posted 04-07-2003 04:19 PM         

Goo likes tug toys, like those cotton ropes, and I tear up old blankets, towels, clothes, etc and tie them back together in knotted messes for her to toss around and play tug with. We also have a bunch of those treat dispensing things, and she likes those, but only if they're full. She's also broken a few of them by repeatedly smashing them against the walls in an effort to get the treats out without having to roll the toy around . Squeakies and latex/plastic toys don't last long, except for a select few that she likes for whatever reason (it's certainly not because they're the cutest, since one of them is a hideous latex octopus that she drags around until she loses it, then gets all excited when she finds it again). I also got this nifty rubber-y ball from petsmart, it's pretty tough, and has lasted almost two years of being the "toy of choice" when Goo and Annie play tug, though it's kinda "flat" and oval-ish now . Other favorites are a plastic ball with big "rubber bands" going around the outside and a marble inside (one of the more annoying toys... maybe that's why she likes it ), and several "planet dog" balls (they're sold online, and come with a guarantee that if your dog tears them up, you get a new one ), and a frisbee that looks something like a squirrel.

I've made/found a few toys for them too... soda bottles (with water inside on summer days out in the yard, works great for watering the yard ), milk jugs tied together (loud and annoying), "ice balls" (freeze water into a soda bottle, cut off the bottle, give to dog), boat bumpers, wheelbarrow tire inner tubes.