I purchased the Dino Bruto Dog toy for my labradoodle who is quite fond of squeaky, squawky stuffed toys and oddly enough has shown a preference for purple. I opened the package with my hound standing by waiting for his gift. I detached the tags and attempted to squeak the toy. It seemed difficult to squeak or honk. I tossed the purple Dino Bruto to my dog who excitedly chomped to squeak. The toy squawked a couple times and then just quit. My poor hound was staring up at me with that "what's up with this" look on his face. I tracked down the website for the GoDog toys, not going through the Amazon return process. I called the good people at GoDog and stated simply that my dog's favorite part of the toy failed quite quickly and I was wondering about guarantees. I was told to go to the website and file a replacement request. The replacement request required that I include a photo which I did as directed. I received an reply email within a couple hours which stated that a new toy would be sent out shortly.
I am happy to report that we received a replacement toy, not the purple Dino, but a colorful wood duck. The squawker device works well and is still performing like new more than a month later.
It appears that the squeaker is not those little plastic squeakers but the bigger heavy plastic bag, bladder, with what I visualize as a duck call sort of sound device. I am guessing because I haven't seen the inside of the GoDog toys. I have seen the guts of other stuffed toys which use this type of noise device. While our dog seems to enjoy the sound of the plastic bag, bladder set-up squawkers, they seem to fail quickly and I tend to avoid them because of this. The toys using this type of squawker that I have seen, use what looks like a cheap lightweight plastic bag which is not securely attached to the "voice box".
Since the GoDog replacement toy is holding up so well, I am guessing GoDog uses a heavier grade plastic bladder coupled with reinforced construction. The purple Dino Bruto toy still looks new even after multiple times of our hound grabbing the purple toy, shaking it at us with his invite to give chase or play keep away. Since the squawker failed so quickly with the new toy, I figure it was just a defective item which does not reflect the general quality of toys from GoDog.
One evening our neighbor was visiting while his pitbull was playing in our yard with our dog. Our patio door was open so our dog ran into the house and grabbed his purple Dino Bruto toy. He is a bit of a show-off with new toys. Our dog then went racing back into the yard, shaking his GoDog toy at the pitbull. A quick game of tug-of-war ensued. Since this is a new toy, our neighbor leaped into the game and took the toy away from the dogs. In that short time of tugging between the dogs, the toy held together and did not even pull apart at any of the seams. There were no puncture marks either.
This is a game our dog has initiated before with the neighbor pitbull. Normally, the stuffed toys are ripped apart almost immediately. I was surprised and impressed with the quality of the sewing which appears to employ some sort of reinforced construction or heavier material.
I plan to make more purchases from GoDog toys. The toys are a little more expensive than some stuffed dogs toys but they hold up so well I figure they are worth a few more dollars. They are great toys that hold up well and the company provides quick responses to inquiries. I consider this a winning combination.
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The story: We have a year and a half old 12 lb mini poodle. When he was around 6 months old we bought the white chicken and the grey elephant. The chicken lasted 8 months and the elephant lasted 9. Copper is a heavy chewer so I was happy with the durability. When I ordered the replacement they didn't have any of the grey elephants, so I ordered the blue. Within two days he has opened up one of the seams and pulled everything out. I then ordered a chicken, a clone of the one I had originally purchased. It survived less than a day. In the meantime, I found that the manufacturer will provide a replacement if you submit a claim within 30 days of purchase (although they will only do this one time). It took a week or so but the manufacturer sent s replacement, this time the alligator. It survived literally 15 minutes. In the meantime the grey elephant came back in stock so I ordered one of those, as the first one had lasted so long. It's been a couple of weeks now and the elephant is still living with no signs of damage.So, I'd say it really depends on which one you get vs how aggressive of a chewer your dog is. The other may work for you but for us the grey elephant is the only one that's withstood the attentions of the little monster.
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I was so impressed I decided to purchase a couple others so I could toss some that were down to strings.
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When I make my next dog toy purchase it will be from godog. I plan to purchase gifts for family pets from godog.
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It's the first toy my pup brings to me at play time and she'll chew on it in her bed.
I have tried many different kinds of dog toys and these are the only ones I recommend to family, friends and total strangers looking at toys in a retail store. You will not be wasting your money on these. They are worth every penny and then some for the sturdiness and entertainment value.
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I could not recommend any dog toy more!
I truly believe they are the best toys available for dogs of any size.
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I was so impressed I decided to purchase a couple others so I could toss some that were down to strings.
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When I make my next dog toy purchase it will be from godog. I plan to purchase gifts for family pets from godog.
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It's the first toy my pup brings to me at play time and she'll chew on it in her bed.
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I could not recommend any dog toy more!
I truly believe they are the best toys available for dogs of any size.
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