TOYS ? Anything stuffed with a squeaker is gutted promptly. I gave up buying cute stuffed toys years ago. I do buy Kong and Nyla bone toys. If we weren't fearful about them eating stuffing and plastic, most of us would let them rip open and kill toys on a regular basis. It is a very doggy thing to do.
When Gracie played with fleece scraps I was inspired. This is how I make toys for my Yorkies, it is Gracie's famous 'Pink Baby'.
I buy fleece, one yard will make tons of toys. Cut 4 inch wide strips. Then cut the strips into 8 inch lengths. This is a candy bar shape. I use 3 layers of fleece for each side, no stuffing. I double stitch 3 sides. Then I put a kong squeaker ball inside the pillow case shaped toy and stitch the bottom closed. I cut the edges with pinking shears. You can use a permeant black marker to make a happy face or black thread to make face if you desire. Another toy is just triple strips of fleece knotted, they love to play tug with these. IMHO People should not play tug with dogs, but is fine for them to play tug with each other.
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