New Dog Toys

Ahsoka checking out some new toys.

Check out our reviews of some of these toys...

Kong Phatz

Kong Dotz

Kong Wubba

Kong Champz

Ahsoka & Lucy playing with the Kong Wubba.

Ahsoka & Kong Dotz.

Caravaggio & Kong Champz.

Video of the Day: Puppy discovers toy bin.

Today's Video of the Day:  Devo discovers the toy bin.

Having a regular bin or area where you keep all your dog toys is a good idea.  Whenever your dog is ready for some playtime, they know just where to go to get a toy to have some fun with.  This is a video from 2015 when Devo was just a puppy discovering our place and his new surroundings.  This is the first time he really figured it out.

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Interactive Dog Toy--Stuffed Tree Trunk

About a year ago we found this fabulous interactive dog toy at a pet store on the mainland.  This toy was a tree trunk filled with stuffed squirrels with squeakers in them.  This is a GREAT type of interactive toy!  My dogs just loved it, but over the last year it has definitely seen its share of wear and tear!  Recently I was VERY excited to find a similar interactive toy.  This is almost the same, it is a tree trunk, but with squeaky owls inside instead.

This is our newest interactive dog toy.  As you can see from the picture above, the toy comes with 3 smaller squeaky toys that are stuffed inside the bigger toy (the tree trunk).  There are 3 holes in the tree trunk where the dog must pull the toy out of the hole to get it.  I absolutely love these types of toys and very highly recommend them for your dog!  We also often stuff extra squeaky toys into the tree trunk as well.  Our dogs very much enjoy working to pull out their squeaky reward to play with.  This is a great toy for any dog, but I especially recommend them for dogs that need more entertainment when left alone.  This toy is not only physically stimulating for your dog, but mentally stimulating as well.

Here I am re-stuffing the toy.

Caravaggio pulling out an owl.

Nekita working out her own owl.

This toy is so fun, I'm tired now!

Mine!

Another version of the toy with squirrels. 

Tennis Balls

A tennis ball is a soft rubber ball covered in cloth.  Tennis balls make great toys for fetch and other interactive games you can play with your dog.  Take care to choose a tennis ball that is the proper size for your dog.  The ball should not be able to fit completely into the dog's mouth.  For medium to large dogs, the regular tennis ball you can buy at the local mart is perfect.

The tennis ball is a great, versatile toy that is inexpensive.  Once tennis balls are broken are your dog starts to chew them, discard them immediately.  Never let a dog chew a tennis ball.  Tennis balls should be used for game time, then put away where the dog cannot get to it.