the bestest toys!!!

DabiansDad · 01-02-2005, 07:26 AM

ah yes, the babies toys toys toys.

what have you ladies and dudes ;-) had luck with and what has just been a waste of money.

for me it was:
lazer pen
stuffed dobe (we call her lucy) no pun intented

a kong ball that bounces forever
definatly the rope.

everything else like those white bones they can chew on has been a waste.
oh yeah and i go to stop and shop every now and then and i pick up knuckle bones for like 2 bucks. he loves them and can work on it for hours.
so lets hear it!
ps. happy new year to ya.

sheltiepups · 01-02-2005, 07:30 AM

Ball (any ball... it can a be a soccer ball, or a baseball.. whatever it is, they love it)
Stuffie (Kira gets rid of them in like 3 sec.. but they make her happy all except the ones Joker likes, those he carries around in his mouth)

They really haven’t show any interest in anything else, Frisbees are a waste of money here

oc_spirit · 01-02-2005, 08:39 AM

He LOVES anything squeekie but I find that a lot of squeekie toys are either plush, which he rips apart eventually (how long depends on how much he likes the toy...if he loves it it'll last longer) or very low quality thin rubber. I have recently found this squeekie devil ball that OC adores and from the feel of it the rubber is very think, so I'm hoping it will last. Tennis Balls ae a big hit with him too since he loves to fetch. Rawhide's ok, he likes them if he's bored so they last pretty long...and he likes to play fetch with them too. I've had good luck with dura-balls too. And of course he enjoys his kong and rope toys.

Cheers!

Pugdawg1 · 01-02-2005, 11:45 AM

My pugs favorites are the soft plush squeaky toys. Bentley thinks it is his mission in life to destroy the squeakies LOL. But even after the squeaky no longer squeaks, he plays with them.. he loves to play fetch, that pug actually jumps up in the air and grabs the toy mid-jump, he's gotten very good at it lol. My other two pugs aren't that ambitious. Once in awhile Oscar likes to gnaw on a hard plastic toy... maybe it feels good on his gums or something.

Barrett · 01-02-2005, 12:19 PM

Bailey loves balls and squeeky toys. I have lots of treat balls and those work great as long as I watch her while she is playing. She gets the treat balls stuck in a corner and will dig at the carpet to get it out. Lucy likes what ever Bailey is playing with..LOL

RedHotDobe · 01-02-2005, 12:25 PM

Balls here... tennis balls, lacrosse balls, squishy balls, stuffy balls, soccer balls, basketballs, just any kind of ball.
Rope bones, frisbees, and Kongs were a waste of money for me.

Ritz459 · 01-02-2005, 12:54 PM

Our dogs like anything that has a food taste to it. Rawhide, ground Rawhide, bones, and I've never tried Kongs but I'm sure they'd eat at them untill the stuffing was out. Balls, discs, ropes, etc. they don't like or show an interest in.

Crossfire Bulldogs · 01-02-2005, 03:06 PM

My crew is partial to their bowling balls ( yep the real 10 pounders ) that they roll around outside, tennis balls, basketballs, ropes, spring pole, large nylabones and Wiggley Giggleys.

DabiansDad · 01-02-2005, 06:00 PM

have any of you tried the lazer pen at all?

GSD · 01-02-2005, 06:16 PM

i've always been told that laser pens are a no-no when it comes to dogs. Someone maybe able to back me up, but I've also heard that you can end up with a neurotic dog as well. They see the light, they chase the light, but they can never catch it, there is no drive satisfaction, there is no reward, I don't use one, and on the advice of others I probably never will.

DabiansDad · 01-02-2005, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSD

i've always been told that laser pens are a no-no when it comes to dogs. Someone maybe able to back me up, but I've also heard that you can end up with a neurotic dog as well. They see the light, they chase the light, but they can never catch it, there is no drive satisfaction, there is no reward, I don't use one, and on the advice of others I probably never will.

wow gsd im acually glad you just said that.
i just thought it was kinda funny.
on a cold winter night after work i thought it was funny to shine the light all over the front yard and he would go nuts running after it. i figured it was an easy way to get some quick excersise.
but i sure dont wanna mess him up mentally.
i will admit thos that i dont use it often at all and if i do its not like its all the time.
im gonan do some reserch on that now.
damnit youve got me paranoid

Crossfire Bulldogs · 01-02-2005, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DabiansDad

have any of you tried the lazer pen at all?

Never have, I did have one incident though with a new laser scope on one of my guns that I was fitting and our big Guy Drew went after it, literally rammed his head right through the drywall in my garage trying to get it soooo nooooooo laser toys here! lol

DabiansDad · 01-02-2005, 07:29 PM

ya know after i said that this is what i started thinking.
how could there be no reward?
he runs around chaseing it, i get him crazy sometimes i put it on the floor and he lunges at it and i shut it off, so he thinks he got it..... give him all the good boys i possibly can and reward him with a treat.
hes happy im happy.
how would he get "neurotic" from that?

RedHotDobe · 01-02-2005, 07:43 PM

But he doesn't really physically ever get it. It's just a light that he chases and can never catch and tug and chew on at the end of the game.

I won't use one, it's like a playing fetch with a tennis ball, minus the dog-human interaction. It's a game void of any physical contact, in the human and "prey" sense.
Just my opinion, not trying to say you're a bad owner for using one.

DabiansDad · 01-02-2005, 07:51 PM

aw man i didnt take it badly :P
our golden takes her ball up to the top of the stairs then drops it down, runs down and gets it and does that over and over.
we all thought shes was just smart.....but i dont think shes neurotic for doing that without the dog-human interaction.
hey, there dogs and they cant tell us what the hell there thinking.

01-02-2005, 07:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
DabiansDad Doberman Pinscher Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 25 Rep Power: 72	the bestest toys!!! ah yes, the babies toys toys toys. what have you ladies and dudes ;-) had luck with and what has just been a waste of money. for me it was: lazer pen stuffed dobe (we call her lucy) no pun intented a kong ball that bounces forever definatly the rope. everything else like those white bones they can chew on has been a waste. oh yeah and i go to stop and shop every now and then and i pick up knuckle bones for like 2 bucks. he loves them and can work on it for hours. so lets hear it! ps. happy new year to ya.

01-02-2005, 07:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
sheltiepups Semper Fidelis - Marines Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: somewhere Posts: 2,438 Rep Power: 129	Ball (any ball... it can a be a soccer ball, or a baseball.. whatever it is, they love it) Stuffie (Kira gets rid of them in like 3 sec.. but they make her happy all except the ones Joker likes, those he carries around in his mouth) They really haven’t show any interest in anything else, Frisbees are a waste of money here
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01-02-2005, 08:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
oc_spirit Snow Girl Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,612 Rep Power: 144	He LOVES anything squeekie but I find that a lot of squeekie toys are either plush, which he rips apart eventually (how long depends on how much he likes the toy...if he loves it it'll last longer) or very low quality thin rubber. I have recently found this squeekie devil ball that OC adores and from the feel of it the rubber is very think, so I'm hoping it will last. Tennis Balls ae a big hit with him too since he loves to fetch. Rawhide's ok, he likes them if he's bored so they last pretty long...and he likes to play fetch with them too. I've had good luck with dura-balls too. And of course he enjoys his kong and rope toys. Cheers!
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Pugdawg1 Pug Mom Join Date: May 2004 Location: Elko, Nevada Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 135	My pugs favorites are the soft plush squeaky toys. Bentley thinks it is his mission in life to destroy the squeakies LOL. But even after the squeaky no longer squeaks, he plays with them.. he loves to play fetch, that pug actually jumps up in the air and grabs the toy mid-jump, he's gotten very good at it lol. My other two pugs aren't that ambitious. Once in awhile Oscar likes to gnaw on a hard plastic toy... maybe it feels good on his gums or something.
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01-02-2005, 12:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
RedHotDobe <-official IM supervisor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 743 Rep Power: 95	Balls here... tennis balls, lacrosse balls, squishy balls, stuffy balls, soccer balls, basketballs, just any kind of ball. Rope bones, frisbees, and Kongs were a waste of money for me.
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Barrett dachshund Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington Posts: 2,758 Rep Power: 156	Bailey loves balls and squeeky toys. I have lots of treat balls and those work great as long as I watch her while she is playing. She gets the treat balls stuck in a corner and will dig at the carpet to get it out. Lucy likes what ever Bailey is playing with..LOL

01-02-2005, 12:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ritz459 "Nothing is ever easy" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 234	Our dogs like anything that has a food taste to it. Rawhide, ground Rawhide, bones, and I've never tried Kongs but I'm sure they'd eat at them untill the stuffing was out. Balls, discs, ropes, etc. they don't like or show an interest in.
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DabiansDad Doberman Pinscher Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 25 Rep Power: 72	have any of you tried the lazer pen at all?

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GSD Herding dogs Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: WI Posts: 1,133 Rep Power: 138	i've always been told that laser pens are a no-no when it comes to dogs. Someone maybe able to back me up, but I've also heard that you can end up with a neurotic dog as well. They see the light, they chase the light, but they can never catch it, there is no drive satisfaction, there is no reward, I don't use one, and on the advice of others I probably never will.

01-02-2005, 07:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
DabiansDad Doberman Pinscher Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 25 Rep Power: 72	ya know after i said that this is what i started thinking. how could there be no reward? he runs around chaseing it, i get him crazy sometimes i put it on the floor and he lunges at it and i shut it off, so he thinks he got it..... give him all the good boys i possibly can and reward him with a treat. hes happy im happy. how would he get "neurotic" from that?

01-02-2005, 07:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
RedHotDobe <-official IM supervisor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 743 Rep Power: 95	But he doesn't really physically ever get it. It's just a light that he chases and can never catch and tug and chew on at the end of the game. I won't use one, it's like a playing fetch with a tennis ball, minus the dog-human interaction. It's a game void of any physical contact, in the human and "prey" sense. Just my opinion, not trying to say you're a bad owner for using one.
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01-02-2005, 07:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
DabiansDad Doberman Pinscher Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CT Posts: 25 Rep Power: 72	aw man i didnt take it badly :P our golden takes her ball up to the top of the stairs then drops it down, runs down and gets it and does that over and over. we all thought shes was just smart.....but i dont think shes neurotic for doing that without the dog-human interaction. hey, there dogs and they cant tell us what the hell there thinking.

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