Man, I went to a friends B-day party tonight and their Lab was my new best friend... anyway... They don't give him toys because he destroys them in no time, so I decide to get one of my rubber balls out of the car because he kept bringing me sticks to throw. The dog is one I would allow to share my home, and there are not many Labradors that I would say that about. Well, he was fine with the ball and didn't try to destroy it until we all went inside for dinner (I know I should have taken the ball with me, but when they say Lobster is ready I forget) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
What toys do you think MIGHT pass the test for this guy? He is really a great dog and is content with sticks, but I wouldn't mind having an alternative to slimy pine when I visit. I would try a Kong, but after what he did to my rubber ball I think the same fate would befall the kong in a rapid fashion.
I swear if you threw a tire the dog would bring it back.... tail going 100mph the whole time.
There are 3 different types of Kongs. Regular (red), water sport (blue) and super heavy duty (black).
Maybe you could try the black one. How about a cloth or rubber retrieving dumbell? How about a heavy duty rope? I don't know of anything else. Hope this helps. My dog was never a chewer, but he went through his phase of destroying squeaky toys. After he ripped up the second one in 10 minutes I never let him have one unsupervised. Now he plays really well with them, but it took him 3 years (and lots of my $$$) before I learned and he stopped killing his toys.
P.S. Maybe you'll just have to wear a glove and keep throwing wet sticks.
P.P.S. I would have been distracted by the lobster too!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I have a cupcake..er I mean a Labrador, and his black Kong has survived for several months. This is a dog who loves to shred toys if he has the opportunity. I have found the black Kong to be the only one I can let him have for any length of time. My recommendation? The black Kong! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
We HAD a black kong. I watched my bitch Danu pop the top off of it like it was a bottle of beer! I haven't found anything I can just leave with the dog, outside of uncooked femurs...but I believe that is another story.
What about the Jolly Ball? It's soft enough they can play with it easily yet it holds up well. I know several people who own these balls and the dogs have NOT destroyed them. It's worth a try. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I have one of those hard plastic 10" balls here that has the hole you can put stuff in, but I won't let my dogs play with it so I really don't want to give it to someone elses... I would feel really bad if he was a toothless labrador. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Wierd part is he fetches ducks and brings them back in perfect condition.
I thought I had a destructo dog until I saw this dog work... I think he is in the same league with Todd's chewer. After you mentioned the femur thing I remember Buck hauling around half a moose leg last fall... hoof and all <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />I don't want to play fetch with that though.
Maybe I should design a line of stainless steel dog toys <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> *see Vancamps disclaimer
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