Maddie the Dane

Zanies Rope Pom-poms

    We went out of town on business for a few days, and Maddie had the kennel blues.  So we decided to cheer her up with a new chew toy.  What dog can’t have enough chew toys anyway?  And since it was cheer we were looking for, the Zanies Rope Pom-Pom seemed appropriate.

Collar Mania Custom Dog Collars:

About a month ago we discovered Collar Mania, and Maddie’s dogwear will never be the same!

Mammoth Pets Paw Tracks Tire Biter:

We’d been thinking about purchasing this toy for Maddie for a while.  The Mammoth Pet Paw Tracks Tire Biter with Cotton Rope looks like it would be a very durable toy.  What could be more chew resistant than a tire?  You can drive on them?  Mammoth Pet even advertises them as “Real Tire Tough.”  But what’s more tough, the open road or Maddie’s jaws?

eGGe: Super-Tough Dog Toy

"eGGe zigzags.  eGGe is tough--nearly indestructible.  eGGe provides great exercise.  eGGe is fun for you and your dog."  But can this unique new toy achieve the Maddie the Dane seal of approval...

ECO Dog Braided T-Shirt Bone

Maddie’s gone green. Poking through our local Barnes & Noble, we stumbled across an intriguing book by Corbett Marshall and Jim Deskevich called ECO Dog: Healthy Living for your Pet. As a family, we haven’t gone totally organic yet, not even close. But we try to eat organic foods and use organic cleaning products around the house as much as we can. So this book peaked our interest. ECO Dog has tons of great ideas for your dog that you can make yourself and will help reduce your pet’s carbon pawprint. The first one we tried was the Braided T-Shirt Bone...

Bamboo Combat Extreme Bone Tug Dog Toy

“Battle-Tested” is boldly printed on a banner attached to the Bamboo Combat Extreme Bone Tug Dog Toy.  We took these words as a dare...

Kong Snugga Wubba

We thought adding colorful, nappy fleece to the Kong could only improve upon a good dog toy.  Maddie has a more traditional Kong, but she seems to be most into it when it is filled with treats or chunky peanut butter.  We thought that the Snugga Wubba would keep her interested without being sticky and remain just as chew resistant as the original Kong.

    We were so wrong.  In fact, there’s not even a Kong inside there.  This we learned way too soon.  So disappointing...

Four Paws Ruff & Rugged Drumstick v. Nylabone Turkey Leg

    Both Four Paws and Nylabone advertise these products as “virtually indestructible."   Both sounded promising, but could either stand up to Maddie?

Tuffie's Ultimate Stone Bone

        This is the toy that started it all, the toy that made us so disgusted that we started our search to find dog toys that can withstand our dog.  We purchased this toy from a local pet store called Cold Spot Feeds.  You could also buy it from Tuffie's online store.