Dog Toys that hold up to a tough dog

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Sam has been playing with his new toy for a total of 2 hours now. He has surgically removed the nose, and is now removing the stuffing/ standing on top of and ripping the fur out.

The toys he has gone through:
Mr. Armie from GoDog with ChewGuard. (this was the 2 hr nasal reconstruction)
Hide-A-Toy Squirrels (lasted several days, maybe due to size)
PetStages Lion

Others included foe-lambskin turtle, fluffy "tuff" eagle, "pullable" rover,  "Squiggly" giraffee (6 noisemakers, all removed through <1" "incisions")

He's done well with Kongs, but he prefers squeekers to food any day. Rope toys are not interesting, he makes rawhides/bones a living nightmare for me (watch constantly, and remove pieces from his mouth every few minutes). Rubber toys and beanies end up in his stool a few days later. 

This is a dog who eats crab apples (he has only 1 front leg) and leaves the core - he's meticulous.

So... anyone had any success with a squeeky toy that can hold up to a Miniature Schnauzer Surgeon?

abbyful · Accepted Answer

Try "Tuffies". They have a toughness rating scale.
http://www.vipproducts.com/retail/files/index.php?cPath=27
The top rated 'toughness' is 10, which they test by giving the toys to tigers. Yes, real tigers, the big striped cats.

My dog is a 'destroyer', too, and it takes her a while to destroy a Tuffie. (Unfortunately we can only get the toughness 7 toys for her, anything higher is too big. I wish there were toughness 10 in the small toys.)
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Z · Answer

LOL I feel for you! There must be nothing more satisfying than eviscerating a plush toy. And what a whole lot of plush there is in there!

Here's my favorite site for fairly sturdy toys: 
http://www.fatcats.com/html_site/dogs.shtml

It takes my lab a while to tear through them. 

The "tough fire hose" toy also lasts for a little while: 
http://thepuppyshop.com/vinyldogtoys.html

Of course nylabones are good for chewing, but not for shredding.

Rotten Rotts · Answer

LOL If you find one let me know. Both of mine do the same except with their favorites which is a purple ball and a hedgehog. They wouldn't think of mutilating them.

timo_legend · Answer

You need to buy the latest king toy called a Kong Wubber, they squeek and they last a lifetime, my rottiweiler is still playing with his and it's manged to stay in one piece.

Darren Hatred · Answer

Rocks.  I throw them at dogs all the time, boy do they love them!

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