[nagdu] Toy Suggestions

Mon Apr 1 23:10:05 UTC 2013

LOL! Right after I sent that email I went over to check on her (she's on
tie down across the room) and she's already ripped one of those ropes on
the dog.  It's still functional and all, but goodness!  It looks like most
rope toys are out if she frays them this fast.

On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Kody Keplinger <kodytheduff at gmail.com>wrote:

> I've heard ice works well, too. I will have to check that out.  Now that I
> took her rope away for the night, she has moved onto her stuffed dog (the
> middle of which is made out of several coiled, thick ropes.) We'll see how
> long this one lasts.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 6:58 PM, Debbie Cole <debbieanne1124 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Juanita,
>>
>> Oh ICE!  I was going to say i'm not into removing my EYEs to fill a kong.
>>  LOL
>>
>> On 4/1/13, Juanita Herrera <juanitaherrera1991 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > You could also fill up the kong with eyes and they have a wonderful time
>> > trying to get the ice out of the kong.
>> > Juanita & Anise
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPhone
>> >
>> > On Apr 1, 2013, at 3:31 PM, Debbie Cole <debbieanne1124 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> My guide girl "Lady Leone" loves her Kongs and she's got a Wubba.  It
>> >> looks like sturdy material with a squeeky ball inside and like
>> >> octapuss strips of material supposedly they are save for the dog but
>> >> leone has them ravelled at the edges and torn.
>> >>
>> >> On her birthday i mix maybe fifteen of her Kibbles of Natural Balance
>> >> dog food  with a little warm water to moisten the food and add a spoon
>> >> of peanut butter and mix it together and stuff in the hole of the Kong
>> >> and wrap in saran wrap or a baggie and freeze overnight and let her
>> >> enjoy it to her hearts content as i sing happy birthday to her.
>> >>
>> >> Debbie and Lady Leone
>> >>
>> >> On 4/1/13, Kody Keplinger <kodytheduff at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> thanks for the suggestions! I am taking notes.  If her rope bone is
>> any
>> >>> indication, Corey is going to keep my wallet busy with toy purchases.
>> >>> Looks
>> >>> like Lady Cordelia is an apt nickname.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Monty has curbed his insane chewing down to what could be called
>> >>>> normal.
>> >>>> I
>> >>>> have a lot more toy choices now, but when he was younger...well, we
>> >>>> went
>> >>>> through a lot of toys in short order.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Toys that have held up really well are JW Pet Cuz, JW Pet Ruffians,
>> >>>> Jolly
>> >>>> Pet Monster Mouth,  JW Pet Sphericon and Kong Classic.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Toys that have held up pretty well but have needed to be replaced
>> after
>> >>>> a
>> >>>> few months are the Invincible Chain, Buddha 3 knot rope, Jacks
>> Plubber
>> >>>> Beaver, and the Kong Air Kong football.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've had a lot of dog toys over the years.  Some of these toys are
>> >>>> still
>> >>>> around, but more because they don't get played with than because they
>> >>>> are
>> >>>> sturdy.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> HTH
>> >>>> Julie
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Kody Keplinger
>> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 4:33 PM
>> >>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> >>>> Subject: [nagdu] Toy Suggestions
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hello all!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> So one week ago today I began training with my first guide dog, a
>> sweet
>> >>>> Fidelco GSD named Corey (affectionately called Lady Cordelia a lot of
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> time because she can be a little high maintenance).  She's an
>> absolute
>> >>>> doll. Pretty perfect for me, really.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> We went to PetCo today to get her some toys. I live in an apartment,
>> so
>> >>>> hard toys like bones are out for home (I have one I can give her if
>> >>>> we're
>> >>>> somewhere else, but not on the hardwood floor).  I picked up 3 things
>> >>>> today, including a rope toy that, within half an hour, she'd already
>> >>>> broken
>> >>>> part of.  She's got those big teeth!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> But it made me wonder - what are some of YOUR dog's favorite toys?
>> And
>> >>>> do
>> >>>> you have suggestions for things I might get for Corey that won't make
>> >>>> much
>> >>>> noise if dropped but that are fairly durable? I know the Tuff toys
>> are
>> >>>> pretty good. Any other suggestions?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Kody and Corey
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Reluctant Young Readers.*
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