Dog Toys

Dog causing, um, messes? Don’t necessarily blame the food, training, or dog allergies, it may just be toys.

When you go out shopping to buy your pet a fantastic new surprise, do some research on which ones are good for him and which ones are not. Cheap plastic toys with really thin skin (they are usually packed in a squeaker) can come apart really easily and make a huge mess of a dog’s intestines if the pieces are swallowed. The same goes for stuffed toys, once the stuffing starts to peek out, that’s it they are done. I don’t want my pets getting an obstruction on that nonsense, and surgery is both painful and expensive. I like a Kong ball, the rubber is really strong, and I have yet to meet a dog that can shred one. Plus, they come in all those fun shapes that bounce in every possible direction. Some of them float, some of them have squeakers, and all of them are pretty darn tough. Throw out any toys that are starting to show serious wear, fragmenting and swallowing is a bad thing, especially if you’re not home when it happens.