[nagdu] What's a goughnut

Fri Dec 3 18:10:15 UTC 2010

Also, if your dog likes to play tug-of-war, the stick is easier to hold onto 
than the goughnut.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 6:02 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] What's a goughnut

> Thanks.  That's very helpful.  I think there may be a Goughnut stick
> coming Benny's way, instead of a new Nylabone.
> Tracy
>
>
>> Is Lexia a hard chewer?
>> Yes, very much so. When we buy her the three connected rings, she will
>> immediately find the joint where they were sealed and start to work in
>> gnawing it apart. In a matter of two minutes, she will have chewed
>> through.
>> The harder the toy, the harder that she chews.
>>
>>   I bought my guys the rubbery Nylabone once, and
>> they started tearing chunks out of it in less than half an hour. One
>> expensive toy in the trash.
>> Yes, I know that one. We once bought our pet dog a rubber bone, the
>> package
>> of which claimed that the toy had been pit bull tested. Our pet dog 
>> chewed
>> one of the nubs off.
>>
>> Can I find Goughnut at PetCo, where I could feel before I buy?
>>
>> Sorry, these "rare delicacies" are not found in your neighborhood pet
>> store.
>> You have to order them online. You can order directly from the company. 
>> If
>> you google goughnut, you should find them. It is both the name of the
>> company and the name of the toy. They also sell a rubber stick. The idea
>> is
>> to shove the rubber stick through the goughnut and let the dog attempt to
>> pull it out. However, rather than working to pull the stick out, Lexia
>> uses
>> the goughnut secured around the stick as a way to better hold on to the
>> whole contraption and get better leverage in chewing on the stick. I have
>> since separated the two toys.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nicole and Lexia the super chewer
>>
>>
>>
>> P.S. Lexia only chews on toys. She is skeptical of any new toy and will
>> not
>> play with it immediately.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] What's a goughnut
>>
>>
>>> Oh sorry, didn't see this message about the shape.
>>> Is Lexia a hard chewer?  I bought my guys the rubbery Nylabone once, and
>>> they started tearing chunks out of it in less than half an hour.  One
>>> expensive toy in the trash.
>>> Those GDB rings tended to crack, after a while.  But you say these are
>>> more sturdy.
>>> Can I find Goughnut at PetCo, where I could feel before I buy?
>>> Thanks.
>>> This does sound like a toy Ben might like.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>>> Goughnut is the name of the company. You should be able to find them if
>>>> you
>>>> google them. A goughnut is the first toy that they made. It looks like
>>>> a
>>>> big, rubber doughnut or bagle. It is more durable than most rubber
>>>> toys.
>>>> The
>>>> rings issued and sold by GDB and the three connected rings sold in pet
>>>> stores are not tough enough for my champion chewer. Good thing she only
>>>> chews on toys. Goughnut also sells a rubber stick or rather more of a
>>>> bar
>>>> kind of thing. The best part about the toys is that, if your dog does
>>>> manage
>>>> to chew through it to the inner layer, they will replace the toy.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 5:29 AM
>>>> Subject: [nagdu] What's a goughnut
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> What is a goughnut, anyway?  Is it better than a Nylabone?  Would my
>>>>> Benny
>>>>> like it? (Does the spoiled one need any more toys?  Well, of course he
>>>>> does!)
>>>>> Tracy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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