Super-Tough Dog Toys that Last

Toys in our house used to last years... when Redd was an only dog, that is. He had (please notice the past tense there) heirloom toys handed down from his Uncle Homer the black lab, who passed at the ripe old age of 17. Redd cuddled with soft little piggies, squeaky bunnies, fluffy monkeys, and everything else spongy and cute with never more than a tiny tear or maybe a missing eye.

Then came Lincoln. Ahh... Lincoln. The bulldog with jaws that fit around a regulation-sized soccer ball and rows of teeth something like a Great White Shark. Lincoln spends his afternoons sharpening his razors on wood, rocks, and metal fences so he can shred those puny little piggies in one quick bite.

What's the point of all this? Link needs super-tough toys. Kong bones barely last minutes after the frozen peanut butter is sucked out, and rope toys, well, rope toys require human assistance in backyard extraction the next morning -- something I'd like to eliminate from our morning routine altogether.

The best I've found? Fat Cat Inc. toys to the rescue! They make a bunch of tough toys, but two are superior over the rest -- the alligator and the snake. Link goes to town on them! It takes him a while, but he rips out the stuffingthen keeps the pelt like its a whole new toy. We have molted snake and alligator skin all over the house and he's never bored!

Thanks Fat Cat!