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Help for the Home-Alone Dog

Finally, an effective tool for keeping home-alone dogs occupied all day.

By Nancy Kerns

Maybe I love KongTimeTM so much because it works wonders on a dog I love so much: Carly Hoye, my former-next-door neighbor’s dog. The Hoyes were my neighbors for seven years; their first dog, Sadie, was a frequent model for WDJ. The summer after Sadie passed away, the Hoyes went to a local shelter and brought home a nine-month old Shepherdy-sort of mix they named Carly.


KongTime is compact, sleek, easy to clean, and easier to operate. Just place food-filled Kongs inside, press a button, put the lid on, and leave. It dispenses the Kongs at random intervals throughout the next four or eight hours (your choice).
Right off the bat, Carly was a doll, incredibly sweet and affectionate with the kids, bashfully compliant with adults, and playfully submissive to every other dog she met. The Hoyes signed her up for an adolescent dogs class, and Carly learned the…


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