Toys My Dog Destroys: Armadillo

Unfortunately, there's not much to the tale of armadillo. I bought him in a fit of nostalgia. "Major is a Texas dog," I said to myself. "A Texas dog deserves an armadillo." Besides, the armadillo was cute, and, as I've said before, I like the larger toys because they're easier to throw.

Here's armadillo right before I gave him to Major on the afternoon of 5/27/14:

The following morning, on 5/28/14, as we were playing tug-of-war, Major ripped a hole in armadillo:

It was all over in a matter of minutes after that:

Note: the white thing by the table leg is the squeaker.

Total destruction

Major usually continues to play with his toys even after he's torn them apart, so I didn't throw armadillo away until 6/12/14. However, in truth, he stopped playing with him as soon as he'd desiccated him. Here's armadillo before I threw him away:

When I lived in Texas, I saw a few armadillos
on the side of the road that looked like this.

I bought armadillo for $8.00 at a major pet store retailer. He lasted less than a day. I think I've learned my lesson now. No more purchasing larger toys, no matter how easy they are to throw.