Dog Toys for Heavy Chewers

These easy to make colorful rope toys are great for any size dog. Just scale up or down the diameter of the rope to fit your dog, 1/4" for small dogs or 3/8" for large dogs. Directions given are for a basic toss/tug toy pictured below. Pictured are several variations based on the basic knot that can be created with a little practice and creativity.

Step 1 Finding center of two lengths of rope

Start with two equal lengths of rope, I recommend no shorter than 5' each length. Find the middle of each length by folding the rope in half and lining up the cut ends.

Comments

[shadow wave rider]

how did you mahe all of the different shapes. i only knw how to make one of the ones you made in this instructable and that was just the straight one. can you write another intstructable for the other shapes

[J3443RY]

Well I have finally released a new Instructable based on my original Dog Toys for Heavy Chewers this time it features a "Y" Shaped Dog Tug & Toss Toy more shapes and more instructables are in the works. So keep checking in to see the progress. Thanks for your interest.

[J3443RY]

Thanks & Yes I am working on that now, keep checking in

[djlewis725]

Hey Please make an instructable on how to connect ropes to make something like in your example. Great ible

[J3443RY]

Well I have finally released a new Instructable based on my original Dog Toys for Heavy Chewers this time it features a "Y" Shaped Dog Tug & Toss Toy more shapes and more instructables are in the works. So keep checking in to see the progress. Thanks for your interest.

[irish2ice]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome......

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do an instructable showing how to do this with a Double loop!!  Just like one of your examples, but with double loops!!

[J3443RY]

Well I have finally released a new Instructable based on my original Dog Toys for Heavy Chewers this time it features a "Y" Shaped Dog Tug & Toss Toy more shapes and more instructables are in the works. So keep checking in to see the progress. Thanks for your interest.

[iamrusky]

wow. this is ... AWESOME! Christmas for my Seamus pup. this is so similar to gimp lanyards.they were super popular in the nineties, make super key chains.

[Applejuice11]

Great job! My pup will love this!

[cwissduhfur]

isnt that just a lanyard with rope?

[pitbull277]

A hemp or cotton rope would not be harmfull if eaten, but cotton wouldnt be as tough.

[damagedwings]

Oops, how do I vote for this?

[damagedwings]

BTW, I voted for this :) No strings attached as I don't have any ibles yet (pun intended).

[Rottmaster]

These toys are great but make sure that after you are finished playing with your dog that you pick up these kinds of toys beacuse if your dog eats the string it can kill him.
It is always a good thing to pick up all toys after playing with your dog.
 

[instruct39]

Really great instructable I give it 4.5*. I will definatly make one of these for my own dog once i get some paracord.

[pie R []ed]

 you should really make this out of paracord and put it in the contest!

[damagedwings]

Excellent! I will be making a few of these for my grandson's dog who is a German Shepherd still in the puppy chewing stage at 2!

[Biggsy]

Yuo know I have always wondered how they make those! Thanks alot, really welldone instructable!

[mg0930mg]

I think this looks like those barrels we used to make with gimp. This looks promising and nice, though.