Original Snuggle Puppy Heartbeat Stuffed Toy for Dogs. Pet Anxiety Relief and Calming Aid, Comfort Toy for Behavioral Training in Black

I recently adopted a pup, who was from a litter of 12 pups. Needless to say, she was used to having siblings near her. So when she came to me, she had some issues sleeping by herself. This stuffy, with a subtle heartbeat was recommended to be so she could feel safe and fall asleep. With the quick shipping, it was here the same day and I set it in her kennel at night. She slept like a "baby"! This stuffy is the perfect size for S,M,L dogs alike. The heart insert is held in with very sturdy velcro and will turn off after a time so that it doesn't run the battery out. My pup is a chewer, and she has not been able to tear this stuffy apart. The design of the stuffy doesn't leave any strings or material loose or sticking out to cause a pup to try and tear holes in it. The cute puppy face and floppy ears makes this a perfect stuffy to sit on your pup's bed even if they aren't in it.It can also be used for separation anxiety if your pup suffers from missing you too much.

I got my puppy yesterday and this is, so far, the best thing I purchased. He wrestles with it and sleeps against it. He slept through the night which I totally did not expect. The toy is bigger than he is and that make the whole thing just that much cuter. I have a feeling I will be going through a lot of batteries but I think it's completely worth it.The toy is soft and so far has taken the little guys teeth with no tearing. I'll update further if he manages to rip it open or anythingUpdate: No tearing and I did put in a hand warmer overnight to see how that worked. It made the toy warm enough to the touch to be comforting but not too hot. I'm not sure my puppy noticed or cared and I haven't done it since. He loves to wrestle with this and sleeps next to or on top of it whenever it's nap time.Update May 2017 -- He loves this toy, he still sleeps with it every night. It hasn't had a heartbeat or the warmer in years but it is still his go to sleep toy. It goes with him to boarding and on every trip. He still has the original stuffy though it doesn't have ears or eyes anymore. I had to wash it once due to an explosion in the crate, with a lot of bleach, and it fared very well. He wasn't sure about it for a few days as it didn't smell right anymore, but he soon fell in love with it again. Im very impressed with the quality as this has lasted three plus years of pretty constant mauling.Five Year Update: He still loves this toy. I keep considering getting a new one and swapping them out but it's held up surprisingly well.Seven Year Update: My neighbors got a puppy and she just cried the whole first night in the crate. I got her one of these and the difference is amazing. She hears the heartbeat and goes directly into her crate!I broke down and got my dog another one, even though this is a big pricey for the size of toy. He is in love. He has spent hours cuddling with this in the past two days. I put up a pic of the old one vs new one. I finally washed the old one and it's better, but he LOVES the new one. I was being sentimental as it was the toy I had with me when I picked him up from the breeder, but apparently he doesn't care. I will be getting more, possibly yearly, as he destroys them.

This toy was a miracle for my 8 week old puggle. My husband and I are crate training and although he was fine in the crate with the door open, as soon as that door closed my puppy would cry, cry cry. I knew he came from an active area so my first thought was loneliness...enter this toy. When I received it, I turned the heart on, put it inside the toy, put the toy on my lap, and put the puppy on my lap with the toy. He slumped right over it so his chest was on top of where the heart was beating and went to sleep within 30 seconds. Deep enough to snore. That made me very hopeful for the night, and he has not barked, cried or whined in his crate one night since. He snuggles right in with the toy and goes to sleep. Sad puppy problem solved.My 5 star rating is for the toy itself and how well it worked for me. However, some things to note: most importantly, the batteries that come with it are terrible. When I put them in, the heart made a ticking sound but didn't vibrate. I was very disappointed, thinking I had been mislead in what the toy was supposed to do. I changed out the generic batteries that came with it for some fresh new ones and the heart instantly began to "beat" and tick as advertised. I keep a lot of batteries around, just in case, as I don't want his toy to "die" while he's sleeping with it (I want him to sleep peacefully, not be traumatized by sleeping with something that dies in his crate). I've had it just about one week and the batteries are still going strong, but I do turn it off during the day and remove it from his playthings, making it strictly a "bedtime" companion, instead of an all day toy. Also, I have not used the heat warmer, and he still loves it. I wanted to see how he did without the warmer before I got into a costly cycle of having to keep buying those 24 hour heat warmers that you might be able to stretch out into 2 days, or something else that you heat up manually (like a bean bag), that will cool before the night is over. So by all means, try the heat warmer if you want to, but I opted out of it and he loves it still.Also, he's chewed the tail, ears, nose...shook it around (on those occasions where I forgot to remove it from his crate and it became a "regular" toy, or didn't move it far enough out of reach) and he's roughed it up...it's still in fine shape. It seems very durable, although I was convinced he would have at least pulled the tongue off of it within the first day or two, but nope, still 100% intact.I highly recommend trying this toy. My thoughts going in were, if it doesn't work, I will have purchased a rather expensive general chew toy...but if it does, it will be the best $40 I ever spent. And indeed it is the best $40 I ever spent. He lays down and goes right to sleep, every night since day 1 of the toy...not a peep since.

I bought this before we brought home our 8 week old puppy home, so I had it when he arrived and glad I did. First night home he slept just fine no crying or whining with this Heart Beat Stuffed Toy in his crate.. He still has it in his crate for naps and bedtime at 5 months old. I would still use the heartbeat even tho do not think he needs it but the heart stopped working. I thought even about donating it to our shelters second hand store but becauses the heartbeat stopped working I won't , he can keep it for just another stuffed toy. I would of given 5 stars if the heart part kept working.