Reddit mentions of SqueakAir Birthday Ball Medium

I have a 70lb dog (think slightly larger than a lab) in an area that does not have ticks and fleas, to put this into perspective.

$35 / month on food
$10 / month on treats
$60 / year vet checkup
$70 / year heart worm medication
$35 / night on boarding
$20 / day on daycare (we send her about twice a month to socialize)

Upfront costs can be pretty expensive. Some of the big items:

$100 - Kennel (this is optional. our dog just really loves her box!)
$45 - Dog bed
$25 - Collar and leash
$15'ish - Water and food bowls

Food can be expensive at first. Maybe your dog hates what you get and it takes a while to find the food that he or she likes. I recommend getting sample bags of food and see what they take to. You can get these at any mom & pop pet store and some of the chains as well, you just have to ask. Same with treats.

Toys are really cheap. We dig through the discount bins to find the right texture and sound that we know our dog enjoys. Balls can be cheap, too. I recommend fun squeaky balls you can get on Amazon. I've yet to meet a dog that doesn't love them!

Kongs (black, not red), kong wubbas, stick chews, tennis balls (squeaky or not, my dog likes squeaky), nylabones, antlers and ropes for tug (I also use the wubba). If I could only choose one from that list, I'd go with the wubba. My dog loves that thing.

You need to consider all dog toys as consumables. You will have to replace them from time to time. That should hold you over for a while though.

The ones I have don't squeak, but these seem to be some Kong squeaker toys. It does seem like there are other options.

Haha, maybe it's a cattle dog thing. Syd likes the Kong SqueakAirs. If they ever stop making them, I'll be in trouble.

My dog loves this giant squeaky fur ball, and these squeaky tennis balls (but the tennis balls don't last that long). Also I know it doesn't look like much but she also really likes jute tugs like this; I think because she can get a really good grip on it. She's not a huge tugger but she is still always excited when the jute tug comes out.

$4.99 DOG TOY for LU!

Or $3.49 tennis balls that SQUEAK!
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I think the good medium is to reserve soft toys for interactive one-on-one play with you, and put them away when you're done playing. Ropes and fleeces are good for that purpose. If it feels soft then it's also chewable.

If he likes the squeaky noise the plush toys make, you could look for rubber toys that squeak.

• This sort of thing might work: https://www.indestructibledog.com/collections/squeaky-toys/products/good-cuz?variant=209859133
  
• Since you mentioned tennis balls lasting, there are squeaky tennis balls. Kong makes them in both fuzzy and rubbery varieties.
  
  If he likes dismantling toys, he may appreciate toys that have things inside for him to tease out and remove, like these. I use these ones with squeaky tennis balls to get my dogs' interest in them.
  
  
• ball within larger ball
  
• ball within rubber tube
  
• ball inside cage
  
  If he likes chasing things, he may enjoy a jolly egg
  
  Food is always a hit. You've already got a kong (stuff that with food for him!) so maybe a puzzle ball?
  
  
• buster cube is a classic for feeding kibble.
  
• kong wobbler and magic mushroom are both good tumblers for kibble.
  
  Dunno what your position is on feeding raw, but, raw meaty bones are great for dogs like this. The plush toy shredding/eating behaviors are almost exactly the same as the behaviors exercised pulling shreds of meat off of raw bones.

Regular tennis balls will be cheaper, but if they need to be squeaker ones Amazon is the cheapest place I've found (they are a similar price on chewy) These work out to be a little over a dollar a piece.

Bonus, they even say happy birthday.

Can I ask why 48 specifically?

Georgia o Keefe is pretty rad. What other female artists do you enjoy?
the cheaper ones work perfectly

Add ons are the worst and the best things. But some of them save SO much money. My pups squeaky balls are 50% as an add-on on Amazon. I should really spend time to make an add-on list so I remember when I make bigger carts. Thanks for hosting and welcome back! (WAIT: Are you implying that you can make a whole cart of add-on items as long as they total over $25???)

A whole bunch of these

Watch this it always makes me laugh. And cheer up! Tomorrow will be a better day. Trust <3

I took my dogs balls so I constantly have to keep giving him more =p

Yeah Squeaky Tennis Balls!

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