Having large bully-breed dogs- one American Pit Bull Terrier, one pittie mix and two Dogo mixes- we spend a lot of effort finding appropriate toys. We also spend a lot of money purchasing toys in duplicate to ensure that we can quickly replace the ones that have been decimated. Even ones labeled as “indestructible” are, in the mouths of our babes, frequently enjoyed as hors d’oeuvres.
I have an entire collection of half-gnawed and partially-consumed Nylabones and Kongs that I keep in the garage. I still remember the judgmental look that Dee Hoult from Applause Yours Paws rightfully gave me when, during a training session with Edison, I handed her a Nylabone that looked like I pulled it from the garbage disposal.
Galileo is, by far, the worst of the bunch. In fact, if you look closely at his picture above, you will see one his canines is broken. He hasn’t met a brick yet that he can’t crack to get to the creamy, caramel center.
Sometimes we choose toys based on the material they are constructed with, but other times we choose larger versions of normal toys. Like giant-sized tennis balls. I recently purchased these massive tennis balls from PetSmart. Looking at them side by side, I wasn’t entirely sure that the boys would be able to get their mouths open wide enough to grasp them. I was wrong. I discovered that Galileo has a serpentine temporomandibular joint. I knew when I bought them that they would be destroyed. I was just hopeful that it would take some work to fit these things in their mouth. Again, I was wrong. About twenty minutes later, the pieces were strewn throughout the park.
In the end, I really don’t care how many toys I have to replace. I buy them for the boys to play with and, if in their brain “play” means “destroy”, so be it.
Yes, it fits!
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