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My Dog and That Hippo Squeaky Toy

Alright, so I decided to grab one of those hippo squeaky toys for my dog the other day. Saw it hanging there, looked kinda sturdy, you know? Purple color, decent size. My dog, Max, he loves anything that makes noise, drives him absolutely wild. So I thought, yeah, let's give this hippo a shot.

Got home, took it out of the packaging. Felt okay, sort of that typical plush material, but maybe a bit tougher? Hard to tell sometimes. Max was already bouncing off the walls the second he heard the plastic crinkle. I tossed it to him.

The Initial Mayhem

He snatched it right out of the air. First thing he did? Went straight for the squeaker. Found it in like, three seconds flat. Then it was just squeak, squeak, squeak. Non-stop. He was parading around the living room, hippo in his mouth, squeaking it like he was sending Morse code.

• Found the squeaker immediately.
• Carried it everywhere.
• Obsessed with the noise.

The Reality Check

Now, I figured this phase would last a bit. Enjoy the squeaking, maybe toss it around. But Max, he's got this other mode. The "find the weakness" mode. After about ten minutes of pure squeaky joy, he settled down for some serious work. He started chewing, real focused, right where the squeaker was.

I watched him for a while. He wasn't just playing; he was on a mission. Find the squeaker, extract the squeaker. That hippo material? Yeah, not as tough as it looked. He zeroed in on a seam near the belly. Started gnawing and pulling.

Mission Accomplished (His, Not Mine)

Didn't take long. Maybe another fifteen, twenty minutes? I heard a different sound – ripping fabric. Looked over, and there it was. A hole. Stuffing starting to peek out. And soon after, the little plastic squeaker itself was liberated onto the carpet. He looked pretty pleased with himself, tail wagging, fluffy stuffing stuck to his nose.

So, the hippo squeaky toy adventure lasted, what, half an hour? From pristine purple hippo to disemboweled plush casualty. The squeaker survived, lying there on the floor, but its vessel was done for.

Final Thoughts

Look, he had a blast. Absolutely loved it for that short period. But sturdy? Nah. It's the usual story with these plush squeaky things, isn't it? They're built for maybe five minutes of supervised fun if your dog is any kind of serious chewer. Max isn't even a huge destructive chewer compared to some dogs I know, but he makes short work of these.

So, yeah. Got the toy. Introduced the toy. Watched the toy meet its inevitable end. Cleaned up the stuffing. That was my practice run with the squeaky hippo. Fun while it lasted, but don't expect miracles in the durability department.