Mimi has now squeaked them a total of 1, 000,732, well, make that 1,000,752 times. She and Harry and I played with all four of them last night--and again at 5am this morning at their relentless insistence--and she's been running around tonight in a frenzy with santa.
Mimi killed the squeaker in the gingerbread man in about 100 squeaks (it still makes little clicking noises which Harry likes) but I think both dogs love the floppy shape of this toy as he is still otherwise intact. He's a solid 5 on the T3i rating scale. The reindeer now has only one antler, almost no stuffing, and the squeaker is under a piece of furniture somewhere. T3i would have to rate him a 3 though because he did last 24 hours!Here's wishing you all a happy new year!
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How is the chicken elf measuring up? Or has it already been decommissioned due to unforeseen circumstances (wink)?
Meggie and Crash got a Mr. Bill doll from my folks and he cries "ooooooh nooooooo!" every time they mess with him. It just eggs them on! Meanwhile, he is now legless and despite all attempts, still has the perfect circle mouth (meggie likes to dig out faces first.)
They also got gumby, which they both completely ignore, and a gigantic octopus toughie toy which they both sling around, squeak and general attempt to run around with despite its overwhelming size, but it is holding its own.
Last but not least is the egg toy. Its a gigantic egg-shaped toy that is rubber, makes squawking sounds and is covered in a fuzzy snow man sleeve. Best toy EVER! Its heavy, bouncy, loud, squishy, soft, rubbery, and last but not least, indestructible! Yes, all the appendages are chewed off of the sleeve and holes are appearing everywhere, but the integrity of main toy is completely intact.
Last night both dogs were super wound up and were running all over the house causing chaos. Meggie decided it wasn't enough to empty her toy box, she also needed to empty Crash's and drag them all out into the living room. Including the 2 foot long loofah dog that is now just a floppy squeakless piece of fabric with misc stuffing poking out all over.
Toy play is the one time that I can actually see them having opinions, preferences and clear personality quirks!
Happy New Year!!
-D
I really thought that the bear would be the first to go, because of his floppy legs. Looks like your gingerbread man is holding out better than ours. Tawnie's send him to the "hospital" twice now and he's rapidly losing most of his face, but the squeaker's still intact. For some reason she seems to think she must gut the fuzzy toys, except for her "bo-bos." The squeakerless guinea pig, now known as Silent Guinea, you left is a favorite of both Tawnie and Dyna. They love to chew on it, but don't seem to think they have to destroy it in the process. Never cease to be amazed at the way the dogs interact with their toys. Glad Mimi and Harry like their Christmas present.
VAMom
Killing the squeaker and unstuffing toys is the point, isn't it?
I cleaned my house yesterday, and sould have used a rake to gather up all the toy fluff!
Robyn and Velvet got hold of one of the cats' large stuffed balls this morning and have been taking turns finding it (in spite of it repeatedly being taken away by Barb) and happily unstuffing it. It's amazing how much stuffing those toys contain.
Ghastly chicken elf still lives on in pristine condition, but this is only because most of the time it lives on my dresser. Mimi will "request" it by standing like a statue on the bed staring intensely at it.
Re stuffing, most of the reindeer's stuffing ended up on the stairs so it was a real hassle to clean it all up.
I agree with Anne that total destruction is sort of the point but sometimes the speed with which they go at it is a bit disappointing. I spent how much on that toy you just destroyed in 60 seconds?
Is that a terrier "must kill the critter" thing?
I rarely buy fleece toys because they are destroyed so quickly. The fleece in my house are the cheap ones from dog show prizes.
I can pull out a toy that Bill carried around for years like it was her baby, and the terriers find a spot of weakness in it and have it destroyed in 3 minutes.
It sort of reminds me of when I had an aquarium: I'd buy new fish, put them in the tank, and the old fish would eat them!
Anne
I remember Bullet's one and only loved toy in his life - Snoopy. Snoopy was a gift from mother in law when he was about 4 years old. He carried Snoopy everywhere, sleeping on him and never letting him out of his sight. One day, several months later we came home to a total Snoopy massacre! It was sad. I still treasure the picture of him resting his head on his Snoopy doll!
Bullet killed Snoopy?
Snoopy must have pissed him off.
Oh, DSL, that's funny and sad at the same time! They do have a love/hate relationship with their toys, don't they?
Anne, I am such a pushover for the marketing of those fleece toys--like the dogs give a shit if it is pink or blue or has a face or even legs.
You're gonna have to check out my blog and the pics of the Moosesaurus and a Tuffy Cow I gave my guys for Christmas. So far they have barely made a dent and both Banshee and Riot have been tying relentlessly.
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