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This is Pet Life Radio.

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Let's Talk Pets.

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Hey, Pet Pals, we got a doozy of episode for you.

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It's a doozy weird, doozy's weird, we're gonna keep it though.

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I'm your host, Nessie.

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I'm Echo.

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You know, actually, are your paws tired?

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No, why?

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Cause you've been running through my mind all day.

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That's a cute, I hate that one.

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Do you want a weird one?

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Oh yes, I like weird things, yes.

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Haven't I sniffed you some place before?

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I did warn you it was weird.

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I don't know.

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Did you?

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I'm a super snipper.

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And then, did you happen to win Best in Show?

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Yes.

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Get it?

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Like dog show?

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No?

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Is it just like the punchline is the question?

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It's supposed to, you know, be like you were the dog, maybe?

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I feel like these are setups for an actual punchline.

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And so I'm like, I don't know what I'm supposed to say to set you up for your punchline.

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Yeah, that was the whole thing.

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To be fair, those were not mine.

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Obviously, if I had made them, I probably would have done better or worse.

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We don't really know.

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Let's just say really.

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And it is hard when somebody is trying to literally joke to you and you feel like you're supposed to respond in a certain way.

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Yeah, like, what's up, dog?

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And if they don't respond like, what is up, dog?

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Yeah, then they ruin it.

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I think I said it wrong.

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Hey, does this smell like up dog in here?

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I don't know what's up, dog.

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I don't know what's up with you.

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Right, and see, I butchered that one too.

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But like I set you up for it, like we're good.

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Or you set me up for it maybe.

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Either way, that's where it comes difficult because you want to set me up for a joke.

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I'm trying to do, but really it was the whole thing.

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So we don't discuss our jokes beforehand.

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It ruins the fun if you do.

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It does though.

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The spontaneity of it.

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Guys, one word, spontaneity.

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I feel like this was just a butcher of an intro.

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Oh, I'm so for it.

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Real quick, we mentioned butcher and I have one thing to say about that.

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Okay.

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One time I went to get a client's dog out of the lobby.

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I absolutely could not figure out how to say the dog's name.

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It was spelled all kinds of weird things.

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And I was like, hi, I'm looking for, I'm not going to try and say your dog's name.

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I don't want to butcher it.

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And she's like, please don't refer to my dog in butchering in the same sentence.

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And I was real scared because I didn't want to think I wanted to butcher their dog.

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That's, that's a bit much.

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Actually, it is a little.

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That was a little over the top reaction.

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I'm not necessarily in the business of butchering animals, so.

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Sorry.

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So because we're talking about safe toys.

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When I was 20, I started working in sales for a big corporation, but I was working and living in the Metro Detroit area.

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The store was kind of like right on the edge of a fairly low income area.

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So I got some really interesting questions from people.

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One that I remember was this guy who came in with this real scraggly, like unkempt dog.

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And it was kind of a medium sized dog, but it had a really long, fine hair.

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What it looks like was a low chin.

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It's not a popular breed.

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There's only actually about 65 registered low chins in America.

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It's a German breed and they're called the little lion dog because of their haircut, which is like their back end is all shaved.

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They have a long tail and they have little booties on their back legs.

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But otherwise their back end is all like to the skin shaved.

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It's very, very, very, very short.

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So this dog, I don't know if he had just gotten a haircut.

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Some alopecia, like I don't know what was going on with him.

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But he kind of looked like a really scraggly loachin.

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This guy came in and he was like, I just found this dog on the side of the road and I'm going to keep it.

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And I was like, oh, all right.

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He was buying stuff for the dog and he's like, we've never had a dog before.

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He had like a food and water bowl, a collar and a leash and a giant bag of raw head chips.

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And that was it.

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And didn't buy any food.

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Didn't have a kennel.

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Didn't like buy toys or anything.

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And he genuinely asked me if he feeds the dog these raw hide chips, would the dog grow into a pit bull?

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And I thought he was kidding because I was just like, ha ha ha.

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And he was like, well, will it?

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And I was like, oh, no.

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What?

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Yeah.

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Like I didn't know if he was having a joke with me or not, but he seemed so genuine if he fed this little scraggly terrier raw hide chips with that dog growing for pit bull.

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So that was one of the wildest question.

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Gosh, I sure hope he was joking with you.

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Because if that's how people think breeds are made, we have a bigger problem out here than just educating basic pet knowledge.

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Yes.

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I didn't even have to clarify that feeding particular foods won't change your breed into another breed altogether.

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That was a little bit, that's a lot.

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Yeah, that was a big one.

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Oh boy.

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So talking about toys, what are your pet's favorite toys?

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We have a treat ball that we used to feed our labs, their dinners, because they're deep chest of breeds and I'm near and I want to avoid bloats.

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And so I used to make them have to work to get their food out.

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I made them eat slower and all those fun things.

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And it's like a nice rubber ball.

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The girl dog loves to carry it around and play that take it but don't take it game.

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So you reach for it, but she's not going to let you have it.

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My boy dog's not really big on toys.

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He does like to steal socks when we're not paying attention.

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And then he's like, I dare you to come get the sock.

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He's not going to chew holes in the sock.

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He's just going to hold it between his feet and be like, come get it.

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So that's about the extent.

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What about your pet?

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My gosh, anything that move.

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That sounds about right.

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She loves the toys on the string to batten around.

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Her favorite, I like the crinkly material.

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She loves to chew on a nice crinkle, like plastic and things like that.

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And also when I'm trying to make the bed, she likes to attack the sheet.

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So that makes making the bed very fun.

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Yeah.

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I think the favorite toy around my house is, well, Samantha doesn't really play with toys anymore.

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It's a pretty rare day that she picks anything up.

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She's pretty chill, but Chetney gets bursts of energy every now and then.

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And his favorite thing is my pink monster slippers.

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The moment that I brought him home, he just decided these are his toys.

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He grabs them at any chance he gets.

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He doesn't rip them up or anything.

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He'll sit there and he'll just like suck on them.

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They're big, sluffy slippers, dust, like a dog toy.

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But I don't know, maybe because they smell like feet.

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You could get the confusion there.

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Oh, well, that just makes it better that they smell like...

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Oh, they're so disgusting now.

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Even if I run them through the washer dryer, the fake fur on the slippers is still like crispy.

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Give it a little brush out.

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Well, it's disgusting to blow out.

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I have no plans.

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Seriously, those slippers are very good.

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So that is.

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But the cats love those little like plastic springs.

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They chase them around the house and they bat at them and they fly across the room.

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That's their favorite.

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Well, I have a fun fact for you.

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So pet toys are not regulated by the FDA.

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They are only regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in regard to pet toys that may pose risks to humans.

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So there is no evaluation of pet toys posing any risks to pets.

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Isn't that interesting?

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That feels wrong.

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But that would explain several of these reviews that I found on toys.

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I bet.

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And also, you said fun fact, that was terrifying, which is the opposite of fun.

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That was a bad fact.

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It was a fact that does not make me feel any sense of joy whatsoever.

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So just because it's available on the market does not mean it's pet safe.

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Unfortunately, that is correct.

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So I thought it would be good to start with what qualifies a toy as safe.

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We can look at the material it's made of, where it's made, if it's the right size, if it's the right toughness, you know.

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And all of those things are really important factors for dogs that like to chew, like, grade A or natural rubber, silicone or nylon.

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It's a great place to start.

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Natural fibers like cotton wool and hemp.

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Look for well-known brands that have sound reputation, that are very clear about their manufacturing process.

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But also, you want to find something that is the appropriate size for your pet.

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If a toy is too big, it can injure their teeth from trying to carry it around.

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If it's too small, that can really pose a big risk of swallowing it or choking.

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Also, I think their personality is pretty important when you're picking a toy.

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If they are known to shred a toy, you may want to stay away from those softer toys.

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Absolutely.

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The National Canine Cancer Foundation has a great web page about toxic and carcinogenic dog toys.

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Giants.

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One of the things that they talk about is the thumbnail test.

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If you take a rubber toy or a boat, and if your thumbnail makes an indent in the toy, it should be okay for your dog to chew on it.

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But if the toy makes your thumbnail bend, it is more likely to break teeth.

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I'm seeing those injuries.

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Oh, yeah, right?

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You might be thinking, certainly a dog's tooth is stronger than a human thumbnail.

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Like, of course.

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But this is specifically addressing the durability of the toy.

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Toys need to have some pliability so the dog can actually chew on it.

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Like, if the toy doesn't have any give, it absolutely can injure or break teeth.

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That is an expensive fix.

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There are options out there where you can get caps on their teeth.

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But in most cases, if you don't have the financial means to get a tooth capped, because you know it's expensive even for people dentistry.

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And so, I mean, imagine the price for animal dentistry.

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You're only other option is to remove the tooth.

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I mean, you can't just keep that broken tooth with a root exposed.

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It's going to affect their eating habit.

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Then you turn their quality of life.

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So it'll have to be addressed.

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Let's talk about some dog toy reviews.

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What do you think of that?

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I think reviews for dog toy sounds really fun.

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I had a great time with this.

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Also scary, but mostly great.

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There is a lot of stuff on the market where I'm like, who thought that was even a good idea ever?

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But yeah, that makes more sense that it's not regulated.

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Right.

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This is an Amazon product by Poodle without the E at the end.

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Poodle?

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Sure, that sounds close.

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We'll go with that.

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I'm going to take a long breath in because it's a long name.

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Are you ready?

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Paw Talk Recordable Dog Buttons, Talking Buttons for Pet Communication, Guess Games and Stuff for Dogs, Speaking Button for Dog Training, Teach Your Dog to Communicate Through Words, Gift Set of Four.

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So this is a four set of talking buttons.

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Okay.

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All right.

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Have a one-star review for Wreck-It Ralph.

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We're going to themed.

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I like it.

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It called Nice Toy for My Dogs, dot, dot, dot, butt.

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So there's going to be a butt in here.

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I hope you're ready.

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I'm ready for the butt.

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I think I got someone's Amazon return.

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Opened the package and it was damaged, like someone could not figure out how to open the box.

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I installed the batteries.

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It sounded like two different people already recorded on the devices saying, you're my favorite and where's the coffee in a British accent?

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Hilarious.

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I'm keeping them.

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Hey, these are not pre-recorded or these are?

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They are not supposed to be.

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Okay.

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You record what you want the button to say.

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I have some for my dogs and I ordered the word treat and potty on them.

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This person, first of all, gave it a one star but still was like, it's hilarious and I'm keeping them.

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Well, that doesn't seem fair.

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It sounds like well work your 9.99, right?

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Because you now have somebody's British accent on there asking about your coffee, which is very thoughtful of them.

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I think that's funny.

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That's great.

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When you wake up in the morning, just hit the where's the coffee button and see what happens.

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Then it says, you're my favorite.

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They use the wrong you're, which is neither here nor there, but I'm just pointing that out.

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But it's always good to know when you're somebody's favorite.

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So I feel like it's all win-win situation and a one-star is unfair.

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Yeah, I would have liked those buttons too.

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Like if you ordered these buttons and it was just some random people's voices saying weird things to you.

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Or if it's like, Oh, well, I would not like that.

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But I would be constantly looking behind me.

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Nice shirt you have on today.

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So I do have a nice shirt on today, but it says clowns are people too.

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People that want to kill you.

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But clowns are people too.

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I agree.

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Like not all of them are in the sewers, right?

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So keep that in mind.

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Well, that's why the second half of my shirt is people that want to kill you.

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Yeah, that's an important second half.

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See, the first part seems like you might be pro clown.

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But when you read the second half, you see that you know what's up.

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I know what's up.

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So there are lots of different types of toys.

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I think chew toys are probably the one that people think of first.

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Those are great stress relievers.

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They're good for high activity dogs.

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It helps them learn to play by themselves, which is really, really good because dogs that are comfortable playing by themselves are less likely to have significant separation anxiety.

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For cats that are aggressive chewers, the University of Wisconsin has an article about the best cat toys.

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They recommend to avoid feathers, strings and sparkles.

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Those can create some issues in the GI system.

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So only like unattended, or is this for like super cat chewers?

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This is for cats that are aggressive chewers, cat with my two younger cats.

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If I come home with a bag that has a little handle on it, or a gift bag, if I put it on the counter and just go to the bathroom and come back, the handles are gone.

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They eat them immediately.

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Black cats are very aggressive chewers.

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I used to have, well, I still have it, but that kind of looks like a fishing pole, but it's got like the elastic string with feathers or a jingle bell or something.

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My cats love it too, but when they catch it with their mouths and then they start walking away with it so that they can find a place so that they can eat it.

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I have to get it out of their mouths, so we don't really play with that toy anymore.

00:16:01.226 --> 00:16:12.726
But UW recommended to get a small dog plush toy, big enough that your cat can't swallow it, but small enough that they can bat it around and carry it around.

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That's a good, yeah.

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So it's potentially a little bit safer than the things that they can swallow or try and eat.

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There's interactive toys, so that's important for high-intelligence dogs and cats that are frequently alone.

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The interactive toy, they're more mentally stimulating and it encourages appropriate interaction with the environment.

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So instead of chewing on inappropriate things, you give them this toy.

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When my two cats were kittens, they had so much energy and they were into everything.

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So when I was gone for work, I worked these really long shifts.

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So I'd get home and there would be just mass destruction.

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From two little kittens.

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It was miserable.

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So what I started doing was I sent a message to everybody at work, and I said, hey, if anybody has empty paper towel rolls or empty toilet paper rolls, can you bring them?

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I got an overwhelming amount of just the cardboard roll.

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And so what I started doing was I would take, you know, when you get a package and you have the paper as filler instead of bubble wrap, I would tear that into pieces and then shove those pieces into the paper towel rolls and sprinkle some food in there.

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So I'd make like three or four of those, hide them around the house when I would leave for my long shifts.

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When they found them, they would have something safe to play with, and they'd get rewarded for playing with something appropriate.

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But after doing that for some time, I no longer had any destruction around that house when I got home.

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And they did eventually grow out of it.

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So I kind of improvised, because there's not a whole lot of mentally stimulating toys for cats like there is for dogs.

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I'm a really big fan of those interactive toys.

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I also enjoy an interactive toy.

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When I was teaching my dogs how to use the pet buttons, the first button I chose was treat, because that's going to be the easiest one to teach your dog.

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Right.

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May probably already know that word.

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As soon as he learned how to hit the button to get the treat, we had to start picking the button up off the floor, because he would aggressively be in there, like pushing it over and over.

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We put it down the potty button, so he would learn the potty line.

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And like, he would go and just think any button he push would mean he should get a cookie.

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We would hit the potty one.

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He got put outside.

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He was like, wait, this is the opposite of what we would try.

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Now, like, wasn't I getting cookies for this?

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That's funny.

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Well, fetch toys are really good for active play and exercise.

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And that's not just for dogs either.

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I had a cat that would play fetch and Stacey's cat, he does not have eyes.

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She removed them when he was a baby cause they were broken, I guess we could say.

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They were real bad.

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So he's never known life with any vision.

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He plays fetch with her.

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She will throw the toy and he will go find it.

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I don't know if he's listening for where it lands, if he's smelling it out, I'm not really sure.

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He finds it and then he brings it right back to her.

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It's really funny.

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I've seen birds, like parrots do that.

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That's really good quality time for you and your pet.

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I had a bird that liked to play fetch with my dogs.

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They love me and Cheek Conyer.

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He was very seldom like cage.

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I usually let him wander around and he would be dropping his balls down.

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And then the dogs will go and pick him up, bring the ball to me.

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And I'd put the little ball back on the cage.

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That's cute.

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He used to watch over the edge until the dog picked it up.

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So quality time for your pets and your pets.

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That's cute.

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The hunting toys are really good.

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They're most ideal for cats because that allows for instinctive stalking and pouncing play.

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A lot of those type toys are going to make noise or more realistic play.

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They'll chirp or squeak or something.

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And many cats really like that.

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I cannot bring that into my house.

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My cats lose their tiny little kitty minds.

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They go crazy with them.

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They love them so much.

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The ones that make noise?

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Yeah.

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They are extremely prey driven, and then they're crazy.

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Oh boy.

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Sometimes one of the easiest and best ways to help keep your pet mentally active and engaged is just to give them a window to look out of.

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Like watching nature TV.

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That's basically it.

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Yeah.

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When I let my chickens free reign in the yard, those cats are glued to the window.

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It's really good to put like a perch in a window, so that they have a nice place to sit and look out.

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They can be active in a way because they're constantly watching things move outside.

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Instead of like sleeping for 20 hours a day, they're engaging with the outside world through the window.

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Yes, if you are not familiar with this product, I'm gonna apologize now, because you probably could have gone your whole life without ever seeing this, and been okay.

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This is a cat grooming brush, soft massage tongue brush for shedding, slicking comfort like mama cat.

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Yes, I've seen this.

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I hate it so much.

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So it's basically a disgusting rubber brush tongue thing that you put in your mouth and use it to bond with your cat.

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Yes, you're licking.

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That will never happen.

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I have seen that advertise, like maybe an As Seen on TV that I saw, but wild, probably wild.

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The no is the answer, no.

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I have several reviews on this product because I think it is certain type of person invest in something like this, and they have interesting things to say.

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I'm ready.

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We are gonna go with Hercules.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

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Excellent.

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I almost was gonna do the Be A Man, but that's Mulan, not Louise.

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From zero to hero is our scale.

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So instead of five star.

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This is only a one hero.

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One hero, okay.

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The title is Melt This To Cover Cockroach Holes In The House.

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Yeah.

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Twelve people found it helpful, so that's a little alarming.

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Hi.

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Okay.

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Yeah.

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So that was just the title.

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Imagine where it goes from here.

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I can only.

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The mouthpiece is extremely hard and small, making it difficult to bite.

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If you want to waste your money, damage your teeth, and wear dentures at a very early age, this one's for you.

00:22:57.066 --> 00:23:10.266
So I guess what he did was, because he didn't want to have dentures, he melted it down to cover the cockroach holes in his house, which, what even is that, so.

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How do you find cockroach holes?

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I am not a bug person.

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I don't really know a whole lot about pests and pest control, but, same.

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If you know that there is a hole through which the cockroaches enter your domesticile, uh, domicile, that's what I meant to say.

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I wasn't sure if we were meaning the same thing or if we were close, but I see like, I feel like both words were that even a word.

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Oh, Rand, that's funny.

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I could not think of the word hole.

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Dome down.

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Domesticile is not a word.

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Dumb sign.

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Oh dear.

00:23:51.486 --> 00:23:57.766
Anyway, if you know how they're getting it, why would you just sit on that and just wait until you had something to melt down?

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Call it pest control.

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Put some traps out.

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Something.

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That also means that they definitely tried to put it in their mouth because they were like, it's extremely hard and it makes it difficult to bite.

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Oh, is it meant to be bit?

00:24:13.606 --> 00:24:14.526
Well, that's what I saw.

00:24:14.526 --> 00:24:17.446
Aren't you just supposed to hold it in your lush lips or?

00:24:17.446 --> 00:24:23.746
I'm expecting it to be really heavy because if you're not using your teeds and you drain foam your cat, it'll just fall out, right?

00:24:23.746 --> 00:24:24.306
Right.

00:24:24.306 --> 00:24:24.526
Yeah.

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So you do have to bite it.

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That would make sense.

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Well, I'm really sorry that didn't work out for you, Hercules.

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But I'm glad that you were able to melt it down and make another use for it in your house.

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That's very efficient of you.

00:24:36.786 --> 00:24:39.066
It's a creative solution.

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Good job, Hercules.

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Do you have another one for that?

00:24:41.386 --> 00:24:42.146
I do.

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I have a five star bear, five urches.

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Ooh, five heroes.

00:24:46.546 --> 00:24:47.926
We have five heroes.

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Who's the blue guy?

00:24:49.426 --> 00:24:50.126
Hades.

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We'll make this one from Hades.

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What's the name?

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I don't like it.

00:24:55.946 --> 00:24:58.706
Well, it's spelled with a P-U-R-R.

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A lot of R's.

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Here kitty kitty is the Rebeer.

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He's calling his cat so he could use this weird tongue thing on them.

00:25:07.006 --> 00:25:08.066
That's weird.

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I think his cats ran from him.

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That's why he had all them.

00:25:11.226 --> 00:25:11.826
Right.

00:25:11.826 --> 00:25:13.806
My cat, she would come when you call her.

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No, I'm lying.

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She won't come when you call her.

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But she would think about it.

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And if you had that big stupid tongue in your mouth, she would be like, yeah, I don't know.

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No, no, it is that.

00:25:24.286 --> 00:25:31.106
And then my high anxiety dog would just start barking at me because she would not know who I am anymore.

00:25:31.106 --> 00:25:38.646
When I get out the slicker brush, because I have one long hair cat, and I start brushing him, he is so happy.

00:25:38.646 --> 00:25:41.866
He's purring, he's drooling, having a grand old time.

00:25:41.866 --> 00:25:45.186
The other two will come running and want to be brushed.

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I don't have to call them.

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They love to get brushed, which is really nice, because there's a lot of cats that need brushing that do not love it.

00:25:51.726 --> 00:25:54.666
There's a lot of five-star reviews on this product.

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I think you ought to try it.

00:25:57.286 --> 00:25:58.866
No.

00:25:58.866 --> 00:25:59.446
Okay.

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Well, I mean, I don't like it.

00:26:01.086 --> 00:26:01.966
That creeps me out.

00:26:01.966 --> 00:26:03.266
No, thanks.

00:26:05.526 --> 00:26:06.926
Run for your life, Echo.

00:26:06.926 --> 00:26:08.366
Get out of here.

00:26:09.826 --> 00:26:10.786
Oh boy.

00:26:10.786 --> 00:26:14.886
So let's move into some potentially unsafe toys.

00:26:14.886 --> 00:26:23.986
There's a small excerpt from the textbook called The Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery in the chapter on Esophageal Foreign Bodies.

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And an esophageal foreign body is an actual emergency.

00:26:30.266 --> 00:26:33.526
So you might die of bonds.

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Like, are you all right?

00:26:34.906 --> 00:26:37.286
He wants to come in and do tippy taps.

00:26:37.286 --> 00:26:38.206
Then he's looking at me.

00:26:38.206 --> 00:26:38.926
Oh boy.

00:26:38.926 --> 00:26:39.906
Sorry.

00:26:39.946 --> 00:26:41.886
We were talking a little bit earlier.

00:26:41.886 --> 00:26:46.606
A potential hazard of a toy that's too small is that they could choke.

00:26:46.606 --> 00:26:51.046
But when you have something in your mouth, there's two types.

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There's the esophagus and there's the trachea.

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The esophagus leads to the stomach, the trachea leads to the lungs.

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If you get something caught in your trachea, you can't breathe, you will choke.

00:27:00.666 --> 00:27:11.726
If you get something caught in the esophagus, that doesn't necessarily mean that you can't breathe, but it can take up that space in your throat and make it difficult to breathe, if not impossible.

00:27:11.726 --> 00:27:19.906
An esophageal foreign body can damage the tissues of the esophagus, it could actually rupture it as well.

00:27:19.906 --> 00:27:25.866
So if anything is stuck in your pet's throat, whether they're breathing or not, like emergence, it can go.

00:27:25.866 --> 00:27:35.426
It said that the most common esophageal foreign bodies are bones, rawhide shoes, dental shoes like greenies, fish hooks and hairballs.

00:27:36.026 --> 00:27:49.726
The Sexbook said that these are issues that are more common in dogs than in cats, and they are consistently found in young dogs that chew a lot, and dogs that are frequently given bones and rawhides.

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According to the Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery website, fractured pet teeth are one of the most common dental problems, which are often caused by dogs being allowed to chew on objects that are harder than their teeth, like bones.

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But wild dogs eat meat, and they really only resort to consuming bones if they are starving.

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And fresh bones are softer than old bones, but even then, fresh bones can still damage teeth, and that would put that animal at a bit of a survival disadvantage.

00:28:23.826 --> 00:28:26.066
Cooked bones splinter.

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Yes, this same website recommends to strictly avoid bones, whether cooked or uncooked.

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They recommend to avoid cow hooves and pig ears, hard and thick rawhides, those really hard plastic or hard nylon bones, and, so sorry, Chetney, large ice cubes.

00:28:43.806 --> 00:28:47.446
He loves ice cubes, but they said that's a problem for teeth.

00:28:47.446 --> 00:28:58.386
This website also recommends to avoid objects with more abrasive surfaces, because they have a sandpaper-like effect on tooth structure that may end up exposing the pulp.

00:28:59.246 --> 00:29:02.426
Maybe it just means avoid letting them chew on them.

00:29:02.426 --> 00:29:13.466
So if your dogs like to play fetch, letting them tear apart a tennis ball feel like a bad idea, but I think letting them chase and retrieve the ball and bring it back to you should be fine, as long as you're there monitoring them.

00:29:13.466 --> 00:29:17.286
My previous little dog, Tarly, would get a tennis ball.

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He would lay down, hold it between his front paws, and he would take his front teeth and grab as much of the fiber on the tennis balls as he could, and just pull it straight out, set it down, and just do that over and over and over until every tennis ball was balled.

00:29:31.846 --> 00:29:41.866
But the flatter, softer, rawhide shoes have been shown to be safe and effective in reducing the rate of plaque accumulation.

00:29:41.866 --> 00:29:49.186
And what this website is talking about specifically is the CET Hextra Rawhide Shoes.

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Those contain chlorhexidine, which kind of enhances the effectiveness of cleaning the teeth.

00:29:55.286 --> 00:29:58.246
That's what we recommend at our practice.

00:29:58.246 --> 00:30:11.586
And actually, if you're looking for great dental health products, dental treats and things that have been tested and approved by veterinarians to help reduce tartar and be safe for your pet, vohc.org.

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Veterinary Oral Health Council.

00:30:16.606 --> 00:30:17.306
Thank you.

00:30:17.406 --> 00:30:22.926
I was just going to start spouting out C words and see which one is the best.

00:30:22.926 --> 00:30:23.926
Center.

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Control.

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Cow.

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Wait.

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Convenience.

00:30:27.086 --> 00:30:29.046
Conventions would have fit.

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Are you ready for another weird cat tongue review?

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Yes.

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And this is a five-star review for the cat tongue brush from Pegasus.

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Pegasus.

00:30:42.426 --> 00:30:42.686
Okay.

00:30:42.686 --> 00:30:43.386
Very good.

00:30:43.386 --> 00:30:45.646
So this one's definitely a hero because we're five.

00:30:46.566 --> 00:30:48.786
My cat loved it.

00:30:48.786 --> 00:30:53.966
It's so funny to use, but you can easily get cat hair in your mouth.

00:30:53.966 --> 00:30:55.386
Ew.

00:30:55.386 --> 00:30:55.766
Yeah.

00:30:55.766 --> 00:30:57.906
I don't want to do that.

00:30:57.906 --> 00:31:00.626
So you don't want to get hair in your mouth?

00:31:00.646 --> 00:31:01.226
Uh-uh.

00:31:01.246 --> 00:31:02.286
I sure don't.

00:31:03.346 --> 00:31:07.226
That is a great warning to everyone using the product.

00:31:07.226 --> 00:31:10.126
You're real close to your cat's hair, right?

00:31:10.166 --> 00:31:13.966
Because you're licking them with your weirder.

00:31:13.966 --> 00:31:14.486
I hate it.

00:31:14.486 --> 00:31:15.006
It's a new way.

00:31:15.006 --> 00:31:16.926
There's definitely a good chance.

00:31:16.926 --> 00:31:17.406
Uh-uh.

00:31:17.406 --> 00:31:18.346
You know.

00:31:18.346 --> 00:31:22.906
The amount of five-starred this product, alarming is what it is.

00:31:22.906 --> 00:31:26.506
Several people in the reviews that were like, I bought it as a gag gift.

00:31:26.506 --> 00:31:31.246
And that seems funny to buy for your weird friend just to be like, ha-ha-ha.

00:31:31.246 --> 00:31:33.026
But then imagine they use it.

00:31:33.106 --> 00:31:33.526
Right.

00:31:33.526 --> 00:31:36.746
And they're like, much really love it.

00:31:36.746 --> 00:31:41.206
I could hold it in my hand and use it, and that would be fine for her.

00:31:41.206 --> 00:31:43.946
Well, at that point, you might as well use a regular brush.

00:31:43.946 --> 00:31:44.706
Right.

00:31:44.706 --> 00:31:48.406
There's a, oh, I don't know what season it's in.

00:31:48.406 --> 00:31:49.486
The office.

00:31:49.486 --> 00:31:51.546
You know, Angela loves her cat.

00:31:51.546 --> 00:31:59.046
There's one episode where she gets a new cat, so she leaves her webcam open while she's at work.

00:31:59.046 --> 00:32:01.886
And one of her cats starts mounting her new cat.

00:32:02.066 --> 00:32:03.646
And she's like, I have to run home.

00:32:03.646 --> 00:32:13.666
Then everyone else is watching on her computer and they see her use her own human mouth tongue to groom her new cat.

00:32:13.666 --> 00:32:15.466
And it is so upsetting.

00:32:15.466 --> 00:32:18.566
I feel like now that sounds familiar, it moves.

00:32:18.566 --> 00:32:19.386
Absolutely not.

00:32:19.386 --> 00:32:20.126
Yeah.

00:32:20.146 --> 00:32:22.906
At this point, love your cat a little bit too much.

00:32:22.906 --> 00:32:23.846
So a little bit.

00:32:23.846 --> 00:32:24.846
Yeah.

00:32:24.846 --> 00:32:28.246
I love talking about weird rubber cat tongues and stuff with you guys.

00:32:28.246 --> 00:32:29.466
The highlight of my day.

00:32:30.546 --> 00:32:33.066
But we need to do a commercial break and what not.

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So we'll see you in a little bit.

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Okay.

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Anyway, that's my theory on whether Frosty is an actual snowman or just a creepy man.

00:34:13.840 --> 00:34:17.860
I'm now never gonna watch that movie the same way.

00:34:19.220 --> 00:34:25.180
When you think about it, I've ruined every Christmas song for you so far.

00:34:25.180 --> 00:34:27.540
You know, I mean, you're getting real close.

00:34:27.540 --> 00:34:33.080
Don't tell me anything about Grandma got run over by a reindeer, because that is unequivocally the best.

00:34:33.080 --> 00:34:37.760
Every year, they run her over hundreds of times for the purpose of that song.

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I feel real bad for that, but welcome back.

00:34:42.520 --> 00:34:44.940
Well, let's talk about rawhide shoes.

00:34:44.940 --> 00:34:47.520
But we should start with what is rawhide?

00:34:47.520 --> 00:34:49.080
Ooh, what a great question.

00:34:49.080 --> 00:34:55.020
It's just strips of tanned leather, and it's animal hide that has been tanned and treated.

00:34:55.020 --> 00:35:02.880
It's cut into desired size pieces, dried, and the final product is often multiple layers of dried animal hide.

00:35:03.340 --> 00:35:18.680
And I remember when I was working for that big corporation, being told that rawhide can be super dangerous, and with a dog, tears off a piece and swallows it.

00:35:18.680 --> 00:35:22.860
Instead of digesting, it actually expands, and it can cause blockages.

00:35:22.860 --> 00:35:35.480
So when preparing for this session, I was searching the heck out of rawhide and foreign bodies, and is it really dangerous?

00:35:35.480 --> 00:35:43.000
I could not find one single article that said that rawhide expands in the stomach rather than digesting.

00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:45.600
So I don't really know where that information came from.

00:35:45.600 --> 00:35:48.400
I have not been able to find out that that is actually true.

00:35:48.400 --> 00:35:50.760
There's an article in the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry.

00:35:51.180 --> 00:36:02.900
They evaluated the impact of soft rawhide product, like the CET Hextra Rawhide IIs that we were talking about, on the formation of dental calculus.

00:36:02.900 --> 00:36:20.280
That study found that once daily feeding of soft rawhide IIs resulted in statistically significant reductions in the formation of dental calculus in 28%, reduction in dental plaque in 19%, and the reduction of gingivitis, which was 46%.

00:36:21.300 --> 00:36:31.060
The Translational Animal Science Journal has an in-depth article about the digestibility of dog and cat treats and the safety of their consumption.

00:36:31.060 --> 00:36:33.420
This article looked at bones and rawhide IIs.

00:36:33.420 --> 00:36:39.060
They found that bones were the least digestible of all of the different types of treats.

00:36:39.060 --> 00:36:45.240
Rawhide and some dental IIs have actually been reported to cause esophageal obstruction.

00:36:45.800 --> 00:36:51.500
So, there is an element of hazard to rawhides.

00:36:51.500 --> 00:37:01.420
In 1994, there was a study showing that the indigestible leather fragments of rawhide IIs, swallowed by dogs, can lead to gastrointestinal blockage or diarrhea.

00:37:01.420 --> 00:37:07.900
There's a definite difference between the soft rawhide and the harder rawhide IIs.

00:37:07.900 --> 00:37:18.800
As we learned in this episode, there's no rule or regulations in regards to these kind of IIs that would pose a risk to the pet health.

00:37:18.800 --> 00:37:19.060
Dr.

00:37:19.060 --> 00:37:29.140
Peterson is a really big fan of having carrots or green beans and freezing them as craze because they help with tartar.

00:37:29.140 --> 00:37:30.820
They are low in calorie.

00:37:30.820 --> 00:37:34.520
If you buy a full carrot, cut it to the appropriate size for your dog.

00:37:34.520 --> 00:37:40.100
Because it's frozen, they got to work a little bit more to eat them, especially if it's a teething puppy.

00:37:40.640 --> 00:37:45.440
The cold carrot is going to go on their gum and low calorie, which we like.

00:37:45.440 --> 00:37:46.420
Yes.

00:37:46.420 --> 00:37:58.360
There are a number of general rules of thumb, according to Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery website, for what are good toys to pick out for your dog.

00:37:58.360 --> 00:38:02.600
Toys and shoes, they have what's called the knee cap rule.

00:38:02.640 --> 00:38:09.020
They say if you hit yourself in the knee with the adjit and it hurts, it's probably too hard or too heavy for your dog.

00:38:09.020 --> 00:38:16.660
Because I've had my dog drop solid bones on my toes, and if it hurts me, yeah, it could hurt them.

00:38:16.660 --> 00:38:18.820
They have one that's called a hammer rule.

00:38:18.820 --> 00:38:23.120
If you can drive a nail with the product, don't allow your dog to chew on it.

00:38:23.120 --> 00:38:25.840
I've gotten those boiled bones that have the filling and stuff.

00:38:25.840 --> 00:38:29.540
You can definitely bang a nail into a wall with those.

00:38:30.040 --> 00:38:34.380
Ooh, I have a fun holiday remodeling tip for you.

00:38:34.380 --> 00:38:43.200
If you are needing to get your curtains and stuff hung before the guests come and you don't have a hammer handy, try your dog toys.

00:38:43.200 --> 00:38:47.820
If it works for that, don't let your dog chew on it anymore.

00:38:47.820 --> 00:38:49.720
You now have a brand new Panthe Hammer.

00:38:49.720 --> 00:38:51.100
That's right.

00:38:51.100 --> 00:38:54.380
Saved yourself money because now you don't have to buy actual hammer.

00:38:54.380 --> 00:38:59.660
If you cannot flex or break the product of your bare hands, it's probably best to avoid it.

00:38:59.660 --> 00:39:03.300
One question, flex I get, but break it?

00:39:03.300 --> 00:39:08.760
Like if you break the toy and then give it to them, like I'm not giving them a broken toy.

00:39:08.760 --> 00:39:11.440
I think it's less about toys and more about chews.

00:39:12.020 --> 00:39:14.400
Oh, yeah, that makes more sense.

00:39:14.400 --> 00:39:27.380
This website also says regardless of toys or chews that you choose, regardless of toys or T-A-C-W-S that you use the H-O-O-S-E, at least always monitor your pet when they're chewing on anything.

00:39:27.720 --> 00:39:29.560
Supervision is key.

00:39:29.560 --> 00:39:37.300
If you have a pet that's prone to destroying things, you definitely don't want to leave them unattended with said thing.

00:39:37.300 --> 00:39:38.140
Yes.

00:39:38.140 --> 00:39:41.880
So this is off of T-Mu?

00:39:42.000 --> 00:39:42.900
Okay, yeah.

00:39:42.900 --> 00:39:52.340
It is a four-piece catnip toy ball, extra cat energy ball, edible kitten silver vine toy for cat-lick healthy kitties.

00:39:53.040 --> 00:40:03.280
Babies-ly, it sticks to a surface, and these catnip electric balls, they should be able to chew on or lick for some reason.

00:40:03.280 --> 00:40:04.960
I have two reviews on this product.

00:40:04.960 --> 00:40:06.360
They're both very short.

00:40:06.360 --> 00:40:09.820
What's the name of Hercules' little friend with the hoof feet?

00:40:09.820 --> 00:40:11.340
Vinius Ferguson?

00:40:11.340 --> 00:40:12.180
I can remember.

00:40:12.180 --> 00:40:13.140
Annie DeVito?

00:40:13.140 --> 00:40:13.580
Okay.

00:40:13.580 --> 00:40:15.520
So we're just going to call this hoof feet.

00:40:15.520 --> 00:40:19.300
This is a review by hoof feet.

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It's three stars.

00:40:20.880 --> 00:40:24.700
It says, I like it, the Kat not so much.

00:40:24.700 --> 00:40:26.940
Do you think she's chewing on the Katnip?

00:40:26.940 --> 00:40:28.140
This is what it sounds like.

00:40:28.140 --> 00:40:30.100
I mean, you gotta get your grass one way or the other.

00:40:30.100 --> 00:40:34.380
Is she grinding some up for her seasonings and tradition?

00:40:34.380 --> 00:40:35.320
I don't know.

00:40:35.320 --> 00:40:38.120
She grates it over top of her spaghetti.

00:40:38.120 --> 00:40:40.720
A little Italian Katnip seasonings.

00:40:40.720 --> 00:40:43.480
I mean, I'm glad that she got some use out of it.

00:40:43.480 --> 00:40:48.840
Ooh, do you think what she did was she sticks it to the wall in her cubicle, right?

00:40:49.520 --> 00:40:53.180
And she gets her a little nibble through the day when she's smelling skish.

00:40:54.680 --> 00:40:56.100
She very well could.

00:40:56.100 --> 00:40:58.280
Maybe she's trying to kick a different habit.

00:40:58.280 --> 00:41:00.780
Give it a little lick when she needs a pick me up.

00:41:00.780 --> 00:41:07.180
I walked by, saw Cindy licking that weird green ball on her wall again.

00:41:07.180 --> 00:41:11.200
I'm afraid to ask her what it is, but I think we have to tell somebody.

00:41:11.260 --> 00:41:17.740
She started purring during the business meeting this morning, and you only buy one bite of her donut.

00:41:17.740 --> 00:41:21.240
She's got green specks in her teeth all the time, which are really alarming.

00:41:21.240 --> 00:41:27.540
Like, I would want to know if I had broccoli in my teeth, and she's like, oh, that's not broccoli, that's the catnip.

00:41:27.540 --> 00:41:28.740
That's for later.

00:41:28.740 --> 00:41:33.640
The second one is no name.

00:41:33.640 --> 00:41:35.400
So let's give a name.

00:41:35.440 --> 00:41:36.040
Magaroff.

00:41:36.040 --> 00:41:36.760
That sounds good.

00:41:36.760 --> 00:41:37.800
We'll go with Magar.

00:41:37.800 --> 00:41:41.720
It is a five-star purchase on Tmoo.

00:41:41.720 --> 00:41:43.280
My cat loves them.

00:41:43.280 --> 00:41:44.740
My cat loves them.

00:41:44.740 --> 00:41:45.980
My cat loves them.

00:41:45.980 --> 00:41:47.700
Very happy with them.

00:41:47.700 --> 00:41:49.820
Very happy with item.

00:41:49.820 --> 00:41:51.300
Fun for the kitties.

00:41:51.300 --> 00:41:52.720
Cute and inexpensive.

00:41:52.720 --> 00:41:53.780
Okay.

00:41:53.780 --> 00:41:55.180
What did we learn?

00:41:55.180 --> 00:41:56.860
We repeat ourselves.

00:41:56.860 --> 00:41:58.760
We learned Snet, her cat loves them.

00:41:58.760 --> 00:41:59.620
Yes.

00:41:59.620 --> 00:42:00.700
Love them.

00:42:00.700 --> 00:42:02.040
Love the item.

00:42:02.040 --> 00:42:02.660
What does she say?

00:42:03.040 --> 00:42:05.460
Meow, meow cheap and inexpensive or something.

00:42:05.460 --> 00:42:06.980
Fun for kitties.

00:42:06.980 --> 00:42:17.120
I don't know what the benefit is of having that stuck to the wall rather than allowing your cat to chase it and use a little bit of their hunting instinct.

00:42:17.120 --> 00:42:21.640
Because then you always know where it is in case you also want to give it a little money.

00:42:21.640 --> 00:42:22.840
That's right.

00:42:22.840 --> 00:42:24.040
That's right.

00:42:26.100 --> 00:42:26.580
Yeah.

00:42:26.580 --> 00:42:30.100
You don't have to look for it under the couch where your cat hid it.

00:42:30.500 --> 00:42:35.180
It's in a perfectly sanitary spot up on the wall in case you want some.

00:42:35.180 --> 00:42:38.020
Kind of a group activity.

00:42:38.020 --> 00:42:39.520
You take turns with that.

00:42:39.520 --> 00:42:45.400
Ohio State University has a website, the Indoor Pet Initiative.

00:42:45.400 --> 00:42:47.380
They have a ton of great information.

00:42:47.380 --> 00:42:51.180
It's mostly cat-centered, but they do have a couple of dog articles.

00:42:51.180 --> 00:42:57.620
They have great ideas for basically environment enrichment for your pets.

00:42:57.940 --> 00:43:04.180
Because toys are important, but an animal-friendly environment to really give them that best quality of life.

00:43:04.260 --> 00:43:07.440
It starts with what you need to provide for their basic needs.

00:43:07.440 --> 00:43:14.260
That's food, water, a place to go to the bathroom, a place to sleep, and safe toys.

00:43:14.260 --> 00:43:19.200
When you're dealing with a cat, they do not respond to force.

00:43:19.200 --> 00:43:29.720
So if your cat is doing something in an area of your house that you don't want, if you yell at them, you're only going to instill fear in them, it doesn't teach them anything.

00:43:29.720 --> 00:43:33.940
It takes distraction and redirecting.

00:43:33.940 --> 00:43:41.240
Keep in mind, while people and a lot of other mammals are pack animals, cats are more independent.

00:43:41.240 --> 00:43:49.540
I'm not saying they do not want interaction, but a lot of times they come to you when they're ready to interact, as opposed to you hunting them down.

00:43:49.540 --> 00:43:51.440
They typically don't appreciate that as much.

00:43:52.620 --> 00:43:58.900
If you don't ever interact with your cat, eventually they will become completely solitary.

00:43:58.900 --> 00:44:03.860
So you do want to encourage interacting with you and other pets in the house.

00:44:03.860 --> 00:44:05.740
Encourage safe play.

00:44:05.740 --> 00:44:14.520
They do prefer shorter and more frequent visits instead of one long drawn out, I'll make you love me right now type deals.

00:44:14.560 --> 00:44:17.920
We were discussing purchase, the ability to look out a window.

00:44:17.920 --> 00:44:19.560
It's like nature TV for them.

00:44:19.600 --> 00:44:25.020
Especially if you work all day, you don't want them to be by themselves and bored.

00:44:25.020 --> 00:44:26.780
That's when destruction happened.

00:44:26.780 --> 00:44:31.840
Another enrichment thing to develop an environment is appropriate places for scratch.

00:44:31.840 --> 00:44:35.040
Oh, it's a natural habit, right?

00:44:35.040 --> 00:44:36.660
Cats are going to do it.

00:44:36.660 --> 00:44:41.880
But you want to provide the appropriate places so it's not your furniture, ideally.

00:44:42.240 --> 00:44:51.340
If they are prone to scratching at a particular material, scratching at carpet, they like to scratch at things horizontal.

00:44:51.340 --> 00:44:55.820
So horizontal type scratching pads are going to work best.

00:44:55.820 --> 00:45:02.660
If they like to scratch up, stretch up on furniture, you're going to want a vertical scratching coast for them.

00:45:02.660 --> 00:45:04.400
That is really simple.

00:45:04.400 --> 00:45:10.140
They're leaving their scent trails behind, basically marking their areas when they're doing it.

00:45:10.200 --> 00:45:14.360
So if you notice, it's going to be around the areas you are the most.

00:45:14.360 --> 00:45:18.700
You know, your side of the couch you commonly sit on, your side of the bed.

00:45:18.700 --> 00:45:20.260
That's also where they want to be.

00:45:20.260 --> 00:45:22.640
They want to smell themselves where they smell you.

00:45:22.640 --> 00:45:24.140
That way they feel included.

00:45:24.140 --> 00:45:38.240
If you want them to stop scratching that area, put a replacement thing for them to scratch nearby, relatively the same material, and spray it with like a feel-away or a catnip, something to entice them.

00:45:38.240 --> 00:45:46.180
Then put a double-sided, no-scratch tape in foil or something like that in the area they've been scratching, which makes it less appealing.

00:45:46.180 --> 00:45:50.640
Now they're not scratching the furniture, but they want to scratch something nearby.

00:45:50.640 --> 00:45:53.740
They're going to move to the more appropriate scratching post.

00:45:53.740 --> 00:45:58.580
Slowly, you can move it a couple inches at a time until it's in a better location.

00:45:58.580 --> 00:46:00.620
Praise them when you see them use it.

00:46:01.060 --> 00:46:04.540
Material cats prefer to scratch on.

00:46:04.540 --> 00:46:08.520
Cecil, S-I-S-A-L, was popular.

00:46:08.520 --> 00:46:15.140
Some prefer cardboard, because it's more like a tearing up action when they're using it to scratch on.

00:46:15.140 --> 00:46:21.020
But you definitely will want to give them a safe place to scratch, because they're going to do it whether you want it or not.

00:46:21.060 --> 00:46:25.200
Imagine having to be discouraged over a natural behavior.

00:46:25.200 --> 00:46:27.720
No, it would be a terrible.

00:46:27.720 --> 00:46:34.580
If someone was just like, you are my pet now, and I was a dog or something, I would not make a good pet.

00:46:34.580 --> 00:46:36.040
I would want to do what I want to do.

00:46:36.040 --> 00:46:37.760
You would be a cat before you were a dog.

00:46:37.760 --> 00:46:38.760
Oh, a hundred percent.

00:46:38.760 --> 00:46:42.640
I want to read you a review from Amazon.

00:46:42.640 --> 00:46:44.600
This brand is called Ben Fang.

00:46:45.660 --> 00:46:49.360
It is a nine, nine, I don't know.

00:46:49.360 --> 00:46:50.720
Can you read the inch?

00:46:50.720 --> 00:46:52.620
Nine and a half inch wall is out this height.

00:46:52.620 --> 00:46:58.820
This is a giant nine and a half inch tennis ball for large pets.

00:46:58.820 --> 00:47:00.500
It's a funny toy.

00:47:00.500 --> 00:47:02.320
I don't know what funny toy means.

00:47:02.320 --> 00:47:04.160
This is not for serious play.

00:47:04.160 --> 00:47:05.200
Get out of here with that.

00:47:05.200 --> 00:47:06.400
It's only for if you want to.

00:47:06.400 --> 00:47:08.180
Yeah, no serious play.

00:47:08.180 --> 00:47:08.900
That makes more sense.

00:47:09.520 --> 00:47:15.040
This is a five-star review from Moana, okay?

00:47:15.040 --> 00:47:16.580
A verified purchase.

00:47:16.580 --> 00:47:21.100
And Moana says, My lab's head exploded when she saw this.

00:47:21.100 --> 00:47:22.580
Would not recommend.

00:47:22.580 --> 00:47:24.400
Which is funny since it's a five-star review.

00:47:24.400 --> 00:47:26.720
So she's obviously being silly.

00:47:26.720 --> 00:47:30.260
Because it's a funny ball for funny play.

00:47:30.260 --> 00:47:33.340
The title of the review is longer than the actual review.

00:47:33.340 --> 00:47:35.700
The review itself says Dog Loved It.

00:47:35.740 --> 00:47:37.640
Okay, great.

00:47:37.640 --> 00:47:38.940
The title is the best.

00:47:38.940 --> 00:47:41.120
My lab's head exploded.

00:47:41.120 --> 00:47:45.160
That makes it sound like a traumatic injury.

00:47:45.160 --> 00:47:46.280
Right.

00:47:46.280 --> 00:47:47.220
And that is what I thought.

00:47:47.220 --> 00:47:49.100
The ball is larger than the dog's head.

00:47:49.100 --> 00:47:53.360
So that must be why it was like, I don't even know what to do with this.

00:47:53.360 --> 00:47:58.500
I mean, if I saw my favorite thing that was bigger than my head, I think I'd be very excited as well.

00:47:58.500 --> 00:48:03.460
A second review for the same ball from Maui.

00:48:03.960 --> 00:48:08.320
I've saw a verified purchase called exactly what I ordered.

00:48:08.320 --> 00:48:09.300
Good.

00:48:09.300 --> 00:48:11.620
My boy loved it.

00:48:11.620 --> 00:48:14.580
And it only took him five minutes to destroy it.

00:48:14.580 --> 00:48:15.800
I'm buying more.

00:48:15.800 --> 00:48:18.480
Wow, what kind of dog does he have?

00:48:18.480 --> 00:48:22.420
To be able to destroy a nine and a half inch head.

00:48:22.420 --> 00:48:29.200
From the picture, it looked like nine and a half inch was the diameter.

00:48:29.200 --> 00:48:31.340
That's a big ball for a dog.

00:48:31.720 --> 00:48:32.860
He sure didn't find minutes.

00:48:32.860 --> 00:48:35.760
And this person was like, that was the best five minutes of my dog's life.

00:48:35.760 --> 00:48:36.620
I'm buying more.

00:48:36.620 --> 00:48:37.820
Like I'm going to let him eat.

00:48:37.820 --> 00:48:38.480
She's already as many.

00:48:38.560 --> 00:48:40.400
How expensive are these?

00:48:40.440 --> 00:48:43.260
$12.99 for five minutes work of fun.

00:48:43.260 --> 00:48:46.200
I mean, that's a pretty decent price for the toy.

00:48:46.200 --> 00:48:51.320
I would not call 13 bucks a decent price for five minutes of fun.

00:48:51.320 --> 00:48:51.900
Just me.

00:48:51.900 --> 00:48:53.460
That's an expensive five minute.

00:48:53.460 --> 00:48:56.500
So there's 60 minutes in an hour.

00:48:56.500 --> 00:48:57.740
Are you pulling out a calculator?

00:48:57.780 --> 00:48:58.860
Yup, Tram.

00:48:58.860 --> 00:49:01.160
That's $156 an hour.

00:49:01.160 --> 00:49:03.440
That's an expensive hour of toy playing.

00:49:03.440 --> 00:49:05.160
Unless you make that much.

00:49:05.160 --> 00:49:06.000
That's expensive.

00:49:06.000 --> 00:49:06.860
I agree, 100%.

00:49:07.460 --> 00:49:16.480
Now that we've had our heads exploded by the shine ball, we can continue on with some enrichment for your pet.

00:49:16.480 --> 00:49:22.300
When you have non-aggressive cat chewers, find out what their best idea for prey is.

00:49:22.300 --> 00:49:29.880
Some are going to prefer a feather type toy, while others are going to prefer that furry mouse-like toy.

00:49:29.880 --> 00:49:35.980
And then you're going to have the ones that prefer a good bug stocking, right?

00:49:35.980 --> 00:49:39.080
Stocking a bug, not put a bug in somebody's stocking.

00:49:39.080 --> 00:49:41.020
You know, because holiday time and all is fair.

00:49:41.020 --> 00:49:47.600
The best way to find out which one really tickles your cat's fancy, you should try a few different toys of each type.

00:49:47.600 --> 00:49:53.040
The feather type toys on a string, a little, what you were talking about?

00:49:53.040 --> 00:49:56.060
Device that make noises in their furry.

00:49:56.060 --> 00:50:02.740
For the bug one, it's like the laser toys, anything that mimics the movement of a bug.

00:50:02.740 --> 00:50:08.100
Find out which one your cat gets most excited about, and that seems to be their prey style.

00:50:08.100 --> 00:50:12.060
That will get the most enjoyment out of their toys.

00:50:12.060 --> 00:50:14.340
You don't have to buy fancy toys.

00:50:14.380 --> 00:50:18.740
You can ball up your paper, and definitely stay away from those bread ties.

00:50:18.740 --> 00:50:25.220
Those will cause a linear form body, as we've discussed in our holiday episode.

00:50:25.220 --> 00:50:29.160
So the bread ties are a no-go in no way.

00:50:29.160 --> 00:50:33.600
Don't leave them unattended while they're playing with any type of string toy.

00:50:33.600 --> 00:50:35.320
Put that up when you're not around.

00:50:35.320 --> 00:50:35.980
Yes, 100%.

00:50:36.720 --> 00:50:41.400
Boxes are overlooked as a great option.

00:50:41.400 --> 00:50:43.140
Cats love a good empty box.

00:50:43.200 --> 00:50:46.520
They do, and a good empty bag, like a paper bag.

00:50:46.520 --> 00:50:47.760
Yeah, not a plastic bag.

00:50:47.760 --> 00:50:50.200
Kandles loves to lay on plastic bags.

00:50:50.200 --> 00:50:52.760
If there's just one out, he will find it.

00:50:52.760 --> 00:50:54.980
Just lay on it.

00:50:54.980 --> 00:50:57.000
It might be the crinkle that he likes.

00:50:57.000 --> 00:50:57.820
I don't know.

00:50:57.820 --> 00:50:59.460
Well, at least he's not chewing it.

00:50:59.460 --> 00:51:00.160
Where is that?

00:51:00.160 --> 00:51:00.860
He's not chewing it.

00:51:00.860 --> 00:51:02.340
He's not trying to get in it.

00:51:02.340 --> 00:51:07.060
For dogs, interactive things with them such as training.

00:51:07.060 --> 00:51:08.880
I mean, cats love to train too.

00:51:08.880 --> 00:51:10.160
They love to learn something new.

00:51:10.640 --> 00:51:13.720
My cat gives high fives.

00:51:13.720 --> 00:51:15.500
She loves to do those.

00:51:15.500 --> 00:51:17.700
Never usually when you want them though, right?

00:51:17.700 --> 00:51:18.940
When she wants them.

00:51:18.940 --> 00:51:20.420
But it's still a thing.

00:51:20.420 --> 00:51:22.440
Training is fun.

00:51:22.440 --> 00:51:25.660
The dogs or Kat feel like they have a purpose.

00:51:25.660 --> 00:51:32.940
And puzzle toys are a great way to add enrichment to their life and keep their brains busy.

00:51:32.940 --> 00:51:42.380
You cannot overlook activity and doing things outside, keeping their bodies active to burn off that extra energy.

00:51:42.380 --> 00:51:45.240
Not just dogs or cats need enrichment.

00:51:45.240 --> 00:51:50.120
Anything that lives in captivity in some way should have enrichment.

00:51:50.120 --> 00:51:55.220
Zoo animals, marine life, or your fish in the tank should have something to do.

00:51:55.220 --> 00:52:11.120
But all species of animals in captivity can get bored and become self-destructive, anxious and turn into what you see a lot of times in captive animals is forms of self-mutilation.

00:52:11.120 --> 00:52:15.700
They get bored and they look for things to do and self-soothe too much.

00:52:15.700 --> 00:52:17.460
Anyway, just keep that in mind.

00:52:17.460 --> 00:52:19.480
That goes five stock.

00:52:19.480 --> 00:52:21.280
So I have two things.

00:52:21.280 --> 00:52:30.280
Well, I'm going to start with this first one by the brand TLKNG, which I can only assume is talking without any vowels.

00:52:30.280 --> 00:52:30.500
Yeah.

00:52:31.160 --> 00:52:44.500
It's dog interactive toy, indestructible puppy toy, adjustable food dispensing, treat dispensing, dog huzzle feeder, slow feeding for large, medium, small, aggressive chewers, breed pet guests.

00:52:44.500 --> 00:52:45.020
All right.

00:52:45.020 --> 00:52:46.820
I'll show you.

00:52:46.820 --> 00:52:49.000
It is this kind of deal here.

00:52:49.000 --> 00:52:50.020
That's kind of cool.

00:52:50.020 --> 00:52:52.840
It looks pretty self-explanatory, but it's a pretty good deal.

00:52:52.840 --> 00:52:57.140
I have a three-star review from Prince Charming.

00:52:57.140 --> 00:52:58.260
It's a verified purchase.

00:52:58.260 --> 00:52:59.060
Very in.

00:52:59.060 --> 00:53:02.880
Prince Charming said, it just makes no sense how it worked.

00:53:02.880 --> 00:53:08.040
Now, looking at the picture, I feel pretty much explains how to fill it, right?

00:53:08.040 --> 00:53:10.620
And basically the idea of how they get stuff out of it.

00:53:10.620 --> 00:53:11.560
Yeah.

00:53:11.880 --> 00:53:14.160
I don't understand what doesn't make sense.

00:53:14.160 --> 00:53:17.420
I thought it still was three stars, so he kind of liked it.

00:53:17.420 --> 00:53:26.640
I feel like even if you don't know how something works, if you know it works and it works well, I feel like that's just still get five stars.

00:53:26.640 --> 00:53:33.180
I don't know how airplanes work, but I'm still boarding them in flying places, so five stars.

00:53:33.180 --> 00:53:33.800
Right.

00:53:33.800 --> 00:53:38.260
Three stars feels like you didn't know what else to do.

00:53:38.260 --> 00:53:38.940
Yeah.

00:53:38.940 --> 00:53:42.360
It's not great, but it's here, so.

00:53:42.360 --> 00:53:48.340
Now, you are already familiar with this picture, and I'm going to post this on our Facebook.

00:53:48.820 --> 00:53:52.420
It is that weird AI dog man.

00:53:52.420 --> 00:53:53.720
I hate it.

00:53:53.720 --> 00:53:54.860
I hate it.

00:53:54.860 --> 00:53:59.620
Well, if you thought that was bad, I found her boyfriend.

00:53:59.620 --> 00:54:02.320
Oh, is he wearing a shirt?

00:54:03.560 --> 00:54:04.500
No.

00:54:04.500 --> 00:54:05.420
No.

00:54:05.420 --> 00:54:06.120
No.

00:54:06.120 --> 00:54:06.800
I hate it.

00:54:06.800 --> 00:54:08.400
That's not a person or a dog.

00:54:08.400 --> 00:54:12.600
That's like a D&D species, a whole new D&D race.

00:54:12.600 --> 00:54:13.580
It's awful.

00:54:13.580 --> 00:54:15.180
That is creepy.

00:54:15.180 --> 00:54:21.320
The funny thing about this is, I watched the video on the product.

00:54:21.320 --> 00:54:34.160
A lot of the video is the person using the product, not the dog, but there was interesting text that came across, and I just want to read to you their belief behind this product.

00:54:34.160 --> 00:54:43.320
Every family needs an emotionally stable and intelligent dog, which is what they believe this puzzle toy can give you.

00:54:43.320 --> 00:54:47.960
I feel like every dog needs an emotionally stable and intelligent owner, actually.

00:54:47.960 --> 00:54:49.620
How about that tagline?

00:54:49.620 --> 00:54:52.700
I kind of prefer my dogs to be a little crazy, actually.

00:54:52.700 --> 00:54:53.940
It keeps things interesting.

00:54:53.940 --> 00:54:56.440
You don't want to cheaty code all the time, right?

00:54:56.440 --> 00:54:58.480
Just at the right times.

00:54:58.480 --> 00:54:59.120
Yeah.

00:54:59.120 --> 00:55:04.120
So this is a one-star review from John Smith.

00:55:04.120 --> 00:55:04.600
Okay.

00:55:04.600 --> 00:55:05.560
From Pocahontas.

00:55:05.560 --> 00:55:07.140
It's a verified purchase.

00:55:07.140 --> 00:55:10.540
He said, it's not very nice.

00:55:10.540 --> 00:55:15.400
How stupid do you have to be to design this without having it stick to the floor?

00:55:15.400 --> 00:55:16.560
Is the title of his review.

00:55:16.560 --> 00:55:17.480
That's insulting, John.

00:55:17.480 --> 00:55:19.060
He's very mad about this.

00:55:19.060 --> 00:55:19.840
Geez.

00:55:19.840 --> 00:55:25.980
If he saw that it was a dog with human arms that designed it, then he wouldn't be so hard.

00:55:25.980 --> 00:55:30.040
Once again, see the pictures on the Facebook if you're ready to be terrified.

00:55:30.040 --> 00:55:39.660
John says, if you enjoy your dog hardly being able to use it due to it sliding across your hardwood floor, this is the perfect opportunity for you to waste your money.

00:55:39.720 --> 00:55:41.440
Brain dead designers.

00:55:41.440 --> 00:55:41.780
Wow.

00:55:41.780 --> 00:55:43.420
That's really rude, John.

00:55:43.420 --> 00:55:45.480
John is not happy with his purchase.

00:55:45.480 --> 00:55:46.460
You know.

00:55:46.460 --> 00:55:55.420
Honestly, if he even paid attention to the pictures, he would have seen that obviously you want to use it on a rug.

00:55:55.420 --> 00:55:55.860
Okay.

00:55:55.860 --> 00:55:56.620
Yeah.

00:55:56.620 --> 00:55:57.660
I don't know that for a fact.

00:55:57.660 --> 00:55:58.900
I'm making that up.

00:55:58.900 --> 00:56:00.700
But a dog with man hands made it.

00:56:00.700 --> 00:56:04.400
So honestly, I don't know what kind of perfection you were expecting.

00:56:04.420 --> 00:56:05.220
Yeah, really.

00:56:05.220 --> 00:56:06.820
And I do want to show you this.

00:56:06.820 --> 00:56:09.480
What?

00:56:09.480 --> 00:56:11.160
Is that a bed?

00:56:11.160 --> 00:56:14.660
No, it is a interactive dog puzzle toy.

00:56:14.660 --> 00:56:15.760
It is a shape of a human.

00:56:15.760 --> 00:56:17.400
Then the beagle.

00:56:17.400 --> 00:56:19.740
I wouldn't imagine that that's accurately sized.

00:56:19.740 --> 00:56:21.280
I sure hope not.

00:56:21.280 --> 00:56:24.000
It has removable teeth.

00:56:24.000 --> 00:56:27.980
The tongue in the middle is a crinkle material.

00:56:28.020 --> 00:56:33.880
And you put the little treats under the crinkle so that they have to mess with the tongue to get to it.

00:56:33.880 --> 00:56:34.720
Okay.

00:56:34.720 --> 00:56:41.280
Each individual tooth, you can put a treat under and then stuff the tooth in.

00:56:41.280 --> 00:56:44.580
They have to find which one the treat is under and pull the tooth out.

00:56:44.580 --> 00:56:47.540
Each tooth is a squeaky toy on its own.

00:56:47.540 --> 00:56:49.340
This sounds loud.

00:56:49.340 --> 00:56:51.340
Prinkle toy, squeaky toy.

00:56:51.340 --> 00:56:53.220
I mean, humans have 32 teeth.

00:56:53.220 --> 00:56:55.140
Are there 32 removable teeth in that?

00:56:55.480 --> 00:56:58.400
No, they didn't quite make it that far.

00:56:58.400 --> 00:57:00.420
It would have been giant if they did.

00:57:00.420 --> 00:57:07.300
It's called the Enrichment Puzzle Interactive Teeth Dog Toy.

00:57:07.300 --> 00:57:08.420
This one's non-slip.

00:57:08.480 --> 00:57:12.680
If he saw this one, he wouldn't have to watch his dog chase it across the hardwood floor.

00:57:12.680 --> 00:57:13.320
There you go.

00:57:13.320 --> 00:57:18.440
A four-star review from Prince Eric Bergen.

00:57:18.440 --> 00:57:24.400
A verified purchase says, what a great conversation piece when visitors come over.

00:57:24.800 --> 00:57:26.940
I bet it is.

00:57:26.940 --> 00:57:34.660
I mean, if you're a socially nervous person, you don't know what to talk about, definitely get this.

00:57:34.660 --> 00:57:36.800
It will introduce lots of conversation.

00:57:36.800 --> 00:57:37.960
Absolutely.

00:57:37.960 --> 00:57:40.080
Our 18-pound dog loves this.

00:57:40.080 --> 00:57:47.000
She learned to sniff out each tooth to see which one has a treat under it and remove those ones first.

00:57:47.000 --> 00:57:52.200
It's funny to watch her go through the routine of sniffing, snacking, and removing the teeth.

00:57:53.000 --> 00:57:59.600
She also likes to run through the house with said teeth because they have squeaky toys in them, and she looks like she has giant thanks.

00:57:59.600 --> 00:58:00.880
It's hilarious.

00:58:00.880 --> 00:58:03.720
All parts are still interactive after two weeks.

00:58:03.720 --> 00:58:08.840
I did remove one star due to the difficulty of getting the teeth to stay in the sockets.

00:58:08.840 --> 00:58:10.600
They tend to want to pop out.

00:58:10.600 --> 00:58:12.020
This is a good time.

00:58:12.020 --> 00:58:15.460
Can you imagine a dog running around the house with that giant tooth in its mouth?

00:58:15.460 --> 00:58:18.160
But that dog is having the time of its life.

00:58:18.160 --> 00:58:19.980
My dogs would also probably enjoy that.

00:58:20.380 --> 00:58:28.120
You're all gonna have guests come over, so he's like, Honey, can we get the mouth toy out and put it in the center of the floor?

00:58:28.120 --> 00:58:33.160
I really want them to ask so that we can start off the conversation right.

00:58:33.160 --> 00:58:34.280
Come and sit down.

00:58:34.280 --> 00:58:37.040
They're just displayed on the coffee table.

00:58:37.040 --> 00:58:41.260
And I'm like, Oh, what's up with your giant mouth here?

00:58:41.320 --> 00:58:45.260
Ted, why do you have a tooth on the floor?

00:58:45.260 --> 00:58:47.240
My dad loves to pluck teeth out.

00:58:48.980 --> 00:58:52.140
He's so good at it, I'm trying to get him a job at the...

00:58:52.140 --> 00:58:53.480
My dog is the mascot.

00:58:53.480 --> 00:58:57.420
Oh, what if this was owned by a dentist?

00:58:57.420 --> 00:58:59.680
A dentist would get this toy for their dog.

00:58:59.680 --> 00:59:00.800
Absolutely.

00:59:00.800 --> 00:59:06.080
A dentist should have that in their waiting room as a conversation starter for people waiting.

00:59:06.080 --> 00:59:09.580
All the children would go grab the teeth and run around squeaking them.

00:59:09.580 --> 00:59:11.700
Oh, I hate that.

00:59:11.700 --> 00:59:15.420
But I wouldn't be in the room, so go for it.

00:59:15.420 --> 00:59:15.880
That's right.

00:59:15.880 --> 00:59:17.060
I wouldn't be the one being annoyed.

00:59:17.180 --> 00:59:19.720
So sure, don't pick a great time for them.

00:59:19.720 --> 00:59:21.560
Now would be a great time for your wrap up.

00:59:21.560 --> 00:59:23.560
Well, my wrap up question.

00:59:23.560 --> 00:59:30.320
Did anything that came up in today's episode change your plan for toys or treats for your pets?

00:59:30.320 --> 00:59:34.420
Anything you want to add to or remove from your pet's routine?

00:59:34.420 --> 00:59:37.180
I think the rawhide bit was interesting.

00:59:37.180 --> 00:59:42.100
The CET treats, which the practice I work at is very big on.

00:59:42.100 --> 00:59:43.340
Now I understand why.

00:59:43.340 --> 00:59:45.640
So I may try to incorporate that more.

00:59:45.960 --> 00:59:51.620
But like I've seen the different toys go wrong through work, but they don't get them.

00:59:51.620 --> 00:59:55.700
Those rope toys, I've seen those become linear farm bodies.

00:59:55.700 --> 01:00:00.700
The rope can tear up their gums and stuff if they chew on them.

01:00:00.700 --> 01:00:01.820
They don't get those.

01:00:01.820 --> 01:00:06.000
We don't do cow hooves and bone because I don't want their teeth cracked.

01:00:06.000 --> 01:00:07.360
You know, if I'm scared of them.

01:00:07.360 --> 01:00:08.040
Yeah.

01:00:08.040 --> 01:00:12.400
My dogs do get soft rawhide chews.

01:00:12.400 --> 01:00:17.380
Chetney doesn't really like the rawhide very much, so he gets like a softer dental treat.

01:00:17.380 --> 01:00:28.140
Sam gets soft rawhide maybe two or three times a week when I'm home and they're just chilling, but they always have it when I am right there watching.

01:00:28.140 --> 01:00:38.740
The thing that I thought was most interesting after thinking that rawhides were so bad for so long, it was nice to be like, hey, these are actually good.

01:00:38.740 --> 01:00:41.500
When you're careful, I choose you about the right kinds.

01:00:42.000 --> 01:00:45.260
These can be very helpful for dental health.

01:00:45.260 --> 01:00:51.760
I liked the National Canine Cancer Foundation webpage about toxic and carcinogenic dog toys.

01:00:51.760 --> 01:00:57.020
A lot of it has to do with the grade of plastic, where the plastic is made.

01:00:57.020 --> 01:01:03.720
Things can be manufactured and assembled in different countries.

01:01:03.740 --> 01:01:09.340
One of the biggest things is make sure it is manufactured and made in the US.

01:01:09.340 --> 01:01:12.320
Not just assembled in the US.

01:01:12.320 --> 01:01:26.460
The website, if you look in the bibliography for the National Canine Cancer Foundation, under the heading manufacturing standards, they have a link to FDA animal and veterinary recalls list.

01:01:26.460 --> 01:01:37.700
They have the date, the brand, what the product is, why it was recalled, and if the recall was terminated and it's now a safe shh.

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If you are ever worried, you try a new tree, a new food and your pet gets sick, go check that recalls list and definitely talk to your veterinary.

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If you are interested in doing any more research on any of these subjects, you can always check out our bibliography where resources are listed.

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If you want to know if a toy or a enrichment item is safe for your pet, I would look it up online, read the reviews with other people who have given it to their dogs, not saying that we want to use their dogs as guinea pigs, but people have already bought it, right?

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And since we learned that this stuff is not regulated, it's always great to do your research first for your own pet safety and yours, especially if you're going to be eating your cat toys.

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One of the best resources, we say this pretty much every time, but it's a veterinary partner.

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That website has articles written by specialists specifically for pet owners.

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If you want to reach out to us, we'll put our e-mail and all of our social media handles in the show notes.

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Come find us on our social medias and chat with us.

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We're going to be putting pictures of these weird toys on there.

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For you guys, you need to look at them for a while.

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Consult this list to find out what not to get your dog for the holidays upcoming.

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Then we're going to have a AI song coming up.

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Don't we stick around for that?

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Maybe get ready for a little grooving.

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Lily and Sim will have a good time.

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That's a wrap.

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Okay, thanks for coming.

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Thank you all for supporting this silly show.

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This is the Grinch speaking and I am not usually into this cheery stuff, but I enjoyed their banter.

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I feel my heart growing to sizes.

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Before I change my mind, I want to say Happy Holidays from Nessie and Echo.

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