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My Dog and Those Flat Critter Toys
Okay, so let me tell you about these Skinneeez things. It all started because my dog, Buster, he's a good boy, but man, he saw stuffed toys as fluffy snacks. Seriously. Give him a cute plush duck? Five minutes later, stuffing everywhere. Looked like a snowstorm hit the living room. I was getting real tired of cleaning up that white fluff, picking it out of the carpet, off the sofa... just everywhere.
I remember complaining about it to a buddy at the park, and he mentioned these toys with no stuffing inside. Sounded kinda weird, like, what's the point then? But the idea stuck. No stuffing meant no mess, right? Worth a shot.
So, next time I was at the big pet store, I specifically went looking for them. Found this whole section with these flat-looking animal toys. Skinneeez, that was the name. They had foxes, squirrels, raccoons, all sorts. Felt kinda floppy and strange in my hand, just fabric and maybe a squeaker or two inside. I grabbed one, I think it was the fox, looked durable enough.
Bringing the Flat Fox Home
Got home, took the tag off, and tossed it to Buster. He looked at it funny for a second. Sniffed it all over. Probably wondering where the guts were. Then, he grabbed it and just went nuts! Shaking it like crazy, whipping his head back and forth. He started tossing it up in the air and catching it. Dragged it over to his bed, chewed on it for a bit.
Here’s what I noticed over the next few days:
- Zero fluff explosions. This was the big win. Huge relief. No more finding stuffing stuck to my socks.
- He really seemed to like shaking it. Maybe the floppy nature makes it more fun to whip around?
- The squeakers... well, they didn't last long. Buster's a determined chewer when he gets going. I think one squeaker died the first day, the other lasted maybe a week.
- The fabric itself held up okay for a while. Better than the cheap stuffed ones, for sure. But eventually, after a lot of chewing and tugging, he did manage to rip a seam near the tail.
Final Thoughts
So, were they indestructible? Nah, not for Buster anyway. The squeakers gave up pretty quick, and he did eventually tear it. But here's the thing: no stuffing mess. That alone made it worth it for me. Cleaning up a ripped piece of fabric is way easier than dealing with a fluff-pocalypse.
Even after he ripped it and the squeakers were long dead, he still dragged that flat fox carcass around sometimes. Guess he still liked it. I actually bought another one, the raccoon this time. Same deal – squeakers died fast, but the main toy lasted a decent amount of time, and most importantly, kept my living room fluff-free. For the price and the lack of mess, I'd say they're a pretty decent buy if you're tired of cleaning up toy guts.
