goDog Crazy Hairs Elephant Silent Squeak Plush Dog Toy Chew Guard Technology - Gray Small

Of our three dogs, the boy, Rudi, is a monster. His life goal is to find the squeaker in a toy and destroy it and nothing can stand in his way, no stuffing, stitching, or fabric can survive. The vast majority of the stuffed toys in our house are currently empty shells of their former selves. We would regularly be greeted by a gentle snowy down of soft stuffing from an unfortunate victim of this boy. Now, full disclosure, the monster has figured out this puzzle and there is in fact a carcass that is still one of his favorite toys to attempt to kill every day. That said, the second one we bought is still alive and lives in fear every day of meeting the same fate. I have to admit though, these hedgehogs have survived much longer than any other toy we've gotten that's been labeled "tough" or some related adjective. The toy's silly in terms of design but it's a fun toy and the saving grace is that silent squeak. One way the boy tests his prey to decide how to best destroy it is to find that squeaker and squeak the hell out of it. No squeaker is safe. He once destroyed a toy's squeaker in a matter of minutes while the toy was still intact! He's like the spec ops of dog toy targets. The previous defender of squeaks was those duckworthy "tough" toys which we had to regularly replace because, yup, their empty shells litter the living room. But they survived a while (like days to weeks). The current hedgehog survivor's been alive for months. I figure at some point it'll finally meet the same fate as the others but it's taking quite a while to get there. Oh and in terms of size, the boy is about the size of a Jack Russel (he's some kind of mutt; we're doing a DNA test to figure out but size-wise he's in that ballpark) and it works fine for him. He can grab it, tug o' war with it, and do his vicious killing shake to it with no problem. Read more

We have a super-chewer, high-energy golden retriever puppy, and sometimes you need to have a grown-up conversation in some peace and quiet haha. Our little pup has a habit of standing between us, squeaking her toys repeatedly and one day, after raising my voice over the incessant squeaking, I thought - there must be a solution for this... This is absolutely the solution! We still let her play with her squeaky toys, but when it gets to be too much, we switch to this and she loves it! She definitely noticed the "squeaker" noise right away - as some others described, it can be compared to a whooshing of air, or maybe a dull snapple-cap popping noise - and she "squeaks" it repeatedly just as she does with her normal squeaky toys and she seems to get just as much fun and enjoyment out of it as her normal toys. It definitely gives our minds a rest when we're tired of the noise! It's a great size that she can throw it around a little and it doesn't make a loud noise hitting the floor, and she can hold it between her paws if while she chews on it if she wants. So far she's played with it almost daily and we haven't had any issues with seam ripping or fabric tearing -- which, considering her history with soft toys, is pretty impressive. I can definitely understand how bigger dogs or more enthusiastic chewers might tear through it pretty quickly since it doesn't seem to be highly reinforced or thick fabric like her other flat squeaker toys. It might have the best longevity in the long run, but we're definitely all loving it for now! Read more

Yes the toy is cute and yes the toy is flat but it definitely won’t hold up for even a moderate chewing dog. My lab loved the toy and grabbed it right out of the wrapping. She tossed it around a few times and then sat down with it. Before I realized what was going on she had one of the arms torn open and she was removing the stuffing. I took it away and trimmed off the chewed part before giving it back to her then she ripped off the tail ….. and so on and so on. So this chew guard technology did absolutely nothing and quite frankly I’m not even sure the silent squeaker actually squeaks. When a dog hears a high pitched noise they will lift their heads and or perk up their ears. When I squeezed the squeaker my girl didn’t even look to see what was going on. I suggest spending your money on a different toy. Read more

I'm happy to report that 'pig pig' as we call him has held up quite well during the many months we have had him. The only thing that was chewed to the point it had to be removed was his poor little tail. I will say that as my dog is a strong chewer I put this away after a play session, though the times I have forgotten to it has not been chewed into. I usually buy bigger toys so my dog, a chug mix, can shake them up more than this small pig, but my dog loves his pig pig all the same. This is a GoDog toy and I love every toy I have bought from them, though I do wish that every toy had seams where the body parts attach like this one does. My dog has never noticed when I've had to remove any chewed on limb, ear, etc. and keeps on playing with his toys. This toy has a 'silent squeaker' and I know it works as my dog loves to squeeze the area where it is and when his other toys that do squeak stop squeaking he'll ignore the area that had the squeaker. Read more