KRACKLE Toys has launched a new toy for dogs. After observing that dogs love to play with empty water bottles, a group of people decided that this toy needed to be taken further for the enjoyment of dogs. Although this toy may increase the hunting instinct, it is given that many dogs will even chase their own tails if they have nothing else to chase, so a toy such as this is excellent.
The time it lasts will depend on how destructive your dog is. Some dogs will cherish the same soft toy for years and others will have it in pieces by nightfall! This toy is basically a soft toy cover with a plastic water bottle inside. When the water bottle has been totally squashed and chewed out then the cover can be opened and the bottle replaced.
The soft animal covers are made of a velvet-like polyester-nylon that is very durable, but no material is really durable to any dog for very long. Because safety is an issue, the package includes a warning to owners to take away toys that are damaged in any way. The real goal is to have a toy so affordable that when the dog inevitably destroys it, replacement is not a threshold issue because of cost. This company is going to bundle more than one toy body together at a very low price to solve that problem, and it intends lowering the price of shipping-handling for the purchaser.
There are two approaches to sales - one with and one without the bottle. The ones with the bottles included have squeakers in the bottle necks. These are well anchored for safety.
The toys are washable and parts of them that need "filling out" are stuffed with polyester. Some will have pull ropes (FireKrackle has a cotton pull-rope that looks like a giant fuse). They can be thrown in the house without breaking anything. Eyes and noses are all soft material so there will be nothing on the toys that can harm the dog in any way. The company is currently trying to find a material that will truly last to make one specific type of toy but that task is proving elusive so far. But you will be informed if, and when, a suitable material is located.
For more information contact Jim Simpson, Krackle Toys, 440-834-0800, or email: jim@jmz.net for information.
