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Sharp Edges---BEWARE!!!
We purchased the Ethical Pet Seek-a-Treat Shuffle Bone for our dogs a couple of months ago because we thought it would be a great item for them. We placed a few treats under the shuffle pieces and then set the Shuffle Bone on the floor. Our younger dog immediately took an interest in the toy, sniffing it and checking it out. Doc (the dog) soon figured out how to shuffle one of the pieces. My husband and I were both very excited that he had figured it out and gotten the treat out, but soon our excitement turned to panic as we noticed a large blood smear and a couple of drip of blood on the Shuffle Bone and on our carpet. We immediately took the Shuffle Bone away and tended to Doc, finding that he had a cut on his chin that was almost 1/3 of an inch long. We tended to the wound that Doc received from the Shuffle Bone, cleaned the blood out of our carpet and then my husband and I both inspected the Shuffle Bone only to find that it has VERY SHARP EDGES and that was what caused the injury to our dog. We were both dumbfounded as to why a pet toy manufacturer would leave such sharp edges on a toy rather then sanding them down and rounding them off a little for the safety of the pets. We both searched the box for a comments/concerns number to call and bring the issue to the companies attention, but there was no such number anywhere on the box to be found. We don't know if the Shuffle Bone works better for dogs with long muzzles or not (our dogs are Boston Terriers), but we STRONGLY urge buyers to TAKE CAUTION in purchasing this product!
Though we believe that the company had the right idea, we do believe that the item is flawed and is a PET SAFETY HAZARD! We would not recommend this item to anyone, ever.
January 2012 · Pet Supplies