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As a dog owner, I’m lucky I live in the country. Any excess energy my dogs have is burned off running around outside. Dogs in urban or suburban areas aren’t so lucky, and a $4 billion<\/a> dog toy market has emerged to create diversions for cooped-up pooches.<\/p>\n

This Frank the Dogtopus<\/a>, designed by dog owner Ian Stack, is a smart design for a dog toy. Being made out of recycled fire hoses, it’s virtually indestructible. Each of its tentacles have three “treat pockets” made out of natural rubber.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

You load the thing up with treats, then tie the tentacles into knots. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This creates a compelling “puzzle” for dogs who can smell the treats, but can only get at them by gnawing and tugging to undo the arms. Stack reckons this can tie a dog up for over half an hour.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Some dog owners might be uncomfortable with this fact, but the gnawing and tugging motions required to undo the thing simulate what it’s like to rip a small animal apart. Dogs, being descended from wolves, find these activities compelling. And it’s a lot more acceptable, in a modern household, for your dog to run around with an opened Dogtopus rather than say, an eviscerated groundhog. (I’ve seen it firsthand; it’s pretty gross.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Frank the Dogtopus is doing gangbusters on Kickstarter, where Stack was seeking a mere $3,000. At press time it was up to nearly $125K, with 29 days left to pledge. Prices start at $50, and the units are slated to ship in December.<\/p>\n

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