Weapon of Giraffe Destruction

While still adorable and friendly, our Boston Rocky is a menace when it comes to plush doggie toys. 

On yesterday's pet food run, it was time to replenish some toys... again! 

Just for kicks, I decided to do my own little wildlife documentary.

WARNING:  Some of the images below may be disturbing for some readers.

Meet Mr. Giraffe, shiny and new.

At approximately 4:15pm, while Rocky was outside, I put Mr. Giraffe (and the other new toy) in his pile of toys (since his arrival, Rocky is the only pet that has toys).  Beyond being a "survival/let's see how long it lasts" test,  it was also an experiment to see if he would notice the new toys in the bunch... and I thought not making a big deal out of the new toy may increase its life span.

Meet Mr. Giraffe... pretty much gutted and de-squeaker'd (I warned you it may be disturbing!)... and are you ready for this...

This picture was taken at 5:41 pm!

Record time or pretty darn close!   Now, I know what you're saying, why do I keep on buying these toys?   Wouldn't it just be easier to sprinkle $5 bills around the house and be done with it? 

The thing is some of these toys have lasted... heck, we still have Rocky's original giraffe (given its curren condition, it is most certainly not being photographed).  So we try to replace some of his favorites, but even what appears to be the same exact toy, often does make it beyond a day... or a couple of days at most.  That said, if it keeps him from munching on stuff he's not supposed to be munching on, I really don't mind (well, kinda).

Here's the little marauder... in action... and quite agreeable to be photographed.

It's kind of like our own in-house cartoon version of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

Comments

[monette]

haha that is hilarious! My dog used to love stuffed animals the same way, only she always tore off the face first and then proceeded to destuff in a similarly graphic manner.

[Scott-O-Rama]

Just be careful. That stuffing, if ingested, can clog the bowels and make it very hard for the dog to go poop.

Karter destroyed a few toys that had stuffing in them when he was a puppy and ate part of it. The vet had to give us a lubricant so free up his bowels. Fortunately we got to feed him the lubricant versus other methods.

[Joanna]

I love the photo of Rocky "in the act!" Hilarious! Reggie and Lola also cannot fully enjoy a new toy unitl it has been defluffed and unsqueaked. Since there are two of them I am not sure who does what - I think they are a team of terrors!

[rich]

I love the photos! I have two dogs that cannot have soft toys because they do exactly what Rocky did. I tried other stuffed toys and found the purple Big Mean Kitty on the web at http://www.bigtimedogtoys.net. It lasted longer than most but eventually they got through to the stuffing. I still get them a Big Mean Kitty every now and then just cause they love it so much, and it makes me feel good to treat them. I just take it away from them when they start getting too aggressive.

Go Rocky!