We got Emma a cute new toy a few weeks ago- a stump that hides 3 little squirrels. The box said that it will help stimulate her mind and create hours of entertainment. While I didn't really fall for the "hours of entertainment" line, I thought she would still have a little fun playing with it. The idea of course is that I would "hide" the squirrels in the stump and then Emma would have fun digging them out and repeat. It said to give the dog some time to get interested in the squirrels before hiding them or she will not search for them. We played with all three squirrels for about 5 minutes to get her scent on them and then I hid them in the stump. She pulled them out a couple of times before she decided to just chew the part of the stump that was separating the two side holes (see the top 2 pictures). She then proceeded to kill the first squirrel, ripping out this squeakers and all of his stuffing. What a productive first day! The last two squirrels died within a few days and now we have various parts of squirrel bodies that she really likes to play with and a seriously destroyed stump. I think we are really going to have to stick with Kong toys- at least it took her a month to pull the legs off her Wubbie and rip out the balls inside.
