Super Simple DIY DOG TOY
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Brownie’s favorite thing to play is tug. She loves it. We love it. It’s long been her favorite game, but it’s also one that she happily adapts to playing no matter who’s tugging with her. She’s always seemed to “know” instinctively not to tug as hard when the littler kids play as when we adults play.
I know she’s making a silly face here, but she loves her tug toys and the photo makes me laugh!
A few years ago, when my (then) Junior Girl Scout troop was working on a community service project, we made DIY tug toys for pets in shelters, and I realized the other day that not only were these really simple and fun for the kids to make, they are also really fun for adults to make too! These are really inexpensive when you pick up fleece remnants from a craft store! This is one of the easiest crafts, and all ages can do it.
DIY DOG TOY
What you need:
fleece fabric, any pattern/print/color – the bigger your dog, the longer the fabric you’d like. We cut ours into 3 foot strips
heavy duty scissors
What you do:
Cut your fleece into 6 equal strips. Brownie’s about 45 lbs and medium sized, and this length works well for us. Remember that fleece will stretch as you play with the tug toy, so it’ll lengthen a bit after you’ve finished.
Double knot the ends of the fleece at one end.
Braid the fleece strips all the way to the end of the fleece length
Double knot the ends of the braided fleece.
Voila! You’ve made a DIY dog toy! Your pooch will love you, and you can have some fun playing together once you’ve finished!
We love doing crafts and making homemade gifts- we have so many friends and neighbors with dogs and we’ve got plans to make some cute little holiday gifts for them with a homemade dog toy and some special made in the USA dog treats!
We love to spoil our pets and reward them with treats. Do they get them all the time? No, but we do give them frequently. Brownie is the epitome of unconditional love. She had such a rough start in life- abandoned in the woods, left to starve with her littermates and parents- but we were lucky enough to bring her into our family. Do we spoil her? YES. We try to make sure no memories of those horrible first weeks and months stay with her, and she’s come a really long way in trusting us humans in general. I hate that her life started out that way, but I love that her family is mine and that I’m her “person” even though it means she’s usually sticking her snout by the shower curtain even when I’m showering. As I type this, she’s laying by my chair, one paw over my toes. That’s how we spend our time when I’m working. Our dogs are family members, and we want to make sure we spend time with them and they know how much they mean to US, so when we do treats, make toys, play games, run around together, we’re reinforcing how WE love our poochies. I made a little video about our Brownie. I get all warm and mushy watching it!
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of True Chews. The opinions and text are all mine.
adriana says
This really is such a great DIY! I would have never thought to DIY something like this. It came out so great! I don’t have a dog, but I have a couple of friends who do and they would just love this. Definitely going to pass this along! It really does look so simple to make!
Mike says
That’s a pretty simple toy. I am going to try this out on our next housesit (which normally involves dogs). Thanks for the inspiration!
Ali Rost says
We have two English Cream Golden Retrievers (Harry and Sally) at our house and tug toys are some of their favorites. I love these and especially that your family made them for the shelter, such a sweet gesture. As far as the True Chews go, our dogs have indeed tried them. My husband is always bringing home different chews and I report they were a hit! x
Brett says
Brownie LOVES the pot pie flavor. Her faves.
Your dogs have the best names ever!
Censie Sawyer says
What a great DIY treat for your pup. We are a cat family but treat our cats as our family too. Your dog is so cute and those chews look really great for dogs. WE have to try our furbabies well!
Melissa Dixon says
This would be a great addition to my dog’s toy box! We will have to add a couple to this stocking this Christmas as well. She has been going through some toys, she is a teething puppy still. I like the idea of making some toys myself. I bet my daughter would enjoy helping out!
Sue Reddel says
What a great idea! We always buy dog treats for other family dogs at the holidays. This would be a wonderful way to make these cute pet gifts ourselves.Thanks for sharing the idea.
Brett says
I’m glad it’s not just us. Our pets have stockings… hahaha
Jeanine says
YES! I am getting so tired of forming out money to buy these for my pups and would much rather make them myself. This looks so easy too so even I can do it no problems! My pups will be so happy!
Joie Betterly says
Brownie is beautiful! I love the homemade toy idea, it’s very creative and will save me a small fortune. Our new puppy is going through toys like crazy!
Joely Smith says
My daughter makes these same doggie toys and boy does her dog love them!! Just as you said – so easy to make and I think dogs like them more than toys we buy at the store! We will have to try out True Chews soon. Thanks for telling us about them!
Jenn says
We have made a similar toy for our pup. He is now chewing up everything we buy, so we’ll be giving this a try.
Nikki says
I make this all of the time for my dogs! I found a stash of fabric from my days of trying to learn to sew (which, sadly, didn’t go over too well, lol). A few snips, a few braids, and voila, a new toy! I absolutely love your dog’s “silly face!” Too funny!