We were so excited to get a package from Talia’s Toys this weekend! If you haven’t heard of Talia’s toys, she makes these adorable upcycled tug toys (who doesn’t love when things are upcycled?!). When I opened the package, I was tickled to see not only the toy, but some treats and a hand written card as well! I don’t know about you, but I love the personal touches. It really shows how much someone cares about their product and their customers.
The toy is adorable. When I first looked at it, I thought it was going to be a little small for my two. You can kind of tell the size in relation to Mauja and Atka.
I finally let them play with their new toy and a game of keep-away began. Mauja would run laps, Atka would steal it, Atka would run laps, Mauja would steal it… rinse and repeat.
This style of play is pretty common for them, so imagine my surprise when they decided to use the toy for it’s intended purpose; a game of tug! Tug is a very rare game in our house. They will occasionally tug with us, but they usually let up after a few seconds. I can’t even tell you the last time I saw them tug with each other.
Their tug game got lazy pretty quickly. First, Mauja got tired.
Then Atka.
And then I think Atka just gave up. He held the toy tightly, but just let Mauja drag him across the back yard. I wish I had gotten a video!
The toy is really stretchy, which makes it perfect for a game of tug! I wasn’t worried about it ripping in half as they played.
I think we got caught laughing at their tug attempt.
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Adorable!! Lowering his center of gravity..genius. 😛
We’ll go with that reason for lazy playing 😉
What fun.
They were definitely worn out after their tug session!
Love love love the photos of your pups playing tug of war!!! Those look like some great goodies!
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They thought so! I have to sneak packages into the house now because they always know they’re for them!
That looks like so much fun!
I’m sure they wouldn’t mind if a third player joined in!
That looks like such a great toy! I think Luke and Sheba would love playing tug with one of those. I love the personal touches too!
It really makes all the difference!
It’s true, it’s the little things that add to the quality of the package 🙂
It makes you feel like you’re not just another sale. I really appreciate that.
What a cool toy! I love the last photo!
I was just happy that I got the shot through all of my laughter!
What fun!
Honey loves to play tug. It’s a game she’s taught ever foster dog we’ve had.
Maybe she can help Mauja and Atka improve their techniques!
What a very cool toy, my dogs love rope toys will have to check these out.
How cute! I just love when Dory plays “lazy tug”! Great toy find!
My Kuvasz sis Katie has loved tug a war since she was a pup. Mom says when Katie was a puppy she used to pull Mom around the room in her office chair using her tug a war rope. Now she plays with Bailie or with Mom. She never gives in and lies down like yours did. She takes it seriously.
Laying down is a strategic maneuver in the game of tug. Jasper outweighs Tucker in our house, and once he lays down, all Tucker can do is try to drag Jasper around.
Looks like your two had lots of fun!
–Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats
That is too funny! I just think mine are lazy 😉
Neat toy! I love little gifts to make things more personal. Looks like Mauja and Atka enjoyed it!