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Indestructible squeaky toy

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#1 ·
My 3 yr old lab mix LOVES to chew her toys. She will tear through everything but her Kong. But she also loves the squeaky toys! Any suggestions for a near indestructible squeaky toy??
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#8 ·
As far as I know, no such thing. I got my 6 lbs dog a Tuffy stuffed toy which are supposed to be "the most durable" stuffed toys and she destroyed it within an hour.
I'm interested to see if anyone else has had more luck with "durable" squeaky toys!

My big guy has a 100% destruction rate for squeaky toys, and he's not terribly interested in the toys that don't squeak, unless they have treats in them (god bless the Kong company). It did take him longer to destroy a firehose toy than most others, but that was because we took it away from him when he shifted from playing to lying down and hardcore chewing it.

We have tried a couple of whip toys, and we are using some of the leftover carcasses from Bubba's "playing" to attach to the whip for him to chase after. The chase is fun for him.
 
#3 ·
Tuffy's didn't last with my heavy chewer either.

Have you tried toys made from fire hose? Those might last with your dog.

My only suggestion is try googling indestructible squeaky dog toys and go through some of the lists and try some of the ones that seem like they might last with your dog.
 
#4 ·
Anything that says indestructible is lying or never had a chewer test them out.
I have gone through probably a thousand dollars in toys over the last few years and I owe most of that waste to tuffy toys.

However not indestructible, Kong makes a squeaker called tuff and lite. I bought it as a "tear it to pieces in ten minutes" toy, but the sucker held up now for a few months!! Molly has not destroyed her two that she has but I am willing to bet many will. It is worth a try though. When holding it in your hand, you are gonna say "no way" but that is just what I said too :)

They are about 7 -10 bucks and feel like foam but not sure what it is made of. i think it has lasted because the teeth sink in so deep and when the dog pulls the teeth out, the holes kinda heal. (not really but sort of)

https://www.kongcompany.com/products/for-dogs/interactive/tuff-n-lite/tuff-n-lite-frog/
 
#5 ·
Baloo loves squeaky toys, but also just noisy toys, like something with a bell in it.

Have you thought of making her toys? I would find a little ball with a bell in (like you get for cats) and put that in a kong. tape the hole closed after you put the call in and then cover the kong with a nice thick fluffy sock. sew the opening side with thick embroidery cord or even with floss and it should last a while! and if she chews the sock off you can just replace it again.
 
#6 ·
My dog is SUPER destructive with her toys. She tears apart even the ones that are "built to last". I will say that the stuffed/squeaky toys that have lasted the longest have been the ones that I just got with my Bark Box. I just signed up so it was the first box we've gotten. One of the toys was a chinese take-out container. Inside were 2 or 3 dumplings. They are stuffed and squeak. I thought they would be dead in an hour. Those things are STILL in tact and it's been almost a week!

Beyond that, I know my dog doesn't eat the toy, so I just buy the holiday toys after the holiday when they're on clearance. I got a bunch of halloween toys at Petsmart for $0.97 after halloween was over. I'm constantly cleaning up stuffing off the rug haha.
 
#9 ·
That's something we are mulling over - just accepting that he enjoys destroying his toys and buying cheap ones. Ocean State Job Lot has the same toys as Petsmart and Petco at less than half the cost (but not .97!) and I always look at the clearance stuff at Target.
 
#7 ·
One of our Shelties is a very hard and focused chewer. Just Ducky Products has The Perfect Bone and the Boat Snubber toys. Both our Shelties love them and the toys are two years old and look day 1 new. The two carry the snubber around together and will sit together to chew the ends. The perfect bone is just that. They are a little pricier, but in the long run to not replace....cheap.


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#10 ·
I am skeptical of "indestructible" toys. Some dogs will rise to the challenge.

I had a Plott hound that was an absolute terror with toys (though she'd occasionally have one that she babied and it would last for months.) I was in a good local pet store and asked them for their most durable toy. They sold me a heavy, black Kong. I asked what would happen if she destroyed it. They laughed and told me they'd refund my money. I think I paid about $28 for it and that was many years ago.

I took it home and presented it to Esther the Plott hound as soon as I walked in the door. Before I got my coat off, she had it in more pieces than I could count. (I always suspected there was something there besides Plott.)

I gathered up the larger pieces, put them in a bag and - the next morning - took them back to the pet store. They did, in fact, give me a refund but not before they gathered the whole staff see the shredded Kong-In-A-Bag. "Exactly what kind of dog do you have?" someone asked. "Oh, she's out in my car if you'd like to meet her."

They declined.

I used some of the refund to buy a Rhinocone - a kind of Kong knockoff from Nylabone. It didn't seem as durable, but it lasted her for years. I'd put small treats in it and she would bounce it down the stairs until the cookie crumbled. If there were no stairs available, she'd throw it against the wall, which was amusing for about 30 seconds.
 
#11 ·
I gathered up the larger pieces, put them in a bag and - the next morning - took them back to the pet store. They did, in fact, give me a refund but not before they gathered the whole staff see the shredded Kong-In-A-Bag. "Exactly what kind of dog do you have?" someone asked. "Oh, she's out in my car if you'd like to meet her."

They declined.
LOL!
This reminds me of an Elkhound my family had when I was a kid, who liked to tear apart hockey pucks.
 
#13 ·
Unfortunately you will then have to use indestructible toys for both of them. Or maybe find a type of toy that your destroyer is not interested in, if such a thing exists, and see if that kind is appreciated by your other dog.
Or you can have separate play sessions with the non-destroyer, and then put the toy away once you finish playing with that dog.
 
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