I don’t know if this is common or just something my parents did
January 29, 2018
2:45 am
That’s what my dad told us when my brother and I found a bunch of toys we had as toddlers and realized they were dog chew toys, anyway.
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in my opinion, this is smart
Yeah, I just need to check if the laws for plastic toxicity, etc. are as strict for pet toys are they are for children’s toys first, but other than that this sounds like a good idea.
depending on the country, they can be even harder
That makes sense since the dogs are basically eating them.
In the US the laws for toxicity in plastics for animals are most likely stricter than the laws regarding toxicity in human toys.
Giving your kid something that makes annoying noises is almost NEVER a good idea.
You are overlooking the little tidbit of small children being experts at making annoying noises without secondary assistance. Now… if we are talking about a Junior Drum Set and teaching the kid to sing “Babbaloo”… that’s a situation where comically ironic revenge for bad gifting is well warranted.
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As a security guard, whenever I get a set of unruly parents I give their kids whistles and candy. Multiholed whitsles that they try to play.
I’m the evil bitch who specifically broke my nephews pop gun because he wouldn’t stop pointing it at me and firing over and over again, even after I asked him to stop. So I took it, removed the rubber band that enabled the pop sound and gave the toy back.
Must not have been too big of a bitch ’cause the kid adores me????? And he’s 21 now? And I feel OLD???
I would do the same.
Pretty sure most parents did this to small kids. While I didn’t have any of these, those of my family that came after me ended up with dog chew toys as toys for them. For exactly that reason, super resilliant…typically brightly colored and not like they know anyway.
It’s what I did when my eldest boy was teething. He forgave me – eventually.
Dog beds are pretty great too for great big cushions in little library nooks. Like beanbag chairs, but tougher and cheaper.
More comfortable too IMO.
A good friend use to joke that dog toys and toys marketed as 3 and under where really all the same.
Considering that kids that age have roughly the same intelligence as a smart dog, it fits.
I didn’t have those – but I do recall there is a vague line where I’ll find old toys and cant recall if they were mine or the cat’s.
My nephew was an only child so folks tended to get him kid’s toys but I can see the resemblance between some of his and dog toys.
Damn it… I have a 9 year old and why didn’t I think of this? But yeah, it’s brilliant. A lot of those toys are better than the crap they make for kids anyway.
A toy is a toy is a toy is a toy.
As far as I know, me and my sisters never had anything like a “chew toy”. Though, my parents once told me we chewed on my father’s thumbs for teething, which I find amazing actually.
When one of my nieces was a toddler, she stipulated in favor of dog toys over human toys, much to the consternation of her parents. It made Christmas shopping a lot easier for the rest of us, though!
probably had a better taste, chew toys are designed to go in a dogs mouth after all…
They taste pretty bad, from what I remember.
I remember as a little kid, I saw one of those plastic igloo dog-houses and wanted to get one for myself so I could have a snow fort in the summer.
It was around highschool I finally gave up on that dream…
Same here lol
I do this for my kitten. She plays real rough with her stuffed toys so might as well get ones that will last longer.
So, anyone use cat toys for their ADHD toddler? I imagine those things work great if they are easily drawn to small bells.
Bad idea. Toddlers have larger trachea than cats, so a piece that comes off the cat toy, like the bell, can be dangerous to toddlers.
Most cat toys have “chokeable” sized parts and are fairly easily broken apart by a toddler. The little balls with bells are especially a bad idea for babies or toddlers.
What about those feathers on a string
The feathers actually can be swallowed by a cat, so you shouldn’t let your cat play with them unattended. I don’t buy toys with feathers at all, or if a larger toy has a feather as a small component, I take the feather off and throw it out before letting my cats have the toy.
Cat toys won’t work anyway–at least, nothing marketed as one will. (A large superball and a staircase with walls on both sides or a narrow hall might work.) Find something the kid finds endlessly fascinating. Video games are an excellent choice once they’re old enough.
Is any of what they did to the Commander inheritable? Super resilient toys might be non-negotiable.
Seeing as all they did was designer DNA, yeah, it’s inheritable. He can pass on his own worldly wisdom, too.
That’s not ALL they did to him. It’s been stated that he has had armor plating placed in his chest, and that at one point he had to fight to keep them from grafting in a laser canon too. He has also mentioned that the ‘upgrades’ done to him and his siblings went on for years before he managed to accrue the political capital to put an end to it. And while I know these are technological examples, you have to consider that if they have the ability to design DNA to create the ultimate badass supersoldier, then maybe they know how to splice in other organic goodies post-tube? For all we know, they might have spliced in Wolverine’s claws at some point to make him more badass and he just never reveals them because he feels that it’d be impolite.
Especially since Logan hangs out at the depot/office… See that time Kratos got his daggers caught in Logan’s ribcage and couldn’t pull them free faster than Logan’s Healing factor patched the hole.
So puberty is going to suck for these kids.
I recall doing a paper on designer babies, some 20 years ago, and one of the hypothetical ideas was the use of additional artificial chromosomes which were not inherited in the germ line but functioned solely in the altered individual. They case for this was that you wouldn’t want your enhanced child to pass on 20+ year old technology, you want your kids to give your grandkids the newest model of metabolism or whatever. Also, from a business standpoint, genetics companies would not want to be giving your grandkids “perks” for free.
I thought of this, but my wife wouldn’t let me do it
That is… actually a very good idea and I’ll certainly take notes for when I have kids of my own.
Some of those chew toys are darn cute!
That’s damn genius
Weirdly, I used to give my dog toys designed for kids…
Resilient? You’ve never seen my dog playing with one.
they are fairly resilient. they hold up for minutes, i tell you.
When my nephew was born, a different aunt went to buy him toys and ended up getting a “goody” bag for dogs. It worked out well. They split the toys between the kid and the dog and everyone was happy.
I don’t think i had this, but…
Now that i think about it, when i was a kid, a toy was a toy, as long as it looked good and was fun to played with, i would have not cared.
Dude, many of those toys are better made than kids’ toys! So what if it looks like a bone and smells like bacon, it works and keeps the kid entertained!
I asked my mom for one intentionally because I wanted a squeaky toy. Why should dogs have all the fun?
I am so fucking glad that I’m not the only one giving children dog’s toys to play with. THEY’RE SAFE IF THEY CHEW ON THEM, OKAY. WHEN I WAS A KID I PUT EVERYTHING IN MY MOUTH, THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN ME DOG TOYS
In all fairness when I was a toddler my nanny was basically the family dog… hell she even would rat me out to my mom when I did stupid things like climbed up onto the roof or broke things…God I miss specky…We (humanity) just don’t deserve dogs…
When I was a toddler our golden retriever was so protective of me that once when I was playing near the back door and someone opened the door to come inside, the dog nearly broke his own back jumping out of the way and contorting himself awkwardly so he wouldn’t land on me. He yelped real funny when he landed and didn’t get up very quick.
Same dog maybe a year later, my father had to go away for business and he shaved his beard off while he was gone. Took him an hour of talking to and hanging out with the dog (HIS dog even) before the dog would let him even get close to me. And after he finally convinced the dog it was him and all was well? He tried to pick me up and the family cat attacked him not believing it was him! The cat went after him good too, no mercy going after his face. He has never changed his appearance while out on business again and it’s been over 20 years since that happened.
but the cat wasn’t protecting you it’s just being a cat
My dad was having a party once and somebody went out to their car to get something and he tried to just come back in without knocking or having one of us open the door. My Rottie almost attacked him. I think she would have if he had gotten past just opening the door a crack. /Nobody/ got in my house without somebody she knew letting them in. I used to worry about Santa and the Easter Bunny lol
Plush dog toys with squeakers or other noise makers are great toddler toys.
Sometimes I keep the toys I buy for my dog…
My parent’s didn’t do that, but they did let me eat dog treats…
My own kids on the other hand have seen and asked for toys at the pet store for themselves.
thats just awsome. Safe and cheaper then toys marketed for tots and children. if they want a pet toy why argue, unless they ask for the pet to go with it…
Young Children’s toys and dog toys are pretty much interchangable.
It’s common enough that they generally make pet toys to the same standards of safety as kid toys so they don’t get their pants sued off when parents give them to kids.
or you know the kids just take them from the dog.
That’s why Homer Simpson got his daughter Maggie a chew toy shaped like a steak.
nope, we did it with my nephew nate too…he had a steak and a rolled up newspaper if I remember correctly.
As a cat owner those little balls with bells in them. My kids LOVE them.
I got a stuffed Garfield from one of those arcade ticket exchange things. Didn’t realize it was a dog toy until it was in my hands lol
That does explain why Sammy’s shark has lasted so long. I always kind of pictured that thing as an aquatic Hobbes. Lifelong friend and boon companion, with a million conversations between him and Sammy that we’re not privy to.
I’ve gotten into an argument with people on facebook because I’ve said something similar.
My kids play with my dogs toys more than my dog does.
the dogs recognize the toy has been claimed by the kids.
Dog: its one of theirs now *fades into the mist*
Kids: why is doggy acting creepy?
As long as it’s non toxic for humans, i’ll give one for my nephews & nieces.
Oh! I thought the shark was plush, but I guess that makes sense. Of course he’d try to take it in the water, and a stiff shark is probably cooler anyway.
The shark is plush, he just also has a bunch of squeaky toys haha
So am I the only one who wants to see the stereotypical cutesy sidekicks that all the tough guys seem to have? Ya know, like Vannelope for Wreck it Ralph or Yachiru for Kenpachi Zaraki. Personally, seeing Jared take on a side gig as their babysitter would be hilarious.
I personally can’t see Jared controlling Yachiru for any meaningful length of time. She was in charge of an entire division of troops that are much bigger and meaner than he is, and even the other captains basically just worked around her shenanigans because it was easier.
i think it’s precious that you are using your dad as a model for hat a manly man is. ^_^
From early days to present, my toddler’s favorite toy is a tiny skeleton (with a stuffed head and crackling paper in the body) that she picked out at a PetCo. She loves Spooky to pieces.
I /love/ that name haha
Eh, boys, pets, whaas’ the diff?
My father bought me dog toys, but he was also bred and showed dogs as well as owning a kennel.
I work in a pet store and all the employees with kids do this.
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MY NEW CHILD WILL LOVE HER SQUEEKY TOYS.
I aspire to be as badass as Canada Guy and Commander. May the Navy aid my endeavours!
“They’re super resilient”
*looks at all the squeaky balls my dog has managed to destroy in under two weeks*
I guess kids don’t have as sharp teeth as dogs, but still. My dog DESTROYS squeaky toys.
It’s true. Little kids don’t know or care what the cool or expensive toys are. Later on they will need the Barbie Malibu summer fashion attachment for their toy house, but when they’re young if it’s brightly colored and makes a noise it’s the greatest thing ever. My father likes to take my step sister to the dollar store. She gets super excited by the toys and whatnot; she leaves happy and dad only spends a couple bucks on toy dinosaurs and a foam cowboy hat or something. Much better than taking her to Toy’s R Us and telling her she can’t get the 90 dollar doll that she wants.
This seems like a interesting parenting trick. Also a fun story.
When my friend had her son, I told her he was basically a puppy for the first four years – make sure he can’t eat anything on the floor, keep him out of the cat’s water dish, out of the cupboards, etc. Durable pet toys are a logical step.
This would help to explain your deep seated psychological issues.
I mean my regular kid toys ended up getting stolen and destroyed by the dogs from time to time, and I would be heartbroken about my favorite bear having its face torn off, so having more resilient toys for kids actually makes a ton of sense.
My Rottweiler would eat the noses and eyes off my stuffed animals. She also ate socks and pretty much anything small that got left out while nobody was home. Many of our boardgames are missing pieces lol
Makes sense to me. I bought a large dog pillow instead of an expensive camping mattress. The cover is washable too.
I will admit, straight up, I bought myself a squeaky dog toy for this reason.
Its true, they don’t know the difference. When my youngest sister was a toddler she would ask for dog toys and my mom would buy them for her.
She also thought toilet paper rolls were cute and huggable. She would steal them out of bathrooms and take them everywhere with her like a stuffed toy.