Look What I Found

[J.T.]

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I got the dogs a toy a while ago, they love it, it's made of a sort of towelling stuff & it's been chucked around & generally roughed up for over a year. It's been washed loads too.

It had a tiny little hole in it which Hebe nibbled at and started to pull the stuffing out so I decided to be all domesticated :- & repair it.

before sewing it up I had a quick look inside as i was pushing the stuffing back in.

I'm glad I did as you wouldn't believe the stuff that was inside it.

There was a squeaky balloon type thing, with a 3" piece of plastic tubing with metal end piece, all wrapped up in foam, covered in a plastic bag tied on with an elastic band.

The 10p piece in the photo is just for size comparison.

all those awful things inside a dog toy. :rant: If anyone else has one of these please be aware how dangerous it could be if your dog tears it up.

"Pinky Pup" :b has now been sewn back up but is a bit slimmer than it was before :lol:

 

[jinnyfizz]

One of the toys which my gang "murdered" had the same sort of device inside it.

Suppose it's one way of making a toy squeak, but it's very Heath Robinson

 

[~Annie~]

Horrid aren't they ... I've been known to take them out before giving the dogs the toy and then use them as squeakers in training. The toys I hate most don't say they have batteries or if they do don't say how many or what kind (some sorts are more toxic than others).

Annie

 

[boothros]

Surely these types of thing wouldn't pass trading standards if they were made and sold for children.

 

[Whippets Rule]

The trouble is these toys are only supposed to be given to dogs while they are supervised so the dog wouldn't be in any danger. I would never leave a dog alone with a fabric toy of any description if there is risk of destruction as a dog could choke or impact it's gut from consuming part of it.

My boxer dog is very destructive and would not be allowed a fabric based toy at all under any circumstances but fortunately none of my whippets are destructive and one won't even touch the fabric toys.

If you know you have a destructive dog or a chewer, simply avoid that type of product, but there's nothing wrong with the toy if used correctly.

I have the blue version of that same toy and under supervision regard it a perfectly safe for play. xx

 

[J.T.]

My Hebe will nibble away at a little hole & make it bigger & then pull the insides out if allowed. I don't leave these type of toys lying around as I know she will disembowel them :angry: The hole appeared during a play session after over a year of really rough treatment & Hebe managed to tug some filling out before I could take it off her. I took it off her & was going to repair it when I noticed all the stuff inside. the reason I put it on here was to warn folk who maybe do let their dogs have free acsess to these type of toys.

I've been agility training today & the toy has been well & truly pulled around & is now being washed again, I think it will fall apart before very long. Must get another one before then.