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Day 124/365: Spring Daffodils

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Day 124: My daffodils are blooming!

My garden is starting to bloom, I’m so excited! These were the first daffodils of the season and I thought they deserved a special highlight. I’m going to see how many flowers I can take photographs of this season, most will probably not be in my yard, but around town, ahhh, I can smell the fragrance of lilacs already.  So if anyone from Elmwood see’s me crouched around your bushes it’s just me and my photography addition.

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Day 123/365: High School Track Begins

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Day 123: High School Track Meet
Day 123: High School Track Meet

High School track season has begun in Nebraska. My daughter missed the first meet due to the State Speech meet, so the Yutan relay was her first meet. She ran the 4 x 800 meter  relay and the long distance medley, the 1200 meter leg. My son, a senior is also doing track this year, it’s a way to get in shape for the Marine Corps.

Day 121/365: Brody my Jack Russell, the Official Tester of Tough Squeaky Dog Toys

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I have found the MOST indestructible squeaky dog toys on the market! Seriously, chew toys your dog won't destroy. My Jack Russel is a pro at tearing toys to pieces and I have found the BEST squeaky dog toys for aggressive chewers.Toughest Toys – Squeaky Dog Toys for Aggressive Chewers

Many of you have followed my quest to find the indestructible dog toy. Specifically, a squeaky toy, my Jack Russell loves squeaky toys. So far only the toys that have past the survivability test has been his Nylabone Dura Chew and his Busy Buddy.

My postings on this adventure attracted the attention of the Kyjen Company who makes unique and innovative dog products.

They sent graciously Brody a box of challenging and definitely unique squeaky toys and I’m going to do them justice during my by documenting Brody’s experience.

Kyjen Pet Products and their tough squeaky dog toys

Outward Hound 32039 Squeaker Matz Gator 16 Squeaker Plush Squeak Toy Dog Toys, Large, GreenKyjen PP02255 Hard Boiled Softies Dog Toys Durable Rubber and Plush Squeak Toy, Large, Multicolor

The day the box arrived Brody just knew it was for him.

Seriously, it was almost like ESP and he could sense all the fun inside. I let Brody pick out of the box and the first one he picked was the Hard Boiled Softies. It honks rather than squeaks and this was different. It is a plush covering with a hard rubber “yolk” inside.

white dog playing with his dog toy
It’s a bee! It’s different!

He pushed and honked it and eventually the antennae and the wings came off. Then he went to work on the bottom part of the plush bee because he couldn’t get at the noisemaker.

After a few hours, the egg came loose from its fabric. I was very impressed with the thick rubber construction. Since it was a very large size it was more difficult to puncture.

Dog toys in my house get destroyed
Got it loose!

After the egg was out of the “shell” Brody played and bounced it around all night.

What? All night, a toy actually lasted all night? This is a first!

The squeaker stayed in the egg even. It wasn’t until the next day the squeaker became dislodged and disappeared inside the dog toy cavity. I fully expected it then to be chewed into many pieces. Nope.

A week later I’m using the egg as a treat toy. I break up his dog bones into three pieces and put them inside. It’s a perfect size the egg is large enough in diameter to encourage some serious chewing and tossing to get them out.

This next phase of toy play will last him hours if I keep the treat pieces large enough.

I have put the egg back in it’s shell a few times, but it’s chewed up enough where it doesn’t stay. But I’m impressed.

As you can see from the video Brody really loves his toys, small toys are a challenge to play interactively with him as he plays keep away. Next review is a toy that is the perfect size in my opinion, maybe if they merged the two together?

Thank You Kyjen!

I have found the MOST indestructible squeaky dog toys on the market! Seriously, chew toys your dog won't destroy. My Jack Russel is a pro at tearing toys to pieces and I have found the BEST squeaky dog toys for aggressive chewers.PetSafe Dog Toys the BEST tough dog toys for aggressive chewers

In my years of buying and testing dog toys, I’ve learned that the Petsafe dog toys are really TOUGH dog chew toys and the BEST on the market.

Here are my favorite dog toys that meet the tough, and fit into the truly indestructible category. PetSafe makes super quality dog toys and the Busy Buddy was Brody’s first toy, my request, or wish, they make a tough durable squeaker came true and the Booya is what every dog toy should be like in the future.

PetSafe Busy Buddy Waggle Dog Toy, Medium/LargePetSafe Busy Buddy Waggle Dog Toy, Medium/LargeBusy Buddy Squeak N Treat Booya Dog Toy LargeBusy Buddy Squeak N Treat Booya Dog Toy LargePetSafe Busy Buddy Barnacle Dog Toy, LargePetSafe Busy Buddy Barnacle Dog Toy, LargePetSafe/Premier Busy Buddy SQUIRREL DUDE Dog Treat Chew Toy LargePetSafe/Premier Busy Buddy SQUIRREL DUDE Dog Treat Chew Toy Large

If you’re looking for GUARANTEED indestructible dog toys these are your best bet, but you may have a dog that is a super aggressive chewer and these still won’t last. One tip is to get one size larger than recommended.

Day 120/365: Marshmallow Peeps for Easter

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You know it’s getting close to Easter when the Marshmallows Peep show up on the store shelves. I always get excited about the anticipation of Easter Peeps.

Day 120: Easter Peeps
Marshmallow Goodness in all colors

Marshmallow Peeps are soft, colorful, sugary, and fun!!

This iconic treat of pure sugar has a cult following and there are many ways to use them other than just for getting a sugar high. They now come in all sorts of colors, aside from the original yellow, although I’m a purist.

There is a whole website dedicated to Peep Recipes, Peep Crafts, and multiple contests including one from the Washington Post called the “Peep Show” I won’t even go-to the subject that comes to mind.

Heck, there is even the official PEEPS Facebook page, well of course, why not?