Alma's toy for Christmas (or one of them at any rate) was a new frog toy that "croaked." First, the frog made a recorded frog sound everytime Alma chewed on it which thrilled her. Then, with the determination possessed by every Dobie I've ever owned, Alma went after the device sewn into the frog to make the noise.
I never the left the dog alone with this toy knowing full well she couldn't resist chewing open the frog to get at the noise maker. Of course, this toy came with a guarantee that dogs could not rip open the toy.
Probably works for most dogs too, but the frog has been removed from the non-existent list of things Doberman's cannot destroy and joins the ranks of things that are not Doberman safe.
At first, I had false hope. Unlike the rest of the Christmas presents, the frog lasted about 2 weeks. The long tailed fox, (also guaranteed not to be chewed open,) lasted 3 days. I figure Alma just wanted to lure me into a false sense of security or maybe she liked the croaking and didn't want to ruin the toy. Curiosity prevailed and within an hour of the urge to find out what was making the croaking, the frog was reduced to a flat piece of ripped terrycloth.
You know where this is going...yes, the frog croaked - for the last time.
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