Chewed Pet Toys And Their Hilarious, Invented Stories (PHOTOS)

Any dog or cat owner will speak of a favored toy that, in the course of being gnawed, shredded, punctured, torn, eviscerated, has become an indispensable companion to their pet. They will recount with wonder their pet's specific manner of ravaging this toy, or even try to convince you that a deliberate pattern of transformation is at work. But do they ever really see this bedraggled object of their beloved pet's desire?

For our new photo book "Chewed," we decided to take a close look at these comically distorted creatures. We began by coaxing these casualties of tough love from pet-owning friends. Soon we were swamped with boxes containing plush animals, rubber squeakies and unidentifiable bits and pieces. We photographed these slobbery victims in a formal yet humorous style as seen through the eyes of the adoring pet.

Below are excerpts from delightful and poignant short stories by contributors who were inspired by their favorite "Chewed" photograph: visit www.chewedbook.com.

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[nolabear]

02:55 PM on 09/25/2011

These are very funny! Wish I'd been smart enough to write "The Adventures of Monkey Leg". the stuffed animal part that's been a staple of our cretters' lives and our jokes for years. A well chewed toy is a sacred thing.

[Lui Paras]

07:18 PM on 09/23/2011

Some might expect that my big rottie Odin would murder defenseless little stuffed toys left and right. But what he does is just pile them together with his green dinosaur Yoshi right in the middle, and just watch over them all day long. I can come and pick the toys up as much as I like, but whenever my lab Chen comes anywhere close, he'd start growling and warning him not to come any closer.

I think his possessiveness and not wanting to damage his toys started when we celebrated his first birthday. He had a lot of party balloons and he loved them like they were his babies. He would line them up near his breasts like they were puppies. He got really pissed at the lab because Chen loved popping the balloons. He took care of the remaining 3 balloons until the air ran out. :3

[Dave Harrison]

05:28 PM on 09/23/2011

When I got my rescued 6 month old Pit mix we went all out with the toys. Instead he decided to chew a couple of cell phones and a set of hearing aids I left on my desk. Then he moved to toys. There isn't one that can go 3 minutes in the round before it is a pile of indescribably cloth or nylon pieces strewed across the house. He has only one living brain cell but we love him all the same. He is now 4.5 years old. It's been a long 4 years.

[creole-girl]

04:15 PM on 09/23/2011

I laughed out load at most of these, my house is often strewn with the sad remains of once cute toys....Between the pug and whippet mix they don't stand a chance.

[4evryoung]

05:10 PM on 09/23/2011

Between the tug-of-wars, keep away and toss my dogs(I have 8) there is not an intact toy in our house. Once there's a tear they begin gutting it to pull out the squeaky. Every morning I walk thru the house picking up stuffing. I find knawed eyes along with various limbs. We just toss the pieces(except the eyes) back in their toy basket so they can start over.

I only by inexpensive toys because regardless of how much I spend or how dog-proof they are, they will be torn up in short order.