OMG How awful.thanks for letting us know, I am very glad we don't have any of those balls for my dogs here.
I think the hole was made as they got the ball off the dog rather than by the dog himself.My dogs have never chewed a hole like that in theirs but maybe I'd be safer to get rid of it before they do...thanks for the warning.
"There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion."
Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
they did contact the company and the company basically told them that there hasn't been enough incidents for them to care... that's the long and short of it. Although since that site has been spread around and more and more people have complained about their lack of action... the company now says they are pulling that product from shelves and are taking steps to remedy the situation. I hope that's true and not just the company blowing smoke to get people off of their backs.
Very unfortunate.
R.I.P my dear Sweet Teddy. You will be missed forever. We love you.
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I posted this story at zootoo and someone else saw that I posted it and reposted it as well... comments have been pouring in to our journal entries... they may even feature this article on the front page to raise awareness.
What saddens me is that this is NOT the only incident with this toy; there have been other dogs who have suffered the exact same injuries from the exact same toy.
SPREAD THE WORD!! And thank you for bringing this to our attention!
Of course you are welcome. As soon as my friend sent it to me I posted it here. We couldn't believe it ourselves. That poor dog, and many others as well.I figured it would be a good thing to get it out there for as many people as possible to see it. I strongly encourage everyone to post this on any other forums. Since PT is my only forum this is the only place I could post it.
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