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« Reply #15 on: August 04, 2007, 08:10:49 PM » |
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carolo: I here you with that hubby crate. If you find one let the rest of us know. LOL. I wish my Bichon and Yorkie would check on raw veggies. How great is that? Bella does love to chew on ice cubes. They crack easily, because they have holes in the middle.  |
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CarolineBogart
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I love making my babies happy.
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« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2007, 11:59:27 PM » |
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have you ever seen these rubber ball toys that keep the dogs active trying to get inside. Here I looked it up it's the Molecule Ball. These are pretty tough and the dog is going for the treat inside instead of the rubber. |
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« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2007, 06:08:02 AM » |
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have you ever seen these rubber ball toys that keep the dogs active trying to get inside. Here I looked it up it's the Molecule Ball. These are pretty tough and the dog is going for the treat inside instead of the rubber. I bought a ball like that for my guys, but they really didn't care for it. However, I can put a few treats in an empty water bottle and it will keep them busy for an hour or more. Even without the treats, water bottles have become the toy of choice in my house. They love the sound they make, and when the bottles get a little crushed, they bounce in unpredictable ways. |
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« Reply #18 on: August 16, 2007, 02:33:19 PM » |
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I am not sure there are safe toys. My dogs don't get any toys. They are cat "groomers". The cats love it and so do the dogs.
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snjlapaz
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« Reply #19 on: September 07, 2007, 02:50:54 PM » |
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Just posting this for the person that was looking for USA made toys. I found this web site a month ago... they make eco friendly dog and cat toys and they're all made in the USA in Montana. I just got my first order of toys, some squeaky stuffed toys, and the dogs love them. I think they make some chew toys too. http://www.westpawdesign.com/articles/acat_the-west-paw-story.html |
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« Reply #20 on: September 07, 2007, 09:51:08 PM » |
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That is pretty much it. Nylabones and kong toys ...
Yep. I agree on the Kong Toys. They are tough and last longer than 5 days. My babies like the Kong Retriever Toy and the rope make it easy to toss and tug. |
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« Reply #21 on: September 07, 2007, 09:53:36 PM » |
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and the rope make it easy to toss and tug. Be very cautious about the rope toy, we had one of ours eat part of one and almost died. It made a hole in her stomach, she threw up some of it but not all. Make sure they are supervised with it and then take it away when you aren't there. Cost us a whole ton on money to save her db |
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I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird.
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« Reply #22 on: September 08, 2007, 11:16:28 AM » |
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and the rope make it easy to toss and tug. Be very cautious about the rope toy, we had one of ours eat part of one and almost died. It made a hole in her stomach, she threw up some of it but not all. Make sure they are supervised with it and then take it away when you aren't there. Cost us a whole ton on money to save her db Thanks for the note. I almost never leave toys out with unattended babies and I have enough pets to keep everyone entertained. |
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« Reply #23 on: September 08, 2007, 11:51:18 AM » |
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I also have a Lab who destroys every toy......including rope toys. After she ate part of a rope (& then saw all of db's posts when his dog was so sick from a rope toy), that's it for me & rope toys. Sadly, she used to love to swing the toys at the end of those ropes & ran through the house with her tail going a mile a minute. I'm not taking any chances ever again. She loves her Kong (I buy organic cookies that are tiny & fit inside the Kong perfectly) but it's no longer something that keeps her busy for very long.....she's gotten very good at getting the cookies out in record time. She still loves it. Even brings me her Kong now & then to remind me that it's time for some treats. Nylabones are also another thing she doesn't immediately destroy. I've noticed that since she turned 2 yrs old, she actually has some toys left that aren't in pieces. She plays with them & isn't shredding them. Tada......  |
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Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened - - Anon.
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« Reply #24 on: September 11, 2007, 02:32:54 PM » |
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Jan C.: Have you tried "layering" treats inside the Kong? Maybe the tiny cookies in first, followed by peanut butter, then another cookie or carrot slice on top, and finally seal off the top with more peanut butter? That will sort of make a doggie food puzzle.
My dead dog (was part Lab, too) was around two when he stopped his heavy chewing. My new pups also separate and sever the strings in the rope toys. I took the last one away from them. They're also voracious consumers of their bedding: sheets, both flannel & cotton. I swear my puppies have each consumed the equivalent of a twin-size sheet, if not more, since we've had them.
Just recently, I've started leaving their cushions (pillows covered in several pillowcases with the ends sewn closed) in their crates to give them more cushioning besides their sheets. My male likes to hold the cushion corners in his paws and chew away. When he goes through a corner, I just sew the hole closed and put a new pillowcase on. I can't tell you how many pillowcases they've gone through. I pick them up at yard sales for next to nothing.
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Buy local. Buy organic.
If you ate today, thank a farmer, hopefully a small, local farmer.
Remember the thousands & thousands of pets that died to give US a wake-up call about the safety of ALL food.
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« Reply #25 on: September 12, 2007, 11:24:16 AM » |
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purringfur: The layering sounds like a great idea but I have a major ant problem here & would be afraid if she left any pnut butter inside, I'd have every ant in town on her Kong. This is why I either use those little organic cookies or Plato treats that I break into little pieces....& leave a couple of bigger ones so they are harder to get out. She won't give up until she has gotten every last morsel out & then licks her blanket to be sure there are no crumbs left. She is such a little pig! Sometimes, for my entertainment, I stick my finger in the pnut butter jar, get a glob & wipe it on the roof of her mouth. Let me tell you, when I'm feeling blue this is my laugh for the day. The faces & antics she goes through to get at that pnut butter is absolutely hysterical. She loves pnut butter but I'm a little afraid to put it in her Kong for the above reason. This neat healthy pet store I go to gave me a marrow bone to give her.....she has never had a bone as long as I've had her. This was another hysterical bit of entertainment. She pushed it around with her nose, batted at it with her paws, did everything but chew on it. I bet it was a good half hour of knocking that thing all over the living room before she licked it & then put her mouth around it. I got busy doing something & a little later when I looked, she had gotten every last bit of marrow out of it. Amazing. So now I buy them for her & leave one when I go out. No sharp pieces & she works at it for a long time to get the marrow. Perhaps when it gets cold out, I'll try the pnut butter in the Kong. |
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Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened - - Anon.
If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went - - Will Rogers
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« Reply #26 on: October 09, 2007, 03:44:01 PM » |
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I have found a company WestPaw makes their stuff in the US. They make some durable hard rubber toys. I am sure they have a web site you could look at.
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