| Does your dog like to play tug of war with you or | | | | STEP 2 - Cut 3 2" strips from the bath towel or tea |
| with another dog? Do you have a bunch of old | | | | towel, down the long end. |
| towels lying around your house that you want to | | | | STEP 3 - Bundle the 3 strips together and tie a knot |
| throw away? Dog toys can be expensive and tend | | | | about 2" down from the end. |
| to break quickly if your dog is an aggressive chewer. | | | | STEP 4 - String the strips through the tennis ball |
| Dogs with high prey drives like Pit Bulls, Border Collies | | | | & tie another knot as close to the tennis ball as |
| and Jack Russell Terriers tend to LOVE to play the | | | | you can. Braid the rest of the length of the towels |
| tug of war game!! You can recycle those old towels, | | | | & when you get about 3" away from the end, |
| instead of putting them into landfill, to make a fun | | | | knot the strips together to finish the braid. |
| toy for you and your dog to play with! | | | | TADA now you have a finished dog toy! You made it |
| Supplies | | | | yourself, you made it with items that you recycled |
| -An old bath towel or tea towel, | | | | from around your house AND you made it for the |
| -An old tennis ball, | | | | colossal cost of ZERO dollars!! If you want, you can |
| -Scissors OR a drill, | | | | substitute the bath towel with polar fleece fabric. A |
| Instructions | | | | great variation on the toy is to make the non-braided |
| STEP 1 - Carefully cut, with the scissors, or drill a | | | | end of the toy with extra long dangling ends to give |
| large hole through the tennis ball. | | | | your dog more play stimulation. |