All For Paws Chill Out Watermelon Slice - Cooling Water-Soak Dog Toy

All For Paws Chill Out Blueberry Ice Cream

One of the fruit-shaped soaker toys in All For Paws' Chill Out summer range, built around a simple idea: a fabric toy that holds water. You dunk it, squeeze out the drips and hand it over, and the dog gets something cool to mouth and carry about on a day when it does not want to run. The blueberry version is the cone-and-scoop shape in purples and creams that gives the range its name.

It is worth being clear about what this is and is not. It is a soft summer toy for carrying, tugging gently and lying with — not a chew-proof rubber toy, and not a substitute for shade and water. Used as intended it is a pleasant way to keep a dog occupied in the garden through the hottest part of the afternoon.

Performance & Benefits

• Soaks up water and releases it slowly as your dog mouths and carries the toy.
• Cool and wet against the mouth and paws, which is where a dog sheds heat most readily.
• Light enough to toss a short distance for a dog that does not want to run far.
• Rinses out and dries between sessions, so it can be used day after day through a hot spell.
• Part of the Chill Out range alongside the strawberry ice cream and the watermelon slice.

Suitable For

• Dogs that need occupying rather than exercising on a hot day.
• Gentle carriers and soft-mouthed dogs.
• Garden and paddling pool play in summer.
• Puppies and small dogs, who tend to get the most out of a light soaker toy.
• Not for a determined chewer, who will get through fabric quickly — a rubber chew from the Chill Out range, or the Chill Out Silicone Foldable Travel Water Bottle for hydration on a walk, is the better spend.

How to Use

• Soak the toy in cold water, then wring it out so it is damp rather than dripping.
• Chilling it briefly in the fridge before handing it over makes the effect last longer.
• Re-wet whenever it dries out, which in strong sun happens faster than you expect.
• Rinse after use and hang to dry fully before storing, so it does not go musty.

Specification

• All For Paws Chill Out range, blueberry ice cream shape.
• Barcode 847922082345.
• All For Paws no longer list this toy on their own website and publish no dimensions, weight or material breakdown for it, so none is stated here.
• Figures for size and fabric appear on various retail listings; because they cannot be matched to anything All For Paws publish, they are not repeated here.

Care & Caution

• A fabric soaker toy is not chew-proof. Supervise play and take it away at the first sign of a seam opening — swallowed fabric and filling cause blockages that need surgery.
• Do not leave a wet toy with a dog unattended for long periods, and never leave one in a crate overnight.