I'm thinking kevlar for the next one. He doesn't seem to have much luck eating his nylon one either.

I buy him those Kong Air tennis balls with the squeaker in them and his jaws are so strong he breaks the squeaker (pops it loose inside) within 5 mins. They come in 3 packs, so I'll save a pristine one for a special treat. He goes NUTZ loving it so much, we call it his 'girlfriend'

damned if he does destroy every squeaker toy! I keep buying them though, because he's hilarious when he squeaks them and pauses to howl.

stormsun - yeah I know I need to break down and buy a crate if nothing more than for emergencies. We had a sheltie for 13 yrs and always left him home alone with no problems except a knocked over xmas tree when he was a pup. For safety sake, I think I will pick up a crate and let him think it's a playhouse.