Yesterday, I went to my local Petco with my 10% off entire purchase coupon to buy Dodger his favorite dog food and also to see what kind of dog toys might be available for him. Dodger is already a big fan of both Nylabone and Kong products (which I will review in later posts), but I thought I'd try to find something new and different for him. I ended up selecting the Kyjen Hard Core Firehose Dog Toy in size large. I was dubious of its claim that it's an "exceptionally strong and durable dog toy." I know my dog, and anything with seams, he will figure out almost immediately. "Tough toys [that] are perfect for hard core chewers!" We shall see, Kyjen, we shall see.
Instinctively, I know to cut off any tags or strings attached to these toys, because that will be the first place Dodger will focus. So I cut off the attached product tag, the white safety tab attached to back, and the string loop where the product was hung on the shelf. I gave Dodger the toy around 6:10 pm on April 5.
Since it was a new toy to Dodger, he spent some time inspecting it, sniffing it, pushing it around on the floor to see what it would do. And then he settled down on the floor to begin chewing. Normally Dodger likes to go into my office, away from me, to focus on his toys, but for this exercise, I made him stay in the front living room with me. And now, the results of this little exercise...
6:20 pm. Dodger has already focused on the end-seams, and you can begin to see some destruction in the hard red canvas on one end.
6:26 pm. We already have a larger tear from Dodger's incessant and unrelenting chewing.
6:37 pm. We already have a major breach on the end of the toy. Dodger waits patiently while I take the photo so he can finish with his destruction.
Part of the end tab that has been left on the floor during Dodger's chewing exercise.
6:58 pm, and we are DONE. Once stuffing and plastic squeakers appear, I take the toy away to keep Dodger from ingesting any harmful products.
So from start to finish, this took Dodger all of 48 minutes to destroy. Not even hardcore.
So on the Dodger Destruct-o-Meter (one being very easy to destroy and 10 being impossible to destroy), the Kyjen Hard Core Firehose Dog Toy earns:
3 DODGERS
My recommendation: For tough chewers, this isn't the best toy for your dog. The product description says it's great for water-fetching, and that may be true. I spent $11.99 on this toy at Petco.
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