Toys - Ideas for making or using common items

[Diva Satanica]

Originally Posted by moondog

I haven't found anything indicating rubber tires are toxic - the only caution I can find is that steel belted tires should not be used. Grinding rubber tires into a mulch is often used in children's playgrounds and advertised as being non-toxic, so I can't imagine an "intact" rubber tire would be.

Good point! I hadn't thought of it in those terms. My old dog loved his tire.......I will definately be looking for one for Brinks for the summertime.

[blisscodisco]

Instead of stuffing the sock with other socks put 1 or 2 tennis balls then knot the end. Makes a great fetch toy.
bliss

[DUTCHESS MOM]

Rubber Tire's
What I might would worry about is the dog chasing cars after the tires. Only because we have a Bull dog in our area and they let him play with Tires since he was little. Well we live on a private one way road and he has chased some cars and pop the tires on them. Hard to believe but he did. He even poped one of our neighbors wheel baryl tires as he was trying to push it down the road to let a neighbor borrow it.
Don't know if you need to worry about that are not but it's something to think about.

Originally Posted by moondog

I haven't found anything indicating rubber tires are toxic - the only caution I can find is that steel belted tires should not be used. Grinding rubber tires into a mulch is often used in children's playgrounds and advertised as being non-toxic, so I can't imagine an "intact" rubber tire would be.

[moondog]

Originally Posted by DUTCHESS MOM

Rubber Tire's
What I might would worry about is the dog chasing cars after the tires.

Well, I guess if someone is going to let their untrained dog run the neighborhood unattended, anything could happen. For those who train their dogs, keep them safe and under their control, car chasing shouldn't be an issue by virtue of playing with an old tire in their backyard.

[leanershnitzel]

I agree Moondog. Your dog has to be loose in the street to chase a car. There are a whole host of issues to address reated to care and supervision if this is the case. My dogs love their tire.

[bigdogweilerx2]

One of my dogs fav.is a princles can.He sits why I put it between my legs or holding it and crush the middle of the tube making the top to pop off and go different direction each time .He tries to catch it before it hits the ground.It's fun watching all his mussle and eyes bulge waitting for it to take off like a UFO!

[SABELLESMOM]

When I was building my agility jumps, I opted to recycle used motorcycle tires. It was more cost effective. However, my girls had so much fun slinging the tires as far as they could, then, draping them around their necks and moving like runaway trains... I had to do something.

The real tires, of course, were steel belted. Can't be ruining my dogs teeth. So the motorcycle tires were used for my tire jumps. But... I went out and purchased a segment of flexible, corrugated drain pipe (there went my savings) and made it into a "safer toy tire" for slinging, dragging and wearing as a necklace!

Then I used a couple of the longer segments of 2" PVC pipe, left over from my jump construction. I used the internal style end caps and sealed some pea gravel inside. They make noise, and the weight distribution changes! Loads of fun!

I also have to say I prefer the "oversized tennis balls" to the standard size. I had a GSD who shredded one and had an expensive vet trip to make sure she didn't have a bowel blockage!