[PuppyLove]

Regarding the Buster Cube Redmoss mentioned:

A few months ago I had read a post on here from another member about the Buster Cube (or a similar product) and how it was one of the few toys their dog had never destroyed. Well, I took a chance and shelled out the $17.00 for it (just last week), thinking it would keep Cyrus busy during the day when we were at work. First night, we showed him how if he knocked it around, the food would fall out. Second day he had it, he was able to pick it up and carry it around the house. Later that afternoon, he was running around with it and it had a huge hole in the corner of it. I guess he figured it was just quicker to chew through the plastic and get all the food at once then toss the stupid thing around for a few measly pieces of food. :D

We never gave Cyrus stuffed toys or socks, things along those lines, when he was young, so he wouldn't think it was ok to eat our socks, underwear, etc. Now that he is older, he is allowed the occassional stuffed toy ($2.99 hedgehog from Trader Joe's). it's cheap and it never lasts more than a day. But he loves running around with the "skin". ;) My mom's lab has a lamby baby that I have to hide whenever we come over. Cyrus tries to get Katie to play tug with it. Mom wasn't too pleased when he ate her last stuffed animal! :D

We stick with Kongs because it takes him much longer to go through. And knuckle bones for him to chew on. That's about the extent of his in-house toys. Outside he has his basketball (he thinks he's Pele when he plays soccer with the kids), hard rubber balls (large size) and tennis balls.