Arrrggh!!

External Since: Nov 30, 2005 Posts: 76

Bookwyrm wrote:
> Kat Hein wrote:
>
>> Easier with dog toys than with cat toys. Or at least with what cats
>> consider toys. The ring off the milk jug and (stolen from my
>> stash)ponytail holders are the best kitty toys EVER, and Christopher
>> likes to remind us how easily they slip under the scale. Usually at
>> about 3 AM when he's rattling it, trying to retrieve one. When I move
>> it to clean the bathroom floor, there are always 2 or 3 under it. I
>> don't want to think about how many are probably under the stove and
>> refrigerator. *GGG*
>>
>
> Older Son & DIL figure that there are likely a minimum of 12 of those
> little stuffed 'mice' under the refrigerator.
> And they'd love to figure out why one of their cats will only play with
> *red* mice.
>
> I just have a dog that *loves* squeaky toys. And, after an hour or so
> of constant playing with each new squeaky, *loves* to rip it apart and
> de-squeak it.
> Then pull out all the stuffings (if such exist).
>
> 'wyrm

We had one poodle who absolutely hated some squeaks. He would work
furiously until he had desqueaked it, then played happily with the
toy.

My current poodle LOVES squeaks. They convince you to play with
him, if only to shut up the noise!

SAMK

External Since: Nov 30, 2005 Posts: 76

m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:

> If it helps, my 10 year old dog (and I think yours is younger) is fairly
> mellow about his squeaky toy. Adores it, but mainly wants to
> throw/chase/carry. Every few months he gets a mad on, and the toy goes
> from tolerable to fluff on the floor. Maybe your dog will mature to a
> slower rate of destruction, too. ;>
>

We tried to crate train my poodle. He was too traumatized from his
flight to get here. We locked him in, once, with a nice stuffed
animal to keep him company (it was made to be a dog toy). It was a
large teddy bear type animal. We came home to a scene out of the
texas chainsaw murders-- body parts and innards all over.

We stopped trying to crate him.

SAMK