Dogs get bored of a toy long before they destroy it, which is why rotation works better than buying one expensive thing and hoping. Five toys arrive in this bundle in assorted animal shapes with a corduroy plush finish, and the useful move is to put three of them away in a cupboard and swap them round every week or two. A toy that disappears for a fortnight comes back interesting.

Each one has a squeaker sewn inside, and that is the part doing the work: the noise rewards the bite and keeps a dog engaged in the game rather than wandering off with it. The corduroy outer gives a ribbed texture that is easy to grip and carry, and the soft body suits tug, fetch and the gentle mouthing dogs do while they settle.

• Five plush animal toys in one pack
• Corduroy outer over a stuffed body
• Squeaker sewn into each toy
• Assorted designs for rotating through the week
• Described as suiting small, medium and large dogs
• No dimensions or weights supplied for the set

These are play toys, not chew toys. The old listing suggested they suit heavy chewers, and they do not. Any stuffed plush with a squeaker inside comes apart under a determined chewer, and swallowed stuffing or a swallowed squeaker means a vet visit. Use them for fetch, tug and carrying with someone in the room, and bin any toy as soon as a seam opens.

Who it's for: Households with more than one dog, or one dog who loses interest quickly, where a rotating box of soft toys does more good than a single tough one.