Mr Bear still in one piece

[Shaz82]

Last night, for the first time ever, I washed one of Maisy's toys. Not that I never wash anything, just that nothing ever lasted long enough

I've always been a little flummoxed as to how toys last so long with other dogs, but now I can proudly say that Maisy does not destroy everything (only most things!) straight away. Mr Bear, bless him, is still in one piece after several weeks, although he does get carried around by his face.

 

[Beanwood]

Ah! You have reminded me I must take Otter's lambie of the washing line!

 

[Atemas]

Here is Red’s Mr Bear. He‘s not given much attention these days but he has been washed and stitched

 

[Cupcase]

I can honestly say Cupar is my first dog not to kill his toys. Unfortunately he can't get any new ones as Cassie kills all toys, especially ones with a squeek.

 

[Jessica]

Jess was so gentle with her toys, we still have all of her toys, even her very first bear (like Red's Mr Bear above). Sadly Brodie has killed - and usually eaten- every furry toy that he has ever met so we had to pack them all away! Poor Jess

 

[Selina27]

This Cassie here is very gentle with her toys, she's had some for years, since puppyhood, especially the zebra that was her imaginary puppy during the phantom pregnancy. She hates it if they squeak, it seems to upset her. The worst that happens is they get used for a game of tug.

Reeva, on the other hand, has destuffed most of them, taken out the squeaks and somehow turned them inside out. So any new ones are restricted access only! Little monkey

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Good Mr Bear for hanging in there!

Jess was so gentle with her toys, we still have all of her toys, even her very first bear (like Red's Mr Bear above). Sadly Brodie has killed - and usually eaten- every furry toy that he has ever met so we had to pack them all away! Poor Jess

My Duncan was the same as Jess: all in pristine condition and now carefully packed away. Brogan then was a terror. Well, not a terror compared to some dogs, but he'd have a squeaker ripped out in seconds flat.

Now I have Carbon, who again loves his babies. At the beginning he'd destroy things but once he settled in, he won't chew them up. I'm grateful as I get very attached to the stuffies myself and hate to see them ripped up. The only downside: I really can't buy him anything new as we already have a full house. I tried to toss one the other day (an old Christmas toy that he'd half-chewed up when I first had him). Made the mistake of putting into a plastic trash bag with some other trash and Carbon RESCUED the old ratty thing. Didn't touch anything else in the bag, but came out with the mangled snowman. The look he gave me: "How dare you toss my favourite beloved...thing!"

Ugh. He'd not seen the thing in nearly 2 years. How did he even know it was in the trash bag?

Now I'm carrying around a half-decapitated squeaky snowman.

 

[kateincornwall]

I`m afraid I`ve given up on soft toys for the lad , his primary aim is to de stuff as quickly as possible, but he loves his treat hiding ones x

 

[FayRose]

Molly is pretty rough on hers as she demands we play tuggy with every toy, whatever it is. The squeakers are her favourites though as she sings along with them

 

[Joy]

Molly is hopeless with soft toys - she rips them to shreds in minutes if left alone. I get one out once a day for a game of tug together and then it goes back in the cupboard (and she loves the squeaking ones!) For her birthday I bought a cheap plastic squeaky ring and decided to let her do as she wished. She had it a whole month and entertained us with wheezing screeches just as we were watching something on TV - then suddenly for no apparent reason she chewed it to pieces.

 

[Shaz82]

- then suddenly for no apparent reason she chewed it to pieces.

I'm expecting this to happen to Mr Bear too, eventually, we'll see.
Usually it's the eyes go first, then the squeaker is ripped out, then the face is torn off and out comes the stuffing, quite gruesome.

 

[Candy]

Here is Joy's beloved Mr Bear. He could do with a wash! She quite often takes him outside in the rain.

 

[Stacia]

Rourke has an enormous Bunny which he has had for at least five years, he just carries his Bunny and Bear

 

[edzbird]

Meg has just found one of Scooby's old toys...Silly Squirrel.


TEN minutes later...he 'sploded. She is NOT gentle.

 

[Jacqui-S]

She looks very innocent though @edzbird
You sure it was Meg?

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

You sure it was Meg?

Um, yeah. Nice try. Look at the first photo. Meg is saying: "I caught it, I killed it and now I'm a gonna eat it". Second photo: "Yum! That was tasty!"

 

[edzbird]

Coco helped. He got the tail & an arm.

 

[Beanwood]

Benson who is our beloved clumsy goofball turns into a precision neurosurgeon on speed if he gets hold of anything that squeaks. In fact he is so deft at this they rarely end up needing a stuffing transfusion after.

 

[Shaz82]

All the Mr Bears are related, brothers from another mother

 

[HAH]

I was reading this thread last night while fixing Brave Bear’s muzzle (so-called because he was Kipper’s present thatOH bought him for being brave with his CT scans and GA ). Kipper carries him around by his face so it gets well used and flapped about!