. On the other hand, the crocodile's face will be located. Sew eyes here. To make paws, sew rectangles of orange fabric to the body of the toy, and tie the ends of these strings in knots.
DIY ball toys for dogs
To make an octopus toy for a dog, take:
- unnecessary T-shirt;
- ball;
- scissors.
You can use a tennis ball, but it is better to use a rubber one with a squeaker, such sound ones are especially popular with dogs.
Cut the shirt into horizontal stripes.
You will need two strips. Put them crosswise, and place the ball in the center.
Now wrap the ends up, tie a strip cut from a T-shirt under the ball. Cut the loose ends of the fabric on the toy with scissors to form tentacles.
You must have the number of stripes divisible by three. After all, you will need to weave the pigtails, then tie them up.
The octopus is ready. Do not sew eyes, fabric features on such toys, because the dog can accidentally tear off these small objects and swallow them.
Another toy for a dog is also made on the basis of a ball. You will need a tennis ball for it. Take a sharp knife and make an incision in it along the curved line already created on this object. Put some dry treat here. The dog will have to work hard to get it. You can also make a cruciform incision. Then it will be easier for the pet to get food from here.
Rope toy for dogs - master class and step by step photos
Such improvised means are very affordable. If you have a large dog, make an appropriately large toy for it. Take the rope rope. Wind it on 4 fingers of the palm. Do about 4 turns, then turn the work 90 degrees, twist the same amount here. Bring the end inward, make several similar turns to form such a round ball of rope.
You can take three pieces of a similar rope, weave a pigtail out of them, and twist them at the ends to make a kind of ball. The same entertainment is made from unnecessary knitwear.
You can make a ball out of the rope according to the previous master class, do not cut off its tip, but tie another small knot at its edges. Then the owner will be able to keep here and play with his four-legged friend.
You can weave a pigtail from a rope, tie on one and the other side along a large knot. Fluff up the ends of the rope, you get such a cute toy for a dog.
If you do not have such a rope, but want to create a rope for your beloved animal, then cut an unnecessary thing into strips of various shapes.
Now tie these parts, making these nice knots.
Weave pigtails out of the fabric to create a rope like this. The dog toy will now look like this.
If you have a colored rope, it will make a wonderful bright toy. Fold three sections next to each other and start braiding in the middle.
Now bend the product in half so that a loop forms at the top and continue to weave, but instead of one segment, use two at once.
Braid to the end, tie at the edge of the pieces of rope so that they do not come loose. You can hold the formed ring and play with your favorite four-legged friend.
How to make toys for dogs from different materials?
You can make a toy for a dog from the most unusual things. If you want your animal not only to have fun, but also to increase its intelligence, then do this.
Take:
- plastic tray;
- toilet paper rolls;
- several pieces of dry food.
It is very easy to make this type of dog entertainment. Place a few dry food at the bottom of the tray, and on top place the cardboard sleeves tightly together.
Dogs have a very good sense of smell, so they will understand that there is something edible under the paper sleeves. The animal will take them away and find the treats.
You can train your dog, because it will remember this delicious entertainment and will find food faster next time.
If your favorite pet loves cucumbers, make the following garland for him. Chop these cucumbers into thick circles, make a hole in the center of each. Thread the rope here. Pull it between the legs of a table or chairs and tie it. Call your favorite dog and see how much pleasure it will have from this entertainment.
Make the following puzzle for each other's four-legged. To do this, cut paper towels into rectangles and place a few dry food in each. Roll the blanks into a tube and place them in the sections of an open plastic ball.
You will see how smart your four-legged friend is, because he will surely find goodies.
You can put the treats in the notched tray, cover the treats with balls. See how interested your dog is in searching for hidden treats.
Fold the two plastic jars so that the neck of the first fits into the opening of the other. On one you can depict the face of a robot. To make his arms and legs, make 4 holes in the bottom jar, put pieces of rope here and tie knots inside the jar. Attach the covers from the outside after making holes in them. Also fasten the rope with the knots made.
And if you want to make a toy for a dog and treats for him at the same time, then make ice cream. To do this, take milk or cream, bananas. You can add some nuts. Grind the banana with nuts in a blender. Then you need to pour this mass into cups. Stick a dog bone decoration into each.
Place the treat in the freezer, when it hardens, you can treat your four-legged friend.
You can make such interesting toys for dogs and entertainments for them with your own hands. You will see in detail how to make this in the next video.
The second plot tells how a toy for dogs is made with your own hands from an old sock.
