We got our dogs right after we got out of college. Even though we did not live together at the time, our 2 boys basically grew up together. Since we do not have children yet, they are our children for now and as a result they get spoiled by our mothers. This includes LOTS of TOYS. We learned very early on with Hawk that we could not give him ANYTHING that could be pulled apart. He can have the stuffing pulled out of a plush toy in less than 2 minutes--I've witnessed it myself. Peanut played fine with plush toys until he watch Hawk a couple of times, now he is a pro at chewing tiny holes in toys so he can pull all of the stuffing out. They also have a unique ability to pull the squeaker out of a squeaky toy, which usually includes chewing the toy in tiny pieces and making a huge mess.
Lucky for us my mother stumbled upon the greatest dog toys ever invented (in my humble opinion). The KONG Toy. They are really durable rubber toys that come in tons of sizes. We have a large KONG, a small KONG and a KONG bone. Both dogs absolulty love them. They have spent hours fighting over the "baby" KONG (as we call it on our house). The KONG bone is also a favorite--usually when Peanut has hidden the "baby" KONG under one of the beds and has forgotten about it.
Peanut and the KONG bone.
The KONG may be the favorite indoor toy choice for our pups, but outside it's all about fetching. Peanut is not much of a fetcher so he tends to just explore outside. But I am convinced that Hawk would fetch all day and all night if we let him. Seriously. The boy LOVES it. His favorite fetch toy is a tennis ball, so much so that we do not allow them in the house because he will do anything to get to it and we like our house intact. We tried to get him to catch a frisbee last year and he was not a fan of it, being a duck dog he does not like really hard plastic toys. Eric came across the Chuck-it Squirrel Toy last spring and it quickly became one of Hawk's favorites. It flies like a friebee but it has soft rubber edges that he can grab easily. The ones we bought him last summer got lost, so when I was out and about the other day I purchased another one (which just happened to be half price-meant to be!). Needless to say he was a happy camper!
Hawk and his Chuck-it Squirrel. Such a happy boy!
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I was snooping around your facebook and found your blog! I think I need to start one too. Stevie loves his Kong toys but, doesn't know what to do with the Chuck-it frisbee (we have the same one:). He doesn't understand the concept of bringing it back to us once we throw it...
Anyway, have a good weekend!:)
Katie
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