Dog toy warning

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August 27, 2008 at 5:03 pm #496512
Jennifer
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August 27, 2008 at 5:03 pm #730069
Jennifer
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Hi folks! I know a lot of you are dog lovers. I just wanted to spread this news- take or leave what you will from the article, but please do use care in your dog toy selection.

http://www.thechaistory.blogspot.com/

(warning- slightly graphic photos of a veterinary nature)

The good news is that the company in question is now recalling the product.

http://www.fourpaws.com/news/press-room/four-paws-rough-rugged-pimple-ball-with-bell.htm

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August 27, 2008 at 5:11 pm #730070
purpledragonclaw
Thank you, Jennifer, for that info! What a sad story! Scary, too! 😯
August 27, 2008 at 6:07 pm #730071
darjeb
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Jennifer Thanks for the information it is heartbreaking to see dogs suffer like Chai and Cole have and who knows how many more.
August 27, 2008 at 6:11 pm #730072
Katherine
Thank you so much for posting this. I feel so bad for the dogs who suffered. 🙁
August 27, 2008 at 6:35 pm #730073
Kristen
Thanks for posting this – even though I don’t have a dog, I shall pass along the link.
August 27, 2008 at 7:37 pm #730074
Bob
How sad!!
August 27, 2008 at 8:02 pm #730075
Adaneth
Thanks for posting this. That poor dog! 😥
August 27, 2008 at 9:01 pm #730076
Jodi
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Oh, those poor babies. How awful! I’m glad to see the ball is getting recalled now.
August 28, 2008 at 4:27 am #730077
BlueDragon
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Aw man! You’d think that those people would have thought of that happening when they first created that toy! Poor dogs!!!

BD
August 28, 2008 at 5:59 am #730078
SPark
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The company’s website shows the toy as still for sale though. 🙁 I hope the “recall” isn’t just a PR stunt of some sort and that they just forgot to pull it from the site, but it doesn’t exactly fill me with joy to see it still there. I also have to wonder about their other rubber dog toys that, although slightly differently shaped, still have that same single hole in them. Theoretically they could be just as dangerous.
August 28, 2008 at 12:27 pm #730079
Travistie
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Thanks for posting this Jennifer. Those poor dogs! It’s especially awful for poor Chai. 🙁 I will not be buying any of the toys made by that company for my dog. I have also forwarded this to all my co-workers who have dogs too.
August 28, 2008 at 1:44 pm #730080
frozendragon
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that is sad… I’m so glad we don’t buy any kind of rubber toys for our dog…

we’ve never bought rubber… we’ve always gotten some kind of natural materials…
August 28, 2008 at 2:29 pm #730081
Maria
I quit buying rubber toys for Retta. She loses them, or lets other dogs steal them.
August 28, 2008 at 7:33 pm #730082
Bob
I’m telling everyone I know about this
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