Saturday, June 28, 2014

5 Most Painful Dog Toys to Step on in the Middle of the Night

I have been half-heartedly trying to teach Coco to pick up her toys for some time now.  Last night when I stepped on her Tux toy in the middle of the night, I knew it was time to get serious.

Over the years, I have stepped on some pretty painful toys on the way to the bathroom.  I always make sure things are picked up when I go to bed (at least a pathway cleared) but it seems likes Coco takes the most painful ones out again to play with while I'm sleeping.  

I've created a list of the most painful dog toys to step on in the middle of the night:

5.  Tennis Balls:  Our house is littered with tennis balls and if you kick them in the night, it isn't so bad, but if your weight lands on one while stepping mid stride, it can be disastrous.  

4.  Nylabone Durachews: These things are brutal on the bottoms of your feet!  Made for power chewers, there isn't any give to them at all, so if you step on them, you are out of luck.

3.  Squirrel Dude: Since it is one of Coco's favorite toys, it is out of her toy basket a lot.  The Dude is painful.  Ankles may roll.
2.  The Tux:  Since it is made from a firm material and it is an awkward shape, the Tux is perfect for inflicting pain in the wee hours.  

1.  And the MOST painful toy to step on, an Antler. These things get sharp, they are long and as hard as can be and they're round.  Let's face it, in the wild, their purpose is to inflict pain.  Success. 
Time to get started on whole-heartedly teaching Coco to clean up her toys on her own!

8 comments:

  1. Sucks that you have the first hand (foot) knowledge to make the list! :)

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    1. It does suck. Funny how she never has them in Daddy's path, isn't it? :)

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  2. This is great! We somehow manage to keep most toys out of the path between our bedroom and bathroom. I'd love to teach Luke to put his toys away though....it's on the list for training!
    What happens to me the most is the stuffie toys....I step on one and am so sure I've stepped on one of the animals!! Our kitchen is usually littered with them, and the cat is underfoot as well....so I'm busy and step on something and I'm sure it was the cat (sometimes it actually is the cat....)! LOL

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    1. It think training to put toys away should be right behind sit!

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  3. Yikes, that must not have been fun! We have it "easy" over at our house...kitty toys aren't that tough on the bod! Have a great rest of the weekend!

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  4. Oh, OW on the antler! I came THIS CLOSE to stepping on a dead mouse once that Rita killed and left next to the bed for me. (Sometimes she channels her angel big sister, who I always said was a cat in a beagle suit.)

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    1. You win, Jackie. Dead mouse is WAY worse than an antler. Yikes!

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