Dog Owners Reveal Their Pups' Favorite Toys That Are Not Really Toys At All

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kalila courban
May 6, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

Hey, friends! We pet owners know that owning a doggo is no cheap task. Between feeding them, bathing them (at the groomers!) and making sure they have every toy their little heart desires, well it costs an arm and a leg! But it's an arm and a leg that we would happily pay. Though, we have to ask ourselves why we are spending thousands of dollars a year on dog toys when our dogs favorite toys aren't really toys at all. 

Take for example my dog Max, he's not much of a toy man, but he is definitely an empty water bottle lover. He could play with that empty plastic battle for hours and never get bored. Turns out, my Maxy isn't the only dog who has a penchant for toys that aren't really toys, rather inexpensive household items and random things found on the ground outside or at the dog park. Let's get into it! 

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    What "toy" does your dog have that they're in love with, but it's just something they found, and they like it better than all the toys you spent money on?
    via u/dancinpeeps716
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    Mine is a plastic bowl. I think that's because it's just large enough that she can't grab it with her teeth, and it slides around my floor. But of all the toys I've bought her, the plastic bowl reigns supreme
    via u/dancinpeeps716
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    Any Medium6076 • 1d ago The newest tree branch that falls while I'm trimming the trees. His excitement as he patiently waits for a branch to fall is adorable. I have to make sure I trim branches in sets of 2 to prevent my dogs from getting jealous of each other's branch.
    via u/Any_Medium6076
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    William Tindale8 • 1d ago My dog's favourite toy by far is me putting small hard dog treats in an empty small size Pepsi bottle. He goes man when he sees me with the bag of treats coming out. He also is happy if I just used his dog kibble. He chases it around the house until he has shaken every last treat out of it.
    via u/WilliamTindale8
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    Robjchapm • 1d ago We bought her a dog cake for her birthday. She ate the cake and now for the last year carries around the plastic cake form to make it. Destroys everything else but treats the cake form like gold. Super weird. She's weird.
    via u/Robjchapm
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    belgianman1001 • 1d ago Empty 2liter water bottles. He loves the sound it makes when he mlays with them, kicks ghel around etc. And they survive a lot longer than most toys :p downside, occassionaly a little cut from the sharp plastic once he manages to get a whole in it. So i take it away feom the moment he manages to "break" it.
    via u/belgianman1001
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    • cleariggs21 • 1d ago Empty toilet paper rolls.
    via u/cleariggs21
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    domotek • 1d ago A frickin rock...he doesn't chew on it, just carries it around
    via u/domotek
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    microtrash 1d ago Mine dug an old plastic spatula out of the backyard... he loves that thing!
    via u/microtrash
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    ismellboogers • 1d ago My dog has a small kids orange plastic cone that came with a kit to do carnival games. He hadn't touched the other colors at all. He has claimed the orange one as his and loves it.
    via u/ismellboogers
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    • TooObsessed With Otoge 1d ago Flip flops. Just any pair. I bought a cheap pair just for him and he loves them. Oh and plushes with all the stuffing pulled out. Plushie casings I guess.
    via u/TooObsessedWithOtoge
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    Sea-Access7239 • 1d ago There is a tiny log that she found in the backyard. Man does she love that thing
    via u/Sea-Access7239
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    coconuts_n_rum 1d ago Real stuffed animals out of my son's room always reign supreme over any stuffy I could buy her. There are 3 specifically that she took ownership over and those are her favorite out of everything.
    via u/coconuts_n_rum
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    HeinrichFuchs . 1d ago A 3 foot, 15lbs, rounded wooden stick in the dog park. He wants to visit the dog park every day, just for me to roll it down a slight incline so he can chase it for about 6 feet.. he goes absolutely ballistic for it.
    via u/HeinrichFuchs
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    thekeysinsummer ⚫ 1d ago A squeaky rubber banana. He stole it from our daughter and has never destroyed it in 17 years.
    via u/thekeysinsummer
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    CaryWhit • 1d ago My dog has no interest in toys or belongings. His only treasure is stealing and eating an empty toilet paper roll. I do not understand it and the vet just laughed and advised me to not let it happen often. I don't know if it is the scent or what but it is true love
    via u/CaryWhit
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    . pamplemouss ⚫ 1d ago chihuahua mix For about a month last summer a dried corn husk
    via u/pamplemouss

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