When they're a puppy, they're going to be more active and want to be bouncing around, but then kind of crash after a little while. They have those bursts of energy. As an adult dog or young adult dog, they're going to be more active, requiring more energy release. As they get into their senior years, they're going to start slowing down again, but it's up to you to encourage them to keep being active.

You're going to have them feeling better, looking better and extending their life by quite a while by keeping them active throughout the years.

Just like in humans, you need to have them be up and active to keep everything going. You're going to help strengthen their muscles, especially for when they're getting a little bit older and cannot use them as well. Their joints will be healthier and you’re preventing obesity problems, such as buildup of cholesterol, that are just down the road.

You can. It depends on the type of toy. Like I mentioned a while ago, if it has stuffing and things that they could inadvertently rip up and destroy while you're gone, they could ingest it which could result in an emergency surgery.

You want to avoid those. But ones that are pretty hardy and can keep them entertained, are certainly good toys for them to have to keep them occupied while you're gone.

Puppies have puppy teeth and with puppy teeth comes shredding of toys and other items in your house. So, you want to get something that is pretty bulletproof so that they can't rip it apart and take out a squeaker that they can potentially swallow. The same goes for stuffing. You want to get something that they want to chew on, but won’t really hurt their teeth. Different types of little Nylabones and Kong toys are all great to keep them entertained and are pretty indestructible.

You can even add some flavors inside, like peanut butter, that will make it a little more enticing to them. But I definitely don't recommend anything that you don't want the puppy to chew on, being something like a shoe, string or things you may not want the puppy otherwise gravitating towards. I wouldn't offer toys along those lines.