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.
Maddie is about seven months old now. About a month ago she started being a lot harder on her toys. We didn't think much of it at first. After all, most of her toys were still puppy toys, but as more and more of her toys ended up a pile of fluff or rubber rubble in seconds we decided to look for more durable choices.
That is actually what drew us to the Tuffie's Ultimate Stone Bone in
particular. We were picking up Maddie's food at Cold Spot (she eats
Eagle Pack Holistic Select Large and Giant Breed Puppy food) and
noticed the Tuffie's toys. They are advertised as the "World's 'Tuff'est Soft Dog Toys." Tuffie's ranks their toys from one to ten on a Tuff Scale.
According to the company, "[s]ome dogs are aggressive and can only have
the tuffest toys ranked 8 and above." We didn't really think we needed
a 10 out of 10 Tuff toy since she's still just a puppy; so, we settled
on the Tuffie's Ultimate Stone Bone. It's ranked 8 out of 10
Tuff, supposedly meaning it's "long lasting and really tuff." Sure it
was kind of a tacky pink and purple leopard print, but she's a girly
girl. And it seemed "tuff" enough...
Maddie absolutely loved it. We could barely
even get the toy out of the packaging fast enough. We played keep away
for a few minutes, but when Maddie finally captured the Stone Bone she
promptly took it over to the couch, plopped down, and commenced
destruction. She was thoroughly impressed with herself when she
figured out how to make it squeak, but that only seemed to make her
chew more vigorously.
About ten minutes later the toy was
destroyed. Well, not according to Maddie. In her opinion, she could
have kept going, but according to the packaging you should not "allow
your pet to remove or ingest any part of the toy," and "[i]f your pet
reaches the white stuffed core of the toy discard immediately." (See the picture above to see how the Tuffie's Ultimate Stone Bone
stood up to Maddie.) She was so sad when we had to take it away. She
did love the toy, for the short time she had it. What a waste of
money.
In our opinion, Tuffie's Ultimate Stone Bone is simply not "Tuff" enough. We don't recommend it if your dog has a knack for tearing his or her toys apart without much effort. However, the Tuffie's toys do look and feel like they would be great quality dog toys. If you would describe your dog as "easy" on toys... Maddie suggests that you try Tuffie's Ultimate Stone Bone. Look for us to try a 10 out of 10 Tuff toy soon. Keep your paws crossed...
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