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[Cynicide]

This is my dog Popcorn (Poppy for short) she's a Kelpie cross and needs a lot of exercise and stimulation. I'm currently marathon training and she comes along regardless of the distance. She does have second thoughts if it start to rain though.

 

[payn]

This is my dog Popcorn (Poppy for short) she's a Kelpie cross and needs a lot of exercise and stimulation. I'm currently marathon training and she comes along regardless of the distance. She does have second thoughts if it start to rain though.


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Looks like you have a defluffer on your hands.

 

[Thomas Shey]

This is my dog Popcorn (Poppy for short) she's a Kelpie cross and needs a lot of exercise and stimulation. I'm currently marathon training and she comes along regardless of the distance. She does have second thoughts if it start to rain though.


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I'm assuming a massive toy destroyer?

(I've had all herding mixes, and more than one of them has leaned into that too, not helped by the fact I probably don't give them enough activity).

 

[Cynicide]

I'm assuming a massive toy destroyer?

(I've had all herding mixes, and more than one of them has leaned into that too, not helped by the fact I probably don't give them enough activity).

Yes, she's getting better as she gets older and we figure out what toys are appropriate.

We will occasionally buy toys like the one in the photo knowing she will destroy it in 30 minutes, but also knowing she will have a good time.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Yes, she's getting better as she gets older and we figure out what toys are appropriate.

We will occasionally buy toys like the one in the photo knowing she will destroy it in 30 minutes, but also knowing she will have a good time.

One of our prior dogs was a bull mastiff/GSD mix. At one point we bought him a toy for "rough users" that was composed of fire hose material and tire rubber (because he'd been so hard on other toys).

It took him less than 20 minutes to destroy it. We kind of gave up after that.

 

[nyvinter]

Henson claiming a whole sofa for himself.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

This grrrrl taught us about what toy destroyers really were. We didn’t realize there were such things as toys for “aggressive chewers” (like Kong black toys, heavy-duty Monster ropes or GoDog stuffies) until we got her.

She’s pictured with a Tuff/Tuffy (?) dog toy that has products that occasionally sported “Tiger Tested” labeling. Her usual method involves finding the squeaky bit and targeting it until it’s removed. After that, a toy might last months, but it may also be undone quite rapidly if she decides to remove the stuffing like a stage magician producing an endless stream of handkerchiefs. (And with similar flourish, too!)

Some others we like were the Holee Roller, which we bought primarily for yard play because our BCs kept deflating their soccer balls. In the pix below, you’ll see that several toys have little holes- that’s from Miss Merle Grrrl “lobotomizing” them.

And the “Wiggle Giggle”/“Wobble Wag” toys are thick, hard plastic pretty damn tough, as long as you get one bite enough that your pet can’t get a solid grip on them at the widest part. (You do have to put up with their noise and pay attention to when they eventually break.)

 

[Thomas Shey]

Another side effect of what I've commented: "The problem with getting smart dogs is--you get smart dogs."