Hide
A Squirrel
© John Dow
My
dog has several favorite toys. One is a gray squirrel that we
bought him years ago. He's an avid squirrel chaser, in fact he
has quite a reputation in the neighborhood with the local
squirrel population.
When
I first saw the Hide A Squirrel toy I immediately bought it
just because it was a squirrel. I was sure my dog would love
it. And I was right. We actually have to pick it up and put it
way for him to stop playing with it.
The
toy is a small tree trunk with several squirrels sticking out
and it drives every dog I've shown it to into a frenzy. If you
play hide and seek or throw a toy for your dog to find they
will be all over this toy.
Our
dog, Tuxcito, is a Border Collie who is way too smart for his
own good. He can open any door, even sliding glass doors. If
he can watch someone do something, he can do it. And he didn't
even need someone to show him that the squirrels can come out
of the tree trunk.
In
fact if I put the squirrels back in and set the toy up on a
shelf he'll look up there about every 5 minutes to see if
they've come out. It's absolutely hilarious to watch him keep
an eye on the squirrels just in case they pop out on there
own.
On
a lot of toys he goes right for the squeaker (the squirrels
have squeakers), or the eyes, or anything he can chew off.
He's ripped the stuffing out of many toys. But some reason his
original gray squirrel and his hide a squirrel don't get the
same treatment. I have no idea why. He does eventually destroy
the tree trunk since he's after the squirrels but we just get
a new one.
I
think the last one I got was $7 or $8 and they last pretty
long. Well worth the price for the amusement for both our dog
and us. I've bought more expensive toys that he's shredded in
minutes. Although if your dog is a chewer, you might keep an
eye on him when playing with this toy just in case.
If
you want to see what it looks like, click on the link below:
Hide-A-Squirrel Large
I
guarantee that your dog will love this toy and it will provide
hours of fun for you and your dog. Our resident feral (cat we
rescued from the wild or vice versa) cat will also go after
this toy too. And loves to go hide the squirrels somewhere
else. You wouldn't believe where we find those darn squirrels.
Anyway,
if you want to a great toy for your dog, the Hide A Squirrel
is an excellent choice.
