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When Achilles was about 4 months old I ordered THE most awesome ball on a rope toys from PetEdge.com. They were made by Zanies, hardest rubber I've ever seen, seriously durable ropes. We trained TWO shepherds with them (our puppy and a friend's 5 yo working line male) and they have JUST worn out (about 10 months of use, used about 1 hour a day minimum for the first 7 months). I paid $3 each for them at the time. Now they're torn up, useless piles of chewed rubber with nice tugging ropes still in-tact.
I can't find them anymore!!! My dog is seriously PO'ed at me -- he's resorting to my old dishtowels as tugs now but it's just not the same. I bought him a kong and he just sniffs at it and then sighs. He wants his ball on a rope!
So anyone know of any good brand with a hard rubber ball (he hates the soft ones) that doesn't cost $15/ball? My Achilles baby would be seriously appreciative LOL.
And while I'm at it, jute suggestions? He's finally worn that out, too, and hasn't had his "jute flossing" in about a week. He also tore up his favorite retrieving ball and then destroyed the giggle ball I bought as a replacemetn in ONE bite (it said it woudl stand up to even the hardest chewer...I don't think they had a GSD in mind when they wrote that). And I wonder why he's not eating????
I can't find them anymore!!! My dog is seriously PO'ed at me -- he's resorting to my old dishtowels as tugs now but it's just not the same. I bought him a kong and he just sniffs at it and then sighs. He wants his ball on a rope!
So anyone know of any good brand with a hard rubber ball (he hates the soft ones) that doesn't cost $15/ball? My Achilles baby would be seriously appreciative LOL.
And while I'm at it, jute suggestions? He's finally worn that out, too, and hasn't had his "jute flossing" in about a week. He also tore up his favorite retrieving ball and then destroyed the giggle ball I bought as a replacemetn in ONE bite (it said it woudl stand up to even the hardest chewer...I don't think they had a GSD in mind when they wrote that). And I wonder why he's not eating????