Durable toy ideas
Yucca is 6 1/2 months old now & I'm having trouble finding toys tough enough for her. Tennis balls get shredded, kongs ripped to pieces, and anything made of rope, cloth, or canvas doesn't stand a chance. We're down to just her bones and antlers. I feel bad because she loves to run & wrestle with toys but I can trust her for more then a second with anything anymore. If anyone has found anything extremely durable, whether home made or store bought, I'd like to hear about them
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One of the first batch of toys I got Meitou had a Tuffy octopus that is still in pretty good condition. Some strings are sticking out, but he hasn't been able to rip it apart yet. http://www.tuffietoys.com/
I've also found that he hasn't destroyed some rubber toys like the Hol-EE Roller ( http://www.petco.com/product/9437/JW-Pet-Hol-EE-Roller-Dog-Toy.aspx ) or other rubber balls. He loves his jolly ball, though he did shred the rope part. He still loves playing with the actual ball, though. http://www.petco.com/product/9608/Jolly-Pet-Romp-n-Roll-Dog-Toy.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch
Suggested toys- treat balls , kong has a really tough one like a red cone type. Search amazon kong treat dispenser. Get the one rated for large dogs.
These are great because they can't really grip them, but they keep them very busy.
We also have a giant rope tug, almost 5ft long and incredibly thick. It survives 4-way tug with all the dogs. ~
http://www.amazon.com/JW-Pet-Company-Medium-Colors/dp/B000YKD5QW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390241567&sr=8-1&keywords=bad+cuz+dog+toy
Jesse
I use this with Kiyoshi, It's very difficult for him to pick up and almost imposible for him to chew on, it's a hard plastic type material. He spins that thing all over the floor trying to get the treats so it keeps him busy. I guess I've been lucky he doesn't chew up his toys, just pulls the stuffing out of some of them. Although he breaks EVERY squeaker within as little as 10 seconds, the longest lasting one was about 20 minutes.
Maybe try some puzzle toys? Maybe she'll be more interested in figuring out how to get the treats/food out rather than straight out chewing it...?
He also has a JW Pet Grass Ball, and some kong squeezz jels (pig, frog, donut, stick)
I don't often buy Planet Dog, but I really like their toys. Really durable - just not "Malamute durable". None of my other dogs have wrecked them. The Cuz toys stand up pretty good in my house, too. London (Malamute) will surgically remove the squeaker for his first course of action, but their corpses stay around the house forever until he gets bored one day and shreds them.
The other thing we like are moose and elk antlers. London and TK looove them. I'll have to get a new elk antler soon, but the moose is still holding up well.
I know my Mal isn't a NK, but my NK is pretty gentle with his toys. I figure, if it's Malamute proof, it'll probably stand up pretty well against a NK.
We still get tennis balls and stuffed animals for the purpose of letting the dogs shred them. Poor TK's happiest moments are parading around with a tennis ball, but London destroys them on sight.
I also got her a goughnut ring from Dogtuff.com. We havent tried it yet.. its a bit softer then i was expecting. If these dont work, Im going to get one of those jolly eggs @Sangmort mentioned.
I also like the puzzle toy suggestion @Dragonfly. Yucca is really smart, maybe if she had something to challenge her.
Tough leather stuffed toys - try them out if you can find them...Steinmart or Ross!
Kira manages to demolish Planet Dog toys, she's a little beast!
Kouda has gone through a few of their leather and burlap toys. But eventually he destroys them all. He is a heavy gnawer. The pheasant was the worst - destroyed within 5 minutes. And then he wants to EAT the bits. So no more for us! Plus I don't really trust the origin of their materials if they can be bought wholesale so easily.
Anyway... I'm curious which Planet Dog toys Kira destroyed. They do have a chew rating on each, and some are not designed for chewing. We only get the ones Kouda cannot fit into the back of his mouth.
The leather and canvas toys are great, but Kira's true love is balls. She loves ALL balls and none have survived besides the Chuck-It balls. Not even the Planet Dog ones. I looked up and found which one she destroyed. And it is the highest rating, too:
Orbee-Tuff® Orbee Ball
5 out of 5 Chompers
Rated TOP Product of the Year by numerous magazines and called the “World’s Best Dog Ball” by industry experts – this doggie-durable toy has a rating of 5 out of 5 chompers on the Durability Scale. It is minty, buoyant, recyclable and 100% guaranteed. Any time. Every time.
(doggie-durable, yeah right... I will email them with a picture of it. Maybe they'll replace it with something else?)
On a side note the planet dog ball is still intact (so far) and even more exciting, today Yucca finally learned how to play fetch!! Now maybe she will prefer to chase the ball instead of just chewing on it.