For the most part, Emme and Rudy are extremely gentle with their stuffed toys. Occasionally a toy gets pulled apart at a seam if they play an extremely rough tug game, but for the most part, their stuffies last for years. Periodically, I take the toys in need of mending upstairs to my sewing room, mend the split seam, throw them in the washer and dryer and they are good to go for another long time.
Rudy likes to grab a stuffed toy, wrap his paws around it and mouth it, almost like he is nursing. He has never ripped up a stuffie, torn one apart, chewed an ear off, or severed a limb.
Emme also "loves up" the stuffies the same as Rudy, but she also loves to bite the noses, ears, and any tags that are sewn into a seam. So we have many stuffies that have been mended on parts that stick out. One of her favorite chew spots is the bill of the heron stuffie. I have repaired the toy by running lines of machine stitches over the end of the bill many times and it is still in service. A little used, but still good.
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