List your top 10 must have toys

GrammaD · 01-30-2012, 03:08 PM

Homemade or store bought. What toys do you find the most stimulating, engaging, fun, challenging, beneficial for mental development?

I have a fair amount of play objects but I am always on the lookout for more/better toys and I will need to buy again many of the toys Abby had since most have been pitched due to wear and tear.

Oh, and what size crate do you recommend for a GSD puppy to take them through the housebreaking stage?

Stella's Mom · 01-30-2012, 03:09 PM

1) Tugs
2) Critters...the animals without stuffing.
3) Kong toys

elisabeth_00117 · 01-30-2012, 03:14 PM

Training:

1. Ball on rope (a few different kinds)
2. 2-Handled tug
3. 1-Handled tug

Play

4. CUZ!!!!!!
5. Braided fleece tug (long enough so both dogs can tug together)
6. Any type of chuck-it ball

Mental

7. Kong
8. Puzzle games
9. Find it (any type of toy or object)

Everything combined

10. ME! I am my dogs most fun, mentally stimulating toy!

BlackGSD · 01-30-2012, 05:24 PM

One of my dogs favorite "toys" is an empty Pepsi bottle. Any size will do. If you aren't a pop drinker, any plastic beverage bottle will do. And the best part.... They are FREE. (Never unsupervised though, and replace when they start chewing on it.)

cliffson1 · 01-30-2012, 06:13 PM

plastic bottles, empty plastic yoga cups with a little left, heavy sox, pair of shoes I no longer use.

juliejujubean · 01-30-2012, 06:13 PM

anything kong

Jax08 · 01-30-2012, 07:21 PM

oh yes! Plastic bottles! Just don't leave your soda sitting on the floor or they think it's theirs!

Jax likes her ruffwear egg.
TurnUp? Rubber Dog Toy ? Durable and Ball-Thrower Compatible - from Ruff Wear

And Kong Frisbee.

Holmeshx2 · 01-30-2012, 08:07 PM

for us the best toy doesn't matter if mom or dads not playing with it with her. Her favorite toys are her cuz's (medium size) and this big ball that fits fully in her mouth made by JW as well. Her holee rollers. CARE BEARS!!! anything she can play tug with us with and stuff to chase... for outside she is stick obsessed!

doggiedad · 01-30-2012, 08:31 PM

>>> balls (various sizes)
>>> rope and ball combo
>>> kongs (various shapes and sizes)
>>> ropes
>>> tug toy

my pup was in a crate that could house an
adult Great Dane. i didn't have a divider and there was
no problems.

Yellowjacket · 01-30-2012, 08:40 PM

Braided fleece tug (get some from a frabric store cheep)
Rope ball
antlers

01-30-2012, 03:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
GrammaD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 276	List your top 10 must have toys Homemade or store bought. What toys do you find the most stimulating, engaging, fun, challenging, beneficial for mental development? I have a fair amount of play objects but I am always on the lookout for more/better toys and I will need to buy again many of the toys Abby had since most have been pitched due to wear and tear. Oh, and what size crate do you recommend for a GSD puppy to take them through the housebreaking stage?

01-30-2012, 03:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Stella's Mom Master Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 815	1) Tugs 2) Critters...the animals without stuffing. 3) Kong toys __________________ [COLOR="Purple"]Michelle Mom to Stella ~ GSD Figgy ~ Tuxedo Cat CoCo ~ Tabby Cat RIP Rio, GSD SheRah, GSD Mix

01-30-2012, 03:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
elisabeth_00117 Crowned Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 7,250	Training: 1. Ball on rope (a few different kinds) 2. 2-Handled tug 3. 1-Handled tug Play 4. CUZ!!!!!! 5. Braided fleece tug (long enough so both dogs can tug together) 6. Any type of chuck-it ball Mental 7. Kong 8. Puzzle games 9. Find it (any type of toy or object) Everything combined 10. ME! I am my dogs most fun, mentally stimulating toy! __________________ Battleborn Hundesport Wild Winds Archangel Raphael "Stark", HIC (2009-04-10) Wild Winds Zephyr "Zefra" (2011-04-15) *Beau* 03/08/97 to 06/07/10

01-30-2012, 05:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
BlackGSD Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 7,795	One of my dogs favorite "toys" is an empty Pepsi bottle. Any size will do. If you aren't a pop drinker, any plastic beverage bottle will do. And the best part.... They are FREE. (Never unsupervised though, and replace when they start chewing on it.) __________________ Tracy Siren vom Banach { Sable female GSD 3-20-08} R.I.P. Wrangler male ACD/Aussie mix. 9-29-99 to8-29-11.

01-30-2012, 06:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
juliejujubean Master Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mississippi Posts: 824	anything kong __________________ Diamond, Mar 19, 2011 Pictures

01-30-2012, 06:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
cliffson1 Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,929	plastic bottles, empty plastic yoga cups with a little left, heavy sox, pair of shoes I no longer use.

01-30-2012, 07:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 14,324	oh yes! Plastic bottles! Just don't leave your soda sitting on the floor or they think it's theirs! Jax likes her ruffwear egg. TurnUp? Rubber Dog Toy ? Durable and Ball-Thrower Compatible - from Ruff Wear And Kong Frisbee.

01-30-2012, 08:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Holmeshx2 Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 1,646	for us the best toy doesn't matter if mom or dads not playing with it with her. Her favorite toys are her cuz's (medium size) and this big ball that fits fully in her mouth made by JW as well. Her holee rollers. CARE BEARS!!! anything she can play tug with us with and stuff to chase... for outside she is stick obsessed! __________________ Jinx vom Wildhaus

01-30-2012, 08:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 9,846	>>> balls (various sizes) >>> rope and ball combo >>> kongs (various shapes and sizes) >>> ropes >>> tug toy my pup was in a crate that could house an adult Great Dane. i didn't have a divider and there was no problems. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

01-30-2012, 08:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
Yellowjacket Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Michigan,Roseville Posts: 128	Braided fleece tug (get some from a frabric store cheep) Rope ball antlers

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