1. The Kong. Think of the joy of giving your dog peanut butter. The smacking, the absurd futility of your dog repetitively trying to scrape the peanut butter of the roof of its mouth with it’s tongue. Take that thought, and multiply it by ten, and you have the joy’s of the Kong. You see, the Kong is nothing more than a giant rubber beehive with a hollow center for you to hide a massive spoonful of peanut butter in. So, essentially, the Kong takes the art of tormenting your dog to a completely new level. The poor dog spends hours trying to get the peanut butter out, only to be once again sucker punched by the sticky realities of the lip smacking vice once again. In other words, the Kong is the perfect big dog toy. Bwahahahhahahaaa. (Awkward silence)
2. A Long Rope. Every self respecting dog parent has a rope toy for the dog. For one. Dogs love them. No, scratch that. For one, they are cheap, and two dogs love them. Thirdly, We all secretly love trying to tug it out of their mouths. That’s why we got a big dog and not a Chihuahua. You can put a saddle on them and ride them to work. You can have them give you a high five… like… a real one. My bloodhound Basil can drag his rope right out from under me, dislodging all my 180 pounds! If I were to tug as hard with a Chihuahua as I do with Basil, the poor thing would be flying through the air and landing on the roof, yipping the whole way about it was going to beat me up. Remember, get the longest rope you can, and make sure it has good knots on both ends. Otherwise, you are cheating.
3. A Soccer Ball. All dogs love tennis balls, but this article isn’t about all dogs. This article is about the bruisers, the big boys, and big boys play with big… I am not going to give you the satisfaction of me finishing that sentence. Get you mind out of the gutter. Dogs are like people, in that they love to show off. Bring several sized balls, and you will find that eventually they will try to pick up the biggest one they can, as if to say, “Look what I can do!” I picked a soccer ball because you can kick it and they can chase it. Flight oriented balls (football, basketball) have less chance for a dog to be involved. With two people, you can play keep away for hours. The only downside to this is that eventually your dog will puncture the ball, so buy a cheap one.
4. Any stuffed animal that squeaks. Don’t roll your eyes at dogs because they like squeaky stuff. We are no different. Half of the silly apps on your iPhone are based around it making some dumb noise for you to giggle at. Yes, you will want to ration the time with this one for your sanity’s sake, but in short bursts, the visual of your giant dog with finger long teeth, rippling muscles, walking around with there little Squeaky Bear is a juxtaposition of the highest order of cuteness.
5. You. Yes, I am about to get sappy and a bit preachy with you, but you’ll live. You are the best toy your big dog has. Play with it. Be rough, be gentle, whatever, just spend time with your dog. That is the commitment we all made when we got these small horses. Putting them in the backyard for a few hours doesn’t count. Love your dog as much as it loves you, if you can.
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