Wholesome Yet Practical: Dog Owners Spill The (Toe) Beans About Their Best Doggo Related Purchases

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kalila courban
Dec 2, 2023 10:00 AM EST

Hello, dog lovers! How's it going? Being a dog parent is no simple task—definitely not. Our beloved doggos have a knack for swiftly demolishing the toys we purchase for them. It doesn't take more than 10 minutes for them to conquer a stuffed animal that was intended to last a whole month. We're constantly tapping into our creative side, searching for new and beneficial products to buy for our furry companions that will not only provide them with more than a fleeting 10 minutes of entertainment but also make our lives a bit easier.

Fortunately, today is our lucky day. We stumbled upon a heartwarming yet practical Reddit thread where dog owners from all corners of the canine-loving internet shared insights about their best dog-related purchases, excluding the doggos themselves, of course. We gathered a plethora of ideas for great toys to spoil our pooches with, along with numerous other useful products that might be worth adding to our shopping list. Dive into the wealth of comments for a whole bunch of dog-related recommendations!

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    Posted by u/4UR3L10N 16 days ago What is your favourite dog related purchase?
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    Outside of the dog itself and the food, what is your favourite dog related purchase? What did u buy that gives u and your dog the most happiness/fun/enjoyment?
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    sulfater 16 days ago . When my dog was just a little puppy, Snugglepuppy was a total game changer. It's basically a stuffed animal with a little device inside that mimics a heartbeat. Instantly would calm my little guy down in the crate to fall asleep.
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    wirespectacles - 16 days ago I don't know if it counts as a purchase, but my biggest dog expense is sending him to hang out with a local guy and his dogs once a week. My dog doesn't like socializing with strange dogs (gets aggressive), so we can't do dog parks. But this person knows a lot about training and introduces my dog really successfully to small groups that he's walking, and there are some regulars that my dog is buddies with now. I used to have friends with dogs and we would do this for
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    BookieeWookiee 16 days ago . The cloth books meant for babies, each page has a different texture or flappy bit and I can pretend to read them to her as she's trying to steal it away, plus they are very satisfying for her to shake around. As long as they don't have plastic bits in them.
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    onyxluvr 16 days ago A massive high quality memory foam dog bed. I can literally lay down on it with her, and do it often Cost me over $100, would spend it again in a heartbeat.
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    wirespectacles. 16 days ago Same. My dog LOVES stuffed toys. He gets so excited about a new one, and he loves the ripping apart treats it like an engineering project with like little stress tests on various structural elements. And as he's gotten older he will actually pace himself with the defluffing so he has this box full of half fluffed toys that he loves to root through and decide which one to play with.
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    Estimate Agitated 224. 16 days ago I buy my dog a chew toy every time I go to TJ Maxx or Ross they are super cheap, and she destroys even the fancy expensive ones in less than a day so. But she is SOO00 happy to get them. My other two dogs could not care less about toys.
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    InsaneApple420 16 days ago Jolly ball. We have a husky heeler mix and he destroys everything. 30$ + tax but it's been alive for a whole year. Nothing has lasted even close to that.
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    Mokelachild 16 days ago Our skijor equipment!! We are big cross country skiers and some of the trails in our town allow dogs. But our dogs aren't great off leash and we have big mammals (moose) around so we bought them racing harnesses, bungee leashes, and harnesses for the humans. And it's SO MUCH FUN! It's not really exercise for the humans but both our dogs love it and it's great for bonding with them.
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    cari-strat 16 days ago . A squeaky pig is always popular. My youngest loves any rope toys but has to unknot them into a plain long rope which is then known as the Snek and killed accordingly.
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    rustblooms 16 days ago Kebabs and squeaky toys! He would kill the squeak so fast... we started having to buy only good quality ones. But I have to say, especially now that he has passed away, the best thing we did was to get a professional portrait done. It's in our living room and it's really nice to be able to look over and see him smiling. (It hasn't been long since he passed, and we are waiting on a rescue for a new dog.)
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    lil_dovie 16 days ago A foldable ramp for my chihuahua puppies. They get so excited when I open it up and they race up the ramp and jump on the bed and give lots of kisses. Makes me smile every time!
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    Silent-Rhubarb-9685 16 days ago paw flair Our ruffland crate. I'd never go back to a free roaming dog in the car.
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    MsMcSlothyFace 16 days ago Snuffle mat. My dog is a crackhead for that thing. She isnt even food driven and is a senior so she doesnt get excited by much. I wish I'd bought it for her years ago
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    Individual Farm9736. 16 days ago Snacks and enrichment toys. I swear to god I get so happy to buy and try snacks each month. Everytime I Learn about another meat source and something that makes my dog so happy. It makes me happy
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    LadyAlexTheDeviant. 16 days ago Probably getting a good fence for the back yard. It adds value to the house and we would have done something at some point because the old fence was collapsing, but it's nice to be able to let the dogs out to run and bark and play chase and wrestle in their own yard. Apart from that, probably getting a set of suction cup tiedown points for the bathroom so that I can take a groomer's loop and bathe him. He likes baths, and when the grooming loop is on he is entirel
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    The_Rural_Banshee 16 days ago The hedgehog. It was the first squeaky toy my dog learned to play with (adopted her when she was 1.5 year old and had never played with a toy- she was afraid to touch anything or bark when I got her, terrified to go outside at night because she thought I wouldn't let her back in). I taught her it's fun to squeak a toy, and as soon as she did it herself and realized it was allowed, that was it. She has been madly in love with her hedgehog toy ever since. She cuddles
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    WishboneNo2906 16 days ago . Beef cheek rolls! Best chew I've found that costs decently relative to the amount of time it takes to eat it. No rawhide and lower in fat. Maybe $15 and my dog takes 3 hours to eat one. A bully stick is gone in 10 minutes.
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    olivertalliver 15 days ago Second this! When my dog barks at it, I remind him this is the reason we can have him Get one that has LIDAR. Roborock is known to be one of the best, but can be pricey. I went with wyze because it was the most bang for the buck when I bought it a year ago, but you can now get a roborock for similar price
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    Aerodynamics. 16 days ago Robot vacuum. I have a corgi who sheds a lot so it has saved me from having to use my regular vacuum cleaner every other day.
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