Comments on: Expensive Dog Toys – Dog World Problem https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/ Helping Your Dog Love The Boat As Much As You Do Sun, 01 Sep 2019 23:04:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Lauranne https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-108167 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:14:55 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-108167 The only time I shelled out on an expensive dog toy, it was destroyed within half an hour by my none destructive cairn!!! (I wasn’t giving him a challenge, I try to give my cairn and collie the same stuff and as the collie destroys I thought why not get them both one!)

]]> By: Jessica @YouDidWhatWithYourWeiner https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-107899 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:08:52 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-107899 I have also found that the cost of the dog toy is not directly proportional to how long it lasts 🙂

]]> By: Pamela https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-107892 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 15:16:16 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-107892 In reply to Erin.

We looooooooove Kong Wubbas. They’re also a great tug toy that stands up to a lot of punishment.

However, we did have one 20 pound foster pup who took it apart in no time. 🙂

The cover is gone but the ball underneath is tough as ever.

]]> By: Erin https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-107890 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 12:38:35 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-107890 For our guys, anything with stuffing is going to be a questionable purchase. I recently got a “tugga wubba” for less than $5 that is the best “catch” toy we have. They are made by Kong. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_5/179-8929480-4607005?url=search-alias%3Dpets&field-keywords=tugga+wubba&sprefix=Tugga%2Caps%2C306

We do however have a stuffed lobster that we got at a great local dog shop in Boothbay Harbor, ME this summer that has proved indestructible. “Larry”, as he is now known, is both dogs favorite toy. The store is called Two Salty Dogs if you ever travel that way. The owner (and his dogs) are very friendly; see http://twosaltydogs.net

]]> By: Margaret T https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-107808 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:23:04 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-107808 It depends a lot on the dog. I’ve had a number of fosters, some who shredded everything, including the Orbee Tuff ball and the red kongs. One dog loved the cube you drop kibble into, and would play with it for as long as a single kibble rattled around inside, batting it and chasing it all over. Some dogs have loved to chew antlers, others ignored them unless they were slathered with peanut butter. My own current dog carries around her soft toys and very seldom rips one, so her toys (and lots of them are toys she has won at trials) have accumulated. I take a bunch and launder them, and as far as she is concerned, they are new and wonderful again.

]]> By: Julie Blackwelder https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-107788 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:15:54 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-107788 I buy the most expensive largest “Bones”, usually made by Nylabone, and around $20 – 25, I can find for my 80# mix, who at age 13 is still an aggressive chewer. They last for many months, sometimes over a year. Anything less durable is gone in days. Anything with polyfill, even his bedding, is chewed and unstuffed in a matter of a few hours. He gets lots of folded blankets instead of polyfill. This also limits what the small dogs get and I have to be meticulous in keeping their toys separated. I have been very fortunate that he has never swallowed any of them.

]]> By: Jana Rade https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-107784 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:22:44 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-107784 Nope. All and any toys have very short lifespan.

]]> By: Dachshund Nola https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-107776 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 23:54:11 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-107776 Only the Nina Ottoson food puzzles, Skineez tug toys, and Kongs! All the other ones are thrift store stuffs.
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]]> By: Jackie Bouchard https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-107771 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 21:27:07 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-107771 In general, I’d say no. (Well, with Rita it doesn’t matter, cuz she’s not destructive.) But our last dog would KILL her toys. The mid-range high priced toys didn’t last long enough to be worth it at all. But we bought her a $24 stuffed shark one time that was sturdy enough to knock someone out in a dark alley. Even though she found his weak spot (the nose – just like real life sharks), that thing still lasted a really long time. Other than that though, I generally would spend 25 cents on stuffed animals I found at yard sales. Then I didn’t care if she ripped them to shreds.

]]> By: 24 Paws of Love https://www.somethingwagging.com/expensive-dog-toys-dog-world-problem/#comment-107768 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 19:44:30 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12951#comment-107768 We aren’t big on toys either and it’s a good thing. I think the prices are outrageous for dog toys. So we always find things around the house or goodwill and garage sales for our toys.

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