by Nancy E. Hassel, LIPetPlace.com

Likable Linkables

So if you wondering what Max has been doing in between his travels and photo shoots for the ‘Where in the world is Max’ contest, he is hard at work earning his daily kibble by product reviewing dog toys.  It’s a ruff job, but somebody’s dog has to do it.  In the last few weeks, in between his daily walks he has been playing with a few different toys by Premier Pet Products.

The first toy, I knew he would probably destroy – but quicker than I expected.  I don’t normally get him any kind of toys that are in the realm of stuffed animals – because they never last long.  He has a method to his madness first ripping off the tag, then delicately (as if he were a seamstress in his former doggie life) removes the thread of the seem, usually about an inch or two long – then pulls out the stuffing with the sole purpose of removing the toys’ squeaker.  But, he never destroys the squeaker – which I find kind of ironic.

So when I gave him the large size Premier Pogo Plush Ball which has an outer soft plush shell an inner bouncy frame and free floating squeaker inside of that, I thought maybe he play with it for a bit.  But sadly he destroyed the toy within about 3 minutes – and yes he ripped the tag off first and left the squeaker in tact. (Crazy dog!)  Now if you have a dog that likes stuffed animal type of toys, or plush toys and doesn’t destroy them – your dog may really enjoy this new type of toy.  If your dog is a chewer or just likes to rip apart toys – I wouldn’t recommend it.  I had a Doberman that loved her plush toys, and would have them for years – she would have loved this toy so much.  So it boils down to knowing what is good for your dog. (Continued below).

Luckily, however, Premier also has a new product line called Busy Buddy Linkables – and Max is absolutely loving these toys and having a blast playing with them.  At first, he wasn’t sure what to do when I linked the Orb Linkable with the Elbow Linkable and put some of his dog food in there.  The Orb is kind of heavy for him to toss around – but he was pushing and flipping the both around for I would say 2 hours the first day he had them.  Which is great because it kept him very busy, drained a lot of mental and physical energy playing with the toy and he couldn’t destroy it.  The next day I just put treats in the Elbow Linkable and he was tossing and flipping the toy all over the deck – it was quite comical.   So if you are looking for a toy to keep your dog very busy, active, and out of your hair for a bit – I would highly recommend the Linkable product line.  So out of both products, one paw up and one paw down from Max.

And as with any toy you give your dog – you should always monitor your dog.  I am lucky that Max does not like to eat or ingest toy products – but many dogs do even if by accident.  Make sure you watch your dog and don’t leave them unattended with toys they could eat any parts of.  Also if you put his kibble in there, make sure you deduct that amount from his food at night so you don’t make your dog obese in the process.

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