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Dog’s Favorite Toy

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Problem/Question

What is a dog’s favorite toy?

Will a dog choose the same toy each time he wants to play? In this experiment I’m using a ball, rope, stuffed animal and a toy stick to see if my dog will pick the same toy each time. I think the time of day may affect this as well. My dog is playful at different times during the day.

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Hypothesis

I think my dog will choose the rope, because she likes playing tug-a-war. I also think that because she has not played with a rope in a little while and she normally likes playing with ropes.

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Materials

Dog Toys

Toy Stick Cow stuffed animal Ball Rope Toy

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Procedure

  • For this project I’m using 4 dog toys the subject (dog) has never seen before.
  • Lay the 4 dog toys out on the floor where the dog plays.
  • Bring the dog into the room.
  • See what toy the dog goes to first.
  • Allow the dog to play with all the toys for 2 minutes before removing the toys.
  • Wait 1 minute and reintroduce the toys to the dog.
  • Record which toy or toys the dog chooses first and whether it is the same toy each time or a different one.
  • Repeat 4 times and for 4 days.

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Problem/Question

Some problems that may occur when doing this experiment are as follows.

1. The dog may not be in a playful mood

2. She/he does not like the toys

3.The toy maybe flavored or have a smell

4. The dog could be distracted by something

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Data

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Choosing a Toy - Data photos

Chose Stick Chose Stuffed Animal Chose Ball

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Conclusion

The conclusion of this experiment is as follows: On day 1 the stick got picked the most. On day 2 the ball and the stick got picked both 2 times. On day 3 the ball got picked 4 times. On day 4 the stick got picked 4 times. So in the end my hypothesis was wrong because stick got picked 8 times in all and the rope did not get picked at all.

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Real World Connection

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What is your favorite dog toy experiment helps people understand what toys dogs like the most, so you can get that toy for your dog instead of a toy they won’t like. This experiment helps the understanding of what dogs like the most.

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This project also helps us not buy dog toys that we will throw out so that helps the environment because we get toys that we will not throw out in a month, and throw out in a year.

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