Yeah....the Kong toys were good for a minute. Then he turned 1. Ever since about that time...toys have been impossible to keep.
Jolly balls lasted a while, because he never wanted to play with them.
My grandparents have a toy for their boxer, that my pit will most likely inherit in the next couple months...its a hard plastic ball about the size of a bowling ball....their boxer loved it until she got too old to play with it much. It has caused many bruised shins, and dents in the doors on the garage. That thing is HARD.
He destroys those 15-30 dollar toys like they are nothing...I am really excited to get this goughnut in and see if he does better with it.
Chopper has one of those hard balls, too. He would bat it and bump it all over the yard with his snout, against doors, siding, fencing. He was able to get enough teeth on it to rough it up, and then he started getting lots of cuts and scrapes on his muzzle. We had to put it away, which i really hated, he was having lots of fun.
He does have a springpole, he loves that thing, too.
I wish I could have a spring, but I dont have anywhere good to put one...
I was also told by my dog trainer that spring poles were illegal.
Sounds crazy to me....but you never know.
Do you have a tree? I tied a small tire to a low hanging tree branch and my pit mix would play with that for at least 15 minutes at a time before he got bored with it.
the only tree I could really do that, is in my front yard....and im not sure it could support 80 pounds.
We got these about 10 mos. ago Amazon.com: Nylabone Galileo Bone Dog Chew Toy, Souper: Pet Supplies
They last pretty well with three dogs chewing them, two of which are big dogs with strong jaws. I recommend them highly.
Blessings,
Bill
Kong. we have had a couple of them for YEARS subjected to multiple rotts, dobies, and boxers. Still goin strong.