March of the Dead Dog Toys

Because we are excellent pet owners, muh wife and I buy our cute little Tucker toys for him to play with.

With our experience, we have leared that the toys we buy have to meet some criteria.

1. They have to squeak or have a tennis ball attachement.

2. They can't be plastic anymore as Tucker has a fond desire to DESTROY toys that can be chewed up.

3. They should be soft.




An example of the most successful toy is his hippo. It is durable and it squeaks in the butt area. Tucker will play with that thing all night long...just squeaking it as much as possible. It also serves as his security blanket as it travels everywhere with him. He has it with him when he goes on trips or gets his nuts cut out. His other successful toy has been a squeaky football which squeaks and is made of a tough rubber as he has had it for a long time and has been unable to destroy it.

We discovered these psuedo guidelines through a series of failures. Now, we guess as to how long it takes for Tucker to destroy new toys. Until this past weekend, we had stored "destroyed" toys up on pieces of furniture and out of the Tucker's reach. They sat there -- mocking us as to our inability to purchase a good toy for Tucker. Muh wife finally got disgusted by our failures and suggested that we commence the "March of the Dead Dog Toys".

Let me show you a few of them.

A. Unidentifiable Toy -- This interesting looking toy is a... ummm... I have no idea what it is. Muh wife and I bought it on vacation as we felt guilty about leaving him alone for so long. It squeaked though. Tucker killed this one in a couple of days by yanking out the stuffing. Good job Tucker.















B. Popcorn and Soccer Ball -- As a present from a friend, these toys had a lot of promise. They squeaked and Tucker seemed to love them immediately. He chewed on them and focussed on the squeak. He then seemed intent on ripping all the stuffing out. It took him about... I don't know... an hour to ruin these toy. Good job Tucker.











C. Rope With Tennis Ball Attached -- This toy was a rope ring and the rope went through a tennis ball. It measured about 6 inches across. Tucker beat it up and threw it all over the place. In about 30 minutes, he chewed the tennis ball (A cheap one actually) right through ripping the toy apart. What a talented Tucker.

We will continue to buy him toys... and he will continue to destroy them. That's what puppies do... right?