I know how you feel, any toy that comes into this house for the dogs has a 2 second lifespan. Have you tried the dog toys without stuffing? They seen to last longer. Its just like a stuffed animal but they don't put any stuffing inside. As far as the super-tough claims on most toys go I can't find anything my dogs can't kill in minutes and to make matters worse all the super tough stuff is ugly and only comes in a few basic shapes. Me and my dogs are much happier to just get cheap stuffies from the thrift store. They can tear them up all they want when I spend 25¢ per toy. Puppets are a great find also, since they are unstuffed. The puppet gets to interact with the dog for some extra fun and they don't get ripped up to fast.