I meant to reply to this sooner. baddog, your dog Buddy really looks like a Border Collie and Purebred. I'm not 100% certain though. In the latest issue of Bark Magazine there is an article about a new test you take for your dog to see which breed it is. It is the first time a test like this has been commerically available. The website is mmigenomics.com. Cost is $65.

Which toy did you eventually get Buddy?

Kongs seem to last the longest, I am also trying out tennis balls as he has yet to destroy one of them yet.

It is funny that you think he looks like a purebred, as you are the second person in the last few days that has said so.

If you look at these pics, you can tell that he is most definitely not a purebred.

His mom:

http://a1der-babe.com/indy869.jpg

The rest of the litter

http://a1der-babe.com/indy898.jpg

http://a1der-babe.com/indy871.jpg

http://a1der-babe.com/indy903.jpg

At first glance, I didn't think he was a purebred. But his markings are exactly like a Border Collie's. He's even got the white strip on his head. Funny he came out like that, and the rest are more like their mom. What about the dad? Was the dad a Border Collie? The mom is definitely a Labrador mix. Hopefully someone got that bitch spayed after she had the litter.

My yellow labs love those ropes with the ball or knotted at one end, and the grip at the other, to play tug o war. Not sure what kind of dog you have though.

its amazing how they can get attached to toys.

We have no idea who dad was. This happened in the corn fields of Indiana.

Mom is a purebred mutt. The litter looked like 3 fathers were involved.

He was the only one that came out looking like he did

i feel sorry for you dog

Looks like you can get several from
http://www.petsolutions.com/Harley+D...001693-C-.aspx

My shih tzu, Chloe, has a few favorite toys. Whenever she hits on one, I'll grab two or three if she really really likes it. She loves the bo-bo toy from Petsmart (the one with the dachshund in the commercial). She also loves toys that grunt rather than squeak. Then there's her little pink purse. Sometimes when I'm taking her out in the yard she has to grab that thing to take it with her.

PK

Yeah, actually I bought him two more. The first one lasted about 10 minutes, so when the second one arrived I just put it up on display with all my other Harley stuff.

I have come to the conclusion that he has outgrown stuffed toys. He wasn't too happy when he saw it go up out of his reach, but I am not going to keep buying him 10 minute toys.