Anyone make homemade dog toys?

[Mamaw]

Just wondering if any of you make homemade dog toys for your puppies? how about agility equipment and stuff to work on training tricks with? Molly is part jack russell, part beagle and part who knows what but she is high strung and bursting with energy. I find she does much better if I take time every day to play ball with her, give her new chew toys and work on training alittle every day. I took an old large bucket, cut the end off and taught her to crawl through it ( small tunnell) Now I have an old plastic garbage can that we will do the same thing with ( bigger and longer tunnell) I also have a 50 cent hula hoop that I taught her to jump through. Anyone else have low cost, creative items to use in training or as toys? Thanks for any tips?

[Mumzy]

I make chew toys from cut up jeans. I cut out the zippers and such and knot the ends. Of course you need to use common sence and watch that the dog doesn't ingest it.

I am bummed to just learn that one of the worst things for dogs teeth are old tennis balls! It is because they are usually handed down after use and the combo of the trapped dirt and felt acts as sandpaper on their teeth! Who knew?!

[bumplett]

braided felt makes great tugs.

[HandyMom]

braided felt makes great tugs.

So does old socks. Tie a knot in each end of the sock and go for it! My dog loved that the best and would bring it to me all day long so we could play tug-of-war.