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What a strange and awkward name for a toy... But it does look kinda like a pickle. And it smells like tapioca pudding. And it is a heck of a lot of fun to ask the dog "Where's your pickle?" in front of company. :-0
But seriously, this toy is awesome!!!! Our 55 pound Australian Cattle Dog mix LOVES it. And better yet, she has only been able to dent it but not destroy it. The pickle is still fully intact with just some tooth dents, similar to what we see on a Kong after a few weeks.
We do not use this for treats, just for playing and chewing. The ACD loves to play catch with this toy inside the house (but we have to be careful as it is a hefty solid chuck of rubber stuff that could totally take out a lamp or plant). She also just loooooooves to run around with it hanging out of her mouth like an oversized cigar. She will chew it sometimes, but prefers her Nylabones if one is handy.
I HIGHLY recommend this toy for Medium to Large sized dogs with lots of energy who are serious chewers and also need lots of different toys to keep them busy.
Toys that pass the ACD chew test:
Kong (we still use the Red, have not had to upgrade to Black yet)
LARGE sized Nylabone for Heavy chewers
Fresh moose antlers
chuck it balls (but these are always getting lost)
Pickle Pocket
Toys we thought would work that failed:
Kong Frisbee (died in 5 minutes of fetch)
Kyjen Fire Hose (died in 5 minutes of fetch/chew)
Orka Chew (died in 2 hours of chew, GREAT for fetch but dog prefers this toy for chew)
West Paw Bumi (died in 5 minutes of chew, GREAT for fetch and tug)
PawTrack (dogs just don't like chewing it, loved shredding the rope)
Any Rope toy is shredded into a mess in minutes (OK for tug, but still gets messy)
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Our EM got this for Dogmas ;) I think it is a little to easy for her to get the treats out of the cracks. The material hasn't held up as well as some of our Everlasting Treat (EvT) products.
I've noticed some cracking in the material (it's not "plastic") but no chunks have broken off.
For size reference, if Mama were to stick this in her mouth length-wise, she would be able to hide it. She doesn't play with it like that tho, so we let her play with it.
She likes us to throw this thing and it will bounce off its end into an unexpected direction. Take care when using indoors!
For determined dogs: I would think that the skinny end shape might cause obsessive chewers to be able to get a piece off of the end. Every dog is different, so you would just have to watch your dog before leaving him or her with the toy alone.
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As a certified cheapskate, I found it difficult to spend twenty bucks for a toy, even a good one made by the Starmark people. (We LOVE their green treat/chew balls.) But as a dog professional, when a heavy destructive chewer was coming for training, I felt obligated to spend the money and try this toy. Result? I LOVE IT--and so do the dogs who have enjoyed it for over two years now. We now own about four pickles. They have been enjoyed with and without treats in the pockets by ACDs, Labs, Amstaffs, a Sharpei-Husky mix, and others. Some dogs like it for tossing around and fetching, and others just lay down and chew. The toy bounces beautifully and crazily for more exciting fetch games, and two dogs can hang on and wrestle with it. As other Starmark green toys, it is virtually indestructible. Not hard plastic, but a nice firm, slightly squishable texture that is chewably fantastic....at least, that's what the dogs tell me.
And remember--like other Starmark products, this can be cleaned in the dishwasher or drop it in a bucket when you disinfect toys that are shared with other dogs.
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