Comments on: Good, Cheap Dog Toys? http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/ Where every man is king. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:08:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: catnip http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1532 catnip Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:03:26 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1532 Went home, looked at the toys that have survived. Good Cuz and Bad Cuz are great. Hard squeaky rubber balls with feet. They have lasted great. He eventually chewed the feet off one of them, but when the feet chew off, the rest is still usable. (When I say eventual I mean like a couple months.) http://www.cleanrun.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=1423 Went home, looked at the toys that have survived.
Good Cuz and Bad Cuz are great. Hard squeaky rubber balls with feet.
They have lasted great. He eventually chewed the feet off one of them, but when the feet chew off, the rest is still usable. (When I say eventual I mean like a couple months.)
http://www.cleanrun.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=1423

]]> By: frigg http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 frigg Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:20:29 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1523 Please don't get dogs those damned rope toys. Like Matt and The Kerb, my sister's year-old yellow lab developed a nasty blockage in her small intestines; unlike their happy endings, my sister had to have the poor dog put down because it was suffering an inoperable condition at that point. Please don’t get dogs those damned rope toys.

Like Matt and The Kerb, my sister’s year-old yellow lab developed a nasty blockage in her small intestines; unlike their happy endings, my sister had to have the poor dog put down because it was suffering an inoperable condition at that point.

]]> By: Lyn http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1515 Lyn Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:50:50 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1515 The <a href="http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441813615&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302026219&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023689&bmUID=1161888661804&itemNo=18&Nao=12&N=2026219" rel="nofollow">Everlasting Fun Ball</a> is, in fact, everlasting. It's survived 11 months with a pit bull mix, a boxer, and a beagle-greyhound - all adolescents, all Destroyers of All Toys. It's the only toy we've had this long, though the Kong would probably still be around if the kennel hadn't lost it. The large one is less prone to rolling underneath furniture. We also have a Y-shaped rope bone where the legs are each about a foot long. The three of them run around the yard together carrying it. The Everlasting Fun Ball is, in fact, everlasting. It’s survived 11 months with a pit bull mix, a boxer, and a beagle-greyhound – all adolescents, all Destroyers of All Toys. It’s the only toy we’ve had this long, though the Kong would probably still be around if the kennel hadn’t lost it. The large one is less prone to rolling underneath furniture.

We also have a Y-shaped rope bone where the legs are each about a foot long. The three of them run around the yard together carrying it.

]]> By: Anne http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 Anne Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:27:52 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1513 We have a Boston Terrier and a BT/French Bulldog mix. The BT is extremely energetic and loves to destroy toys. Both of them dig Nylabones. My sister swears by what she calls <a HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sirelroka/242756999/" rel="nofollow">Frankentoy</A>: a Nyla shoved into a Kong. Our BT really digs what we call the Whap-Whap Game, which sounds similar to what your dog does with the rope toy: he loves a toy that he can whip back and forth (I imagine he loves it because it is a lot like breaking the neck of a small animal) really, really hard. In our experience the Fat Cat toys are best for this, especially the <a HREF="http://www.fatcatinc.com/html_site/dog_tailyankers.shtml" rel="nofollow">Incredible Strapping Tail Yankers</A>. It takes a really long time for him to get through the fabric (usually only accomplished after he's suckled on a strategic end bit for quite awhile). All of the toys we've gotten from Fat Cat last the longest and seem to be really enjoyable to the dog. Target carries them, and I'm sure a lot of other stores do, too. We have a Boston Terrier and a BT/French Bulldog mix. The BT is extremely energetic and loves to destroy toys. Both of them dig Nylabones. My sister swears by what she calls Frankentoy: a Nyla shoved into a Kong.

Our BT really digs what we call the Whap-Whap Game, which sounds similar to what your dog does with the rope toy: he loves a toy that he can whip back and forth (I imagine he loves it because it is a lot like breaking the neck of a small animal) really, really hard. In our experience the Fat Cat toys are best for this, especially the Incredible Strapping Tail Yankers. It takes a really long time for him to get through the fabric (usually only accomplished after he’s suckled on a strategic end bit for quite awhile). All of the toys we’ve gotten from Fat Cat last the longest and seem to be really enjoyable to the dog. Target carries them, and I’m sure a lot of other stores do, too.

]]> By: The Kerb http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 The Kerb Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:53:25 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1511 I have to agree with Matt. Our chocolate/Chesapeake lab mix earned herself a trip to the vet after eating enough strands from a rope toy to create some pretty good intestinal blockage. The only toys she's never completely obliterated have been her nylabones. She loves things that squeak, too, so we go the cheap route on squeaky toys. I have to agree with Matt. Our chocolate/Chesapeake lab mix earned herself a trip to the vet after eating enough strands from a rope toy to create some pretty good intestinal blockage.

The only toys she’s never completely obliterated have been her nylabones. She loves things that squeak, too, so we go the cheap route on squeaky toys.

]]> By: ben http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1510 ben Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:40:21 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1510 Hmm. My dog must be stronger than I thought. I'm on my third Kong in as many years. Still, they are tough little toys. I've tried both the "ball" (really an odd octagonal shape) and the original, but my dog seems to prefer the original. Hmm. My dog must be stronger than I thought. I’m on my third Kong in as many years. Still, they are tough little toys. I’ve tried both the “ball” (really an odd octagonal shape) and the original, but my dog seems to prefer the original.

]]> By: Adam http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1509 Adam Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:39:11 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1509 i'll second, or third, the kong ball. martha is a serious toy destroyer, and she can't seem to dent the kong ball. also, since it is oddly shaped, it bounces at funny angles, which drives her mad. i’ll second, or third, the kong ball. martha is a serious toy destroyer, and she can’t seem to dent the kong ball. also, since it is oddly shaped, it bounces at funny angles, which drives her mad.

]]> By: Mike V http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1508 Mike V Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:23:13 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1508 Cheeky Squeaky soft toys are the greatest. They are made by Nylabone, but for some reason they are really hard to find. Get them online, if you have to. They are the most durable soft toys I've ever encountered! www.nylabone.com/cheekysqueakypets I have seen them at Petsmart in the clearance bin. No idea why they didn't take off. Cheeky Squeaky soft toys are the greatest. They are made by Nylabone, but for some reason they are really hard to find. Get them online, if you have to. They are the most durable soft toys I’ve ever encountered!

http://www.nylabone.com/cheekysqueakypets

I have seen them at Petsmart in the clearance bin. No idea why they didn’t take off.

]]> By: catnip http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1507 catnip Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:13:13 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1507 Squeakies have two alternate uses: one (as described above) careful repeated squeaks until your human is driven insane or two gleeful evisceration. Depends on the dog's personality. I don't know if they qualify as toys but...Our dog loves the Ikea tent and tunnel (koja and speja) that we bought for the human child. Sits and sleeps in either, runs through the tunnel. Cozy play-dens. The tent is like $8. Squeakies have two alternate uses: one (as described above) careful repeated squeaks until your human is driven insane or two gleeful evisceration. Depends on the dog’s personality.
I don’t know if they qualify as toys but…Our dog loves the Ikea tent and tunnel (koja and speja) that we bought for the human child. Sits and sleeps in either, runs through the tunnel. Cozy play-dens. The tent is like $8.

]]> By: Mike B. http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1506 Mike B. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:10:29 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1506 My mutt Rusty loves plush squeak toys, though the ones we get for him that have lasted the longest have been more "grunt" or "honk" toys... So far he's had a Horse, a Duck and now he's on a Penguin. It's good for fetch, it's not the greatest for chewing but they seem to last the better part of 5 months a piece. They've all had long necks too so it's good for tug as well. Whatever animal he's on, it's the only thing he'll get when you tell him to bring you a toy. He's also had a squeeky football that's got these nubs all over it like a sea urchin. He loves that because it massages his teeth and he can catch it in his mouth if i throw it. My mutt Rusty loves plush squeak toys, though the ones we get for him that have lasted the longest have been more “grunt” or “honk” toys… So far he’s had a Horse, a Duck and now he’s on a Penguin. It’s good for fetch, it’s not the greatest for chewing but they seem to last the better part of 5 months a piece. They’ve all had long necks too so it’s good for tug as well. Whatever animal he’s on, it’s the only thing he’ll get when you tell him to bring you a toy.
He’s also had a squeeky football that’s got these nubs all over it like a sea urchin. He loves that because it massages his teeth and he can catch it in his mouth if i throw it.

]]> By: Matt http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 Matt Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:41:17 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1505 I had an old volleyball that my dog would attack. But he would get his teeth between the panels. So I took an old Tshirt and cut it down and sewed it over the surface of the ball. The dog couldn't get through to the panels. It lasted forever. I would just throw it down the hall, dog comes bounding in after it, jumps and unleashes a furious attack on the thing. Eventually he got through the panels. Since I found a felt covered (leopard print) - basketball sized - ball and he attacks it with similar vigour. 14 or so dollars. I had an old volleyball that my dog would attack. But he would get his teeth between the panels.

So I took an old Tshirt and cut it down and sewed it over the surface of the ball. The dog couldn’t get through to the panels. It lasted forever. I would just throw it down the hall, dog comes bounding in after it, jumps and unleashes a furious attack on the thing.

Eventually he got through the panels. Since I found a felt covered (leopard print) – basketball sized – ball and he attacks it with similar vigour. 14 or so dollars.

]]> By: Ryan O. http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1504 Ryan O. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:40:18 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1504 Our Bichon loves <a href="http://retailpets.com/moleculball.html" rel="nofollow">Molecuball</a>, which always keeps him occupied until he inevitably knocks it under the bed and starts whining. I second Kongs too. We stuff our Kongs full of peanut butter, dog food and spray cheese, then freeze them and give them frozen to Harry in the morning. They keep him interested all day. Plus, they last forever. Harry destroyed a Molecuball over the course of six months, but he's never killed a Kong. Our Bichon loves Molecuball, which always keeps him occupied until he inevitably knocks it under the bed and starts whining.

I second Kongs too. We stuff our Kongs full of peanut butter, dog food and spray cheese, then freeze them and give them frozen to Harry in the morning. They keep him interested all day. Plus, they last forever. Harry destroyed a Molecuball over the course of six months, but he’s never killed a Kong.

]]> By: Erik Kastner http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 Erik Kastner Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:30:52 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1503 I made a toy that dogs seem to love. It was suggested to me by a fellow dog person who says they cost $20+. Take a tennis ball and cut two holes in it, smaller then a dime. Then get long strips of fleece. Thread the strips through the holes and around the ball, overlapping the srips until the ball is covered and you have some fleece coming out of both sides. Braid the ends up and tie a tight knot at each end. The dog can't get a nail or tooth in the hole, and it's great to throw. I made a toy that dogs seem to love. It was suggested to me by a fellow dog person who says they cost $20+. Take a tennis ball and cut two holes in it, smaller then a dime. Then get long strips of fleece. Thread the strips through the holes and around the ball, overlapping the srips until the ball is covered and you have some fleece coming out of both sides.
Braid the ends up and tie a tight knot at each end.

The dog can’t get a nail or tooth in the hole, and it’s great to throw.

]]> By: Matt http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 Matt Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:29:38 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1502 Keep an eye on the rope toys. My last Lab chewed one apart and managed to swallow some of the loosened rope. The rope wreaked havoc on his insides resulting in a trip to the Vet. My current Lab loves Nylabones. Keep an eye on the rope toys. My last Lab chewed one apart and managed to swallow some of the loosened rope. The rope wreaked havoc on his insides resulting in a trip to the Vet.

My current Lab loves Nylabones.

]]> By: Hal http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1500 Hal Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:50:04 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1500 Yup. If it squeaks, it's a winner. I often pick up a bundle of squeaky toys at the dollar store and fling one in the back yard at play time. The dogs love them and I don't care if they only last a couple days. Yup. If it squeaks, it’s a winner. I often pick up a bundle of squeaky toys at the dollar store and fling one in the back yard at play time. The dogs love them and I don’t care if they only last a couple days.

]]> By: Chris http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Chris Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:21:58 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1497 Squeaky toys. ANYTHING squeaky. Renzo (my Italian Greyhound) starts chomping down and makes the toys squeak for (what seems) hours. His favorite time and place to do this is on my couch during Lost. Squeaky toys. ANYTHING squeaky. Renzo (my Italian Greyhound) starts chomping down and makes the toys squeak for (what seems) hours. His favorite time and place to do this is on my couch during Lost.

]]> By: ben http://dethroner.com/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/comment-page-1/#comment-1496 ben Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:10:36 +0000 http://dethroner.com/index.php/2006/10/26/good-cheap-dog-toys/#comment-1496 <a href="http://www.kongcompany.com/" rel="nofollow">Kong</a> toys man. Keeps my dog occupied for hours. Food + Toy = GREAT. Kong toys man. Keeps my dog occupied for hours. Food + Toy = GREAT.

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