December 28, 2013 Insane Wine Infused Ramblings "No Such Thing As Indestructible"

    Tonight, I'm going to discuss pets. More dog than cat, but you never know. I can drift off on a tangent, without even trying. Customers come in all the time searching for an indestructible toy. Let me start by saying there is no such item. First, if manufactures made something that lasted forever, you'd never buy another toy. True?

    Second, the action of chewing is destruction in and of itself. So, part of buying a toy should be a thought process that knows it might get shredded. A Tuffy is a durable toy, but in NO way is it indestructible. I usually recommend going to a lawnmower shop and grabbing a solid tire. That might hold up to heavy chewers.

    There are natural treat chews that are healthy for your dogs to chew and consume. But I understand these things are pricey, when bought for a large dog. They can eat a $5.99 bully stick in 5 minutes. Not quite long enough to get any peace, and keeping them occupied gets expensive.

    So what do you do? You can try the tire, or maybe get raw, frozen marrow bones. Frozen anything, takes longer to eat and the raw bones are very healthy. Once empty, you can re-stuff the bones and re-freeze it. Stuff with peanut butter (FATTENING), or mix the peanut butter with heated fresh oatmeal. That way it still tastes like peanut butter, but it has less calories. The bones can be stuffed with regular wet canned food, as well.

    But cats can chew on parts, too! If you have a cat that goes after your electric wires, try giving them something else to chew. There are small roasted duck feet that cats love to chew on. Most people don't equate cats and chewing, but they are obligate carnivores, chewing on bones and such, is natural to them.

    So, in closing, think about what's best for your pets. Nothing lasts forever, but we all need a few minutes of peace, when out 4 legged friends crawl up our butts! And shredding toys is a job your dogs believes you give them. If you didn't want them to tear out the insides, why put tiny things that squeak inside? Right?

    Ooops! Don't look at me! I was sleeping when the whole thing just exploded!