This is a very dangerous dog toy!!!

[Hansch99]

Originally Posted by Jeri Cunningham

My fur babies play with these all the time. I don't think the ever chew off pieces. I will watch for loose strings but not take them away. They like these alot and I really don't think they are going to eat the strings as they are too picky.

Thanks for alerting us to this.

Buster loves his, and I think I'll take the approach of the above-quoted poster, too. I'm sorry the original poster had a bad experience with a rope, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "very dangerous toy." I don't think there's a toy on the market that wouldn't cause a choking hazard if it got too small or a danger to the eyes if it was flung around. Instead, this is a good lesson that a dog needs thoughtful supervision in just about any situation.

So, I'm not going to throw his out, and I think doing so would be an overreaction. All the same, I'll be sure to watch for abnormally long string coming from his rope toy.

[BobbyYorkie]

Originally Posted by Tnyorkiemom

my Smokey chews everything...so we had to take away all tennis balls...he even chewed the outside off of a golf ball!!!!!

Bobby does this too!

[Gizmo's Mom]

When we evacuated for the hurricane and the dogs were so ill, the vet showed me herself. Looking thru her microscope there was a red fiber. Had to have been from their rope toys. That wasn't the source of their problem that day but now that I read this they will all go in the trash. Thank you so much for posting, and I am so sorry about this beautiful baby.

[JenniferLeigh]

Originally Posted by Hansch99

Thanks for alerting us to this.

Buster loves his, and I think I'll take the approach of the above-quoted poster, too. I'm sorry the original poster had a bad experience with a rope, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "very dangerous toy." I don't think there's a toy on the market that wouldn't cause a choking hazard if it got too small or a danger to the eyes if it was flung around. Instead, this is a good lesson that a dog needs thoughtful supervision in just about any situation.

So, I'm not going to throw his out, and I think doing so would be an overreaction. All the same, I'll be sure to watch for abnormally long string coming from his rope toy.

I agree. The rope is the only thing we can give our 4 dogs, that they won't destroy right away and that they can all play with. I'm not going to throw ours out, but I will be keeping this post in mind and throwing the toy out when it gets too "used".

Thanks for the post.

[Safire]

I have one but I don't think Tetley has ever done anything with it other than toss it out of his toybox. In the trash it goes now!

[Sarah515]

My girls play with regular rope toys with no problem. Is that article regarding ONLY the ones with the "dental floss" or whatever it is? I almost bought a couple of those and I'm glad I didn't.

[romeos mommy]

thanx 4 the warning

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Sarah515

My girls play with regular rope toys with no problem. Is that article regarding ONLY the ones with the "dental floss" or whatever it is? I almost bought a couple of those and I'm glad I didn't.

I think it is important to point this out!