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Okay, let's talk about this moving squirrel toy I got for Max, my dog. Max is usually pretty chill, but sometimes he gets these bursts of energy, you know? And his regular plushies were just getting shredded in minutes. I figured, maybe something that moves would hold his attention longer, give him a bit of a chase.

Finding the Thing

So, I started looking around online. Typed in something like "dog toy that moves" and scrolled through a bunch of stuff. Lots of weird ball things, but then this squirrel popped up. It looked kinda goofy, big fluffy tail, said it wiggled and moved on its own. Seemed like something Max might actually interact with instead of just tearing apart immediately. I thought, what the heck, let's give it a try. Added it to my cart and ordered it.

First Look and Getting it Going

The box arrived a few days later. Pretty standard packaging. I pulled the squirrel toy out. It felt lighter than I expected, mostly plastic under the fur. The fur itself was okay, soft enough. The instructions were basic – needed a couple of AA batteries, not included, of course. So, I hunted down some batteries, popped open the compartment (it was a bit fiddly, needed a small screwdriver), and put them in. Flipped the little switch hidden under the fur.

And yeah, it started doing its thing. The tail gave a little twitch-shake, and the whole toy sort of vibrated and scooted across the floor in a jerky, unpredictable way. Not exactly running like a real squirrel, but definitely moving.

Max Meets the Squirrel

Alright, showtime. I put the moving squirrel down on the living room floor and called Max over. At first, he just stood there, head cocked, watching it jiggle around. He sniffed it cautiously. Then the squirrel bumped into his paw, twitched its tail again, and that was it! Max went into play mode. He started barking at it, pouncing, nudging it with his nose, chasing it as it skittered around.

• He chased it under the coffee table.
• He batted it around with his paws.
• He seemed genuinely confused and excited by the movement.

Honestly, for the first 15 minutes, it was great. He was totally focused on the squirrel, ignoring everything else. I thought, "Yes! Finally found something!"

The Reality Check

Well, the initial excitement lasted maybe two days. Max is smart. He figured out pretty quickly that the squirrel wasn't really escaping him. The movement became less novel. He still played with it occasionally, but not with that same intensity. And then came the durability test.

Max is a chewer. Not the worst, but he gets determined. He started focusing on the tail. After a few solid chew sessions, the fluffy tail was looking pretty ragged. More importantly, the moving part started getting less reliable. Sometimes it would twitch, sometimes it wouldn't. I swapped the batteries, but it didn't make much difference. I suspect a combination of rough play and maybe some dog drool getting into the mechanism didn't help.

So, What Now?

Now? The squirrel toy sits in Max's toy basket. The fur is matted, the tail is chewed down, and the movement feature is completely dead. It's just another plush toy, basically. He sometimes pulls it out and gives it a half-hearted chew, but the magic is gone.

Overall, it wasn't a total waste of money, I guess. It provided some solid entertainment initially, which was the goal. But it definitely wasn't the long-lasting, super-engaging toy I'd hoped for. The moving part just couldn't stand up to a determined dog for long. If your dog is gentler, maybe it'd last longer. For Max, it was a fun but short-lived experiment.