I will not buy any more stuffed toys, I will not buy any

SadieFern · 06-29-2008, 08:02 AM

more stuffed toys...I must repeat this to myself 100 times! Sadie rips them to pieces in a matter of hours.
Garage sale toys or Goodwill, maybe but I'm NOT paying $7 or more for something that doesn't last a day!

lmtoth2 · 06-29-2008, 08:09 AM

yeah we never buy them here - Kirby would shred in 2 minutes

I'd rather spend more money on a toy that lasts.

Have you tried the Cuz toys? Our doodles love them...we just gave them dinosaur cuz's recently and Kirby is totally fascinated with them.

SadieFern · 06-29-2008, 08:10 AM

I'll have to find the dino one. She has a red cuz but isn't too interested in it.

**MaxandMe** · 06-29-2008, 10:34 AM

when we had 3 doodles i had the same problem

with just peanut and Max we can have stuffed animals again
just NO WUBBAS!!

the cuz toys work out great hear...we buy the one with points for ears and feet,,,then cut them off and they play with it for hours

ps NOTE: save an semi-recognizable deshredded toys as later on SOMETIMES they're favorities

cissy k · 06-29-2008, 11:15 AM

We have awesome Goodwill stores here. They are like regular stores. Organized, clean and good stuff. Our local targets have some agreement with them so once it goes to clearance at Target, it will be in the Goodwill in about a week.

The good thing about stuffed toys is that MOST of them can go in the washing machine (if you are worried about germs). I have had to put many a stuffed lovey in the washer to get it clean for my daughters. They do fine. I even throw them in on high heat to dry.

Yard sales are another GREAT place to get stuffed toys for usually a quarter a piece.

sdrudge · 06-29-2008, 04:58 PM

Cacao has this FROG, Beau like to shredded toys. So Cacao only gets it in her cage or when Beau gets a time out. It is her favorite toy. It is hard to keep Beau from it. But he would kill in in minutes.

ChasP505 · 06-29-2008, 09:16 PM

SEVEN DOLLARS!!!?? Good LAWD, that's a lotta money!!!

We go to BigLots and pay less than $2 per toy. Same toys, same quality. Ozzie selectively decides whether he's going to shred or adopt/nurture his toys.

SadieFern · 06-29-2008, 09:41 PM

See, I keep hoping she'll adopt one. Her latest victim was a gingerbread man shaped fleece stuffed & squeaky toy.
Whoa! Big Lots has dog toys???

Sammy-Doo's Fam · 06-29-2008, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChasP505

SEVEN DOLLARS!!!?? Good LAWD, that's a lotta money!!!

We go to BigLots and pay less than $2 per toy. Same toys, same quality. Ozzie selectively decides whether he's going to shred or adopt/nurture his toys.

Yup, we got a BigLots 5 minutes from us!
And the dollar store... Sampson never seems to shred toys until he finds a natural rip made by overuse and then all the stuffing has to get pulled out and scattered across the floor.

**MaxandMe** · 06-29-2008, 10:39 PM

JULIE....read this blog it might be remind you of something hahhaaa

http://blog.labradoodle-dogs.net/2007/10/

SadieFern · 06-30-2008, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxandMe

JULIE....read this blog it might be remind you of something hahhaaa

http://blog.labradoodle-dogs.net/2007/10/

Ha! I almost could have written that! Lesson learned (only took me 6 month$!).

07-01-2008, 10:35 AM

Maya shreds toys in minutes. Haven't tried a cuz yet but she destroyed the orka ball in 15 minutes. Petsmart and dog.com have a new plush toy called Skeenz. It's not stuffed but has squekers in either end. Maya has to dissect the toy and remove the squekers but she still plays with it after.

Sadie has a squeky plush toy that my Mom got her this weekend that I keep in her crate so Maya can't get it. Well today I go downstairs and Maya and Sadie are playing tug of war with the toy. Sadie was in the crate and Maya was outside the crate!!!

I have pics to prove it!!!!

Fudzy · 07-01-2008, 10:55 AM

I can't find toys that hold Sherlock's interest for very long. The rope toys are out because he shreds them in a matter of minutes. I won't even waste my money on stuffed animals. He had a rubber squeaker toy last night. He palyed with it for a little while. He would bite it then jump back and growl at it when it squeaked. Then he'd just keep it in his mouth and bite down on it so it would squeak. All the time he was whining. It was actually pretty funny to watch. It went on for a little while until he punctured a hole in and started to break pieces off. At which point we took it away. He has a couple of Kongs but it takes him only about a minute to get the peanut butter or whatever treat we put in there out and then he's done with it.

Mud · 07-03-2008, 03:08 AM

Why can't my duck and I sleep in this bed? Who wrote this silly rule?

I've got heaps of fluffy toys and I have chewed up a few, but I like my garden pot as much as anything. My duck is a special $2 dog toy which has been given the works by me and still come up honking. My pot I stole when my oldies weren't looking.

Hugo the Boss

ellabee · 07-03-2008, 08:15 AM

What treasures you have there Hugo!

06-29-2008, 08:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
SadieFern Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 576	I will not buy any more stuffed toys, I will not buy any more stuffed toys...I must repeat this to myself 100 times! Sadie rips them to pieces in a matter of hours. Garage sale toys or Goodwill, maybe but I'm NOT paying $7 or more for something that doesn't last a day! __________________ ~Julie~ Mom to three kids and two furbabies!

06-29-2008, 08:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	yeah we never buy them here - Kirby would shred in 2 minutes I'd rather spend more money on a toy that lasts. Have you tried the Cuz toys? Our doodles love them...we just gave them dinosaur cuz's recently and Kirby is totally fascinated with them. __________________ Leslie

06-29-2008, 08:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
SadieFern Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 576	I'll have to find the dino one. She has a red cuz but isn't too interested in it. __________________ ~Julie~ Mom to three kids and two furbabies!

06-29-2008, 10:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	when we had 3 doodles i had the same problem with just peanut and Max we can have stuffed animals again just NO WUBBAS!! the cuz toys work out great hear...we buy the one with points for ears and feet,,,then cut them off and they play with it for hours ps NOTE: save an semi-recognizable deshredded toys as later on SOMETIMES they're favorities __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

06-29-2008, 11:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
cissy k Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: NC Posts: 1,433	We have awesome Goodwill stores here. They are like regular stores. Organized, clean and good stuff. Our local targets have some agreement with them so once it goes to clearance at Target, it will be in the Goodwill in about a week. The good thing about stuffed toys is that MOST of them can go in the washing machine (if you are worried about germs). I have had to put many a stuffed lovey in the washer to get it clean for my daughters. They do fine. I even throw them in on high heat to dry. Yard sales are another GREAT place to get stuffed toys for usually a quarter a piece. __________________ Cissy and Semi

06-29-2008, 04:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
sdrudge Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 2,196	Cacao has this FROG, Beau like to shredded toys. So Cacao only gets it in her cage or when Beau gets a time out. It is her favorite toy. It is hard to keep Beau from it. But he would kill in in minutes. __________________ Samantha, Cacao and Beau (AKA:Romeo and Juliet)

06-29-2008, 09:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
ChasP505 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 659	SEVEN DOLLARS!!!?? Good LAWD, that's a lotta money!!! We go to BigLots and pay less than $2 per toy. Same toys, same quality. Ozzie selectively decides whether he's going to shred or adopt/nurture his toys. __________________ Chas P., Carol and Ozzie

06-29-2008, 09:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
SadieFern Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 576	See, I keep hoping she'll adopt one. Her latest victim was a gingerbread man shaped fleece stuffed & squeaky toy. Whoa! Big Lots has dog toys??? __________________ ~Julie~ Mom to three kids and two furbabies!

06-29-2008, 10:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	JULIE....read this blog it might be remind you of something hahhaaa http://blog.labradoodle-dogs.net/2007/10/ __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

07-01-2008, 10:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	Maya shreds toys in minutes. Haven't tried a cuz yet but she destroyed the orka ball in 15 minutes. Petsmart and dog.com have a new plush toy called Skeenz. It's not stuffed but has squekers in either end. Maya has to dissect the toy and remove the squekers but she still plays with it after. Sadie has a squeky plush toy that my Mom got her this weekend that I keep in her crate so Maya can't get it. Well today I go downstairs and Maya and Sadie are playing tug of war with the toy. Sadie was in the crate and Maya was outside the crate!!! I have pics to prove it!!!!

07-01-2008, 10:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
Fudzy Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 53	I can't find toys that hold Sherlock's interest for very long. The rope toys are out because he shreds them in a matter of minutes. I won't even waste my money on stuffed animals. He had a rubber squeaker toy last night. He palyed with it for a little while. He would bite it then jump back and growl at it when it squeaked. Then he'd just keep it in his mouth and bite down on it so it would squeak. All the time he was whining. It was actually pretty funny to watch. It went on for a little while until he punctured a hole in and started to break pieces off. At which point we took it away. He has a couple of Kongs but it takes him only about a minute to get the peanut butter or whatever treat we put in there out and then he's done with it.

07-03-2008, 03:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mud Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Norfolk Island - South Pacific Posts: 550	Why can't my duck and I sleep in this bed? Who wrote this silly rule? I've got heaps of fluffy toys and I have chewed up a few, but I like my garden pot as much as anything. My duck is a special $2 dog toy which has been given the works by me and still come up honking. My pot I stole when my oldies weren't looking. Hugo the Boss __________________ Anne, Tassies Hugo the Boss (born 23 Dec 07 ALF4), Tassies Hot Potato (born 19 June 08 ALF4) and our DH Miles.

07-03-2008, 08:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
ellabee Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,551	What treasures you have there Hugo! __________________ -Lynn & "Dexter #3" (third Dexter to join the forum - and Sandy's littermate!)

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