No dog toy is indestructible, and anybody who tells you otherwise has not met a determined labrador with an afternoon to itself. What a genuinely tough toy does is last considerably longer than the ordinary kind, and then fail slowly and visibly rather than coming apart all at once. That is what the reinforced, quilted construction here is for, and it is a more honest promise than the word on the packaging.

The quilting matters more than fabric weight on its own. Stitching the body into small panels means a tear that starts in one section has somewhere to stop, instead of running the length of a seam and opening the whole toy in a single afternoon. The bear shape gives a dog something to grip and shake, and gives you a limb to hold for tug, which is what most heavy chewers actually want: a game with you.

• Reinforced quilted body built for heavy chewers
• Panel stitching contains tears rather than letting them run
• Bear shape with limbs to grip, shake and tug
• Navy colourway, single design
• Suits medium and large dogs
• Redirects chewing away from furniture and shoes

On the word indestructible. We will not use it. This is a tough toy for supervised play, not a substitute chew to leave with a power chewer all day. Check it over regularly and take it away the moment stitching opens or filling shows, because swallowed stuffing is how a cheap toy turns into a vet bill.

Who it's for: Medium and large dogs who wreck ordinary soft toys, and owners who want a tug game lasting more than one session.