My labs love their kong or their big red bone made from the same material as a kong. Everything else gets destroyed.

i was going to suggest the kong, too. my friend has a pit bull that chews up everything, but the kongs last a long time for him. and i think you can put food in the middle.

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Consider yourself lucky. My Great Dane has a fetish for remote controls. I've had to worse than baby proof the house. I left my Oakley half shells on the bathroom sink for less than 60 seconds and those were history. Even tri magazines get turned into confetti. At the rate Cole is going I'll have to get him a poodle for X-Mas just to give him a toy that makes him work for it.

I knew a guy who had a rotwieller and he just threw the dog and old tire. I am not joking. The dog loved it.

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"Lady, people aren't chocolates. Do you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard fillings." -Dr. Cox

Another good toy/time killer is the cube in which you can put up to two cups of dry food. Your dog will have to move the cub around to get his dinner out of it. Each time it rolls over it kicks out a few pieces of food so it will keep him busy for ten minutes or so. Plus it's fun to watch.

Thanks to everyone for the great advice. I will try out the Kong and look for the cube (haven't even heard of that one but sounds creative).

The stories of destroyed items are countless, but I will share a positive one with you. About 12 years ago, my wife and I were camping in Vermont. We had our 2 labs in a river and were wading upstream. Jake came out of some tall grass with something in his mouth. Upon closer inspection, he had retrieved my wife's Oakley M frames that unbeknownst to her had fallen off her head and drifted into the tall grass. Unbelievable save.
--Brian

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"We don't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." --Chief Seattle

Tire Biter. At Petsmart, etc.

That is a great story. Such a noble save would never happen with mine. Would you trust your valuables to this guy?





It's not the scratch marks that concern me so much as the crazed look in his eyes. Molly wouldn't trust her food around him:



But he has his rare obedient moments too.





(Man, I gotta figure out how to correct my pic sizes. They are either ginormous or tiny)

Have no fear about the size of your pics. With pics of dogs and the Hottie Thread, bigger is better.

Yes, it's important to keep labs occupied at all times.

We have two labs; one prefers tennis balls and one prefers bones. As for Kongs; well, the one that prefers tennis balls destroyed many a Kong and will not destroy a tennis ball. I know it makes no sense but nontheless find the toys that your dogs like, but will not destroy.

I've said it before, I'll say it again, That is one beautiful dog!

Pat

Mine has a fetish for cardboard packaging. Came home last year to find out he had entirely ripped apart a full package of lighbubs (8 of them). I panicked, thinking he had eaten a bulb, or gotten glass in his mouth.

Every single bulb was untouched, and worked.

Funny, they look so forlorn when you yell at them. It's hard not to laugh.