Tim Dowling: seven squeaky dog balls equals seven degrees of hell
The sound the toys make mimic the plaintive cries of wounded creatures, exposing our pooch’s uncontrollable sadism
My wife derives grim satisfaction from buying dog toys that advertise their indestructibility, and then watching as the dog destroys them, often within hours of their purchase.
“That came with a one-year guarantee,” she says, pointing to the fragments littering the rug.
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