Since it is nearly St. Patrick’s Day, my sister Alice and I were talking about easy ways to make shelter dogs feel like they are lucky dogs. I plan on dropping off some supplies to the shelter we adopted Theo from. In preparation, I remembered a simple t-shirt chew toy that my daughter made for our dogs last summer and we decided it would be the perfect thing! Easy and affordable, we made a few extra to give to our own dogs.
Supplies
- Old t-shirts
- Scissors
Directions
Cut the shirts into strips: our’s were approximately 2 inches wide.
Pull the fabric strips taut, this is especially important if you are using a knit fabric.
Sort your strips into 3 strands. (You can put as many strips in as you like depending on the thickness you want.)
Knot the strands together.
Braid.
Tie another knot and trim the ends.
You can add extra knots or tie in a loop for more variations.
Because Theo is an aggressive chewer, we added denim to his.
Alice’s dogs were excited to be the testers! Okay, 2 out of 3 were excited. Franny is always a little unsure of what is going to happen when we take out the cameras.
Although Darla isn’t much of a chewer, she was happy to have a new toy.
Lulu played tug of war like a puppy, while Franny forgot about the cameras and just enjoyed her toy.
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About Alice G Patterson Photography: Based in Syracuse, NY, Alice is a bicoastal portrait, events, and commercial photographer. She is available to travel and has three dogs of her own.
What a very cool way to make toys – thanks for sharing this!
What a great project. Thanks for sharing!
Darla’s new found fame has gone straight to her head and she can no longer fit through the doggy door. xoxo
Love this great idea! We always have tons of t-shirts that need a new lease on life. By the way great looking sofa too : )
What a great idea. Now I can do something better than use old tees as rags!
I love this chew toy idea. Great for the dogs and the environment (reuse)!
What a great idea, so cute! Looks like the pups love it!
I especially like the idea of giving home-made chew toys to a rescue centre… thanks!
So many yeses to this post! I just got a puppy and I’m kind of obsessed with everything dog related as of late.
Congratulations!
What a fantastic community service project for a youth group. What a fantastic project for my husband—keeps him and our two large dogs occupied!
What a fabulous idea! My dog would tear that apart in five seconds, but I can see smaller dogs loving it!
I’m so making this! My dog chews up toys so fast, this is cheap and easy way to entertain her and I’m not out a ton of money when she destroys it!
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Oh I am so going to clean out our tshirt drawers! New toys for the pups!Thanks