Sudoku Is the Newest Brain Game for Dogs
Let your dog win.
In a 2006 interview with the New York Times crossword editor and Sudoku book author Will Shortz, writer Clive Thompson described the game as “the ultimate puzzle for a postliterate world,” pointing out that, “it may sound complicated, but you can play it even if you’re completely illiterate — hell, even if you’re innumerate, since Sudoku doesn’t even require math.” You see where we’re going with this...
If your human roommates have been rejecting your invitations to game night since three months into the pandemic, you can now play with an arguably more worthy competitor — your dog. My Intelligent Pets have created a Sudoku-inspired interactive game for dogs. Simply hide your pup’s favorite treats underneath the colorful tiles and encourage them to find them by shuffling the tiles around. The brand designed the game to be at once challenging but solvable, and recommends starting with the basicopens in a new tab and advancedopens in a new tab versions, and only move up to expertopens in a new tab levels once your dog has easily solved the first two levels.
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opens in a new tab“Many dogs are under-stimulated and under-exercised...or pretty bored. They don’t have phones or watch TV,” says Stacy Alldredge, certified dog behaviorist and founder of Who’s Walking Whoopens in a new tab. “Interactive toys are a great way to give your dog something to do. They’re also a way for kids to do something with a dog that doesn’t make them mouthy and jumpy.” Puzzle games isn’t just for puppies, either. “The biggest mistake people make is forgetting that adult [and senior] dogs need entertainment too.”
Indeed, dog Sudoku gives your pet a physical and mental workout — stimulating their sense of smellopens in a new tab, burning off pent-up energy, and distracting them from stressors. The compact wooden game will fit perfectly on your board game shelf, and the safe, natural materials can be recycled or composted. Can your Catan claim that?
P.S. There’s also a cat versionopens in a new tab.
