Monday, September 10, 2012

The Never-ending Quest

My dog is a "super chewer". You know, the dogs that grab a toy out of your hand, never to bring it back. The retreat into the crate (house, cave, etc., whatever you prefer) only to emerge when half of the toy is eaten, proudly displaying a mangled squeaker in their mouth. 

The only thing is, my dog is a 8.6-pound pug/chihuahua mix (chug) that has a few broken teeth among the few that are missing. Her name is Mimi. She likes to kill toys. (Please someone tell me there is a support group for this.)


This is Mimi. Notice the underbite. Yet another would-be deterrent to super chewing.

Every time I find myself in a pet store, I can't help but peruse the toys, wondering which may withstand the wrath of Mimi's canines. I've tried $1 clearance pieces of rubber and the $20 "this is the toughest toy ever made". The results? Always the same. Sad pieces of fluff innards strewn about my floor like a some sort of sick and twisted toy graveyard. 

This toy lasted approximately an hour. It only got worse from here.

And thus begins my quest. To find that one toy, that one durable toy, that can withstand the power of Mimi's chiclet teeth. 

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