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This week I’ve been working on some molds for new toys. I brought some play-doh to Kyjen so see if I could mold some prototypes myself. My fellow colleagues were so excited to see play-doh in the office, I offered them some to play with. Later in the day, Nicole and Lauren introduced me to my new desk mates: Herman and Wilbur!

Thanks gals!

This just in! Thanks to Matt, I now have a third friend! Meet Oscar!

Several of us at Kyjen embarked on a hike this past Sunday. We were pleased to see the most popular dog backpacks on the trail were our very own Outward Hound backpacks!

We always appreciate the support, and we like to see the happy dogs wearing them… even when carrying their own gear!

Our new Outward Hound Eco Carriers are made with recycled materials- the same material used to make the reusable grocery bags that we all love.  They are designed with new prints and custom features, so you can safely carry your small dog in style.  Watch Abbe (one of our Kyjen Customer service reps) show off this new product in the attached video:

One of our hot-selling Real Animal Squeaker Mats has escaped from the warehouse and Sally Squirrel has gone missing! Cody and Matt, who recently returned from Space Camp, don’t know about the escape… But they are sure to find out.

The remaining Real Animal Squeaker Mats have been contained and are available. Click here to get yours today!

*No real squirrels were harmed in the making of toy or video.*

Our new faux fur Real Animal Squeaker Mats combine the fun and durability of our original Squeaker Mats with the enticing natural colors and textures of real animal fur! Each creature has 12 squeakers plus a grunter in the tail and a nylon belly for texture and durability. Cute faces and embroidered eyes eliminate the ‘scary’ factor of being too realistic.

As natural born hunters with senses honed for the pursuit and retrieval of prey, dogs take delight in survival activities. Toys that mimic the natural colors and textures of animal fur like our Real Animal Squeaker Mats tap into the instinctual drives that help keep dogs healthy and engaged!

Our new Real Animal Squeaker Mats are now available and shipping!

Want to see them, want more? Watch this short video:

Outward Hound Mobile Homes Hibiscus

Stylish Pooches can now hit the road in high fashion!  The Outward Hound Mobile Home Collapsible Crate combines outstanding quality with clever features such as tie-flap windows and a removable fleece pad.  This crate is ideal for travel and when you need to contain your pooch during Outward Hound adventures!

For non- aggressive Small and Medium sized dogs,  dimensions are 19.75″ H x 18″W x 24″ L.  Available in 3 fashionable prints!

For a better view watch this short video showing our crates:

Here are some shots of the Mobile Homes in detail:

Click to see the Butte Humane Society Kyjen Video

Several months back I received a personal email from the director of an under-funded, over-crowded, open-admission dog shelter (Butte Humane).  What really got my interest was the “enrichment” program they have created for their dogs. We figured our Puzzle Toys would be a prefect fit for this program. We know our dog toys are not indestructible but we believe dogs love soft toys more than harder materials that often go unplayed with. We’ve designed our Plush Puppies to be more durable than other plush toys, and I thought this would be a great test to prove the durability of our toys.

The letter I received from Lyndsay, the coordinator of the shelter, is below. She also posted short video of the actual dogs in action.

Dear Kyjen,

Thank you so much for your generous donation of dog toys!  The staff, volunteers, and especially the dogs and puppies of Butte Humane Society have been having such a wonderful time with them!

Since we are a small, over-crowded, open-admission shelter our dogs get really stressed while they’re here.  We’ve implemented a kennel enrichment program to keep the dogs as calm and happy as possible while they are in our care and waiting for their Forever Homes. Part of this program is the “Toy Trolley” which gets rolled out every morning to distribute toys, chewies, and bones to our pooches to play with or chew on for the hour before we open to the public. This hour is their “Quiet Time” to settle down in their kennels and have some productive mental stimulation

Each morning when a volunteer brings out the Toy Trolley the dogs get SO excited and your wonderful toys have had them just jumping for joy (as you can see by the video)!  The humans here have been thrilled too, since the toys are so durable there’s less clean up to do afterward. Logan – the first dog in the video – is a master of demolishing his plush toys within about ten seconds of receiving them, but low and behold! An hour after he got his first Tuff Grunt it was still in one piece! Since our shelter has such a tiny budget for enrichment for our animals, having these durable toys that that dogs love so much has been wonderful for everyone.

The Chicken Ball Buddies have been special favorites among our Missouri fight-bust Pit Bulls. One pup (Apple- who has since been adopted) made it quite clear to us that he just could NOT leave his foster home without his special chicken, and Pete (the tan Pit rolling around in his Dogloo in the video) obviously loves his too!

Thank you so, so, so much again for the toys!
Lindsey Lieberman
Canine Services Coordinator
Butte Humane Society Chico, California
www.buttehumane.org

O’Mally is addicted to Plush Puppy Hedghogs.  It’s well known around the Kyjen office to that Kim’s dog is a junkie.  He’s always seeking out hedgehogs — and at the Kyjen office there are plenty of hedgehogs around, from the various stages of top-secret product development to our extensive current line-up.  He plays, sleeps and does anything he can to get them.  He’ll even carry two at a time around in his mouth.  The other day he saw a top-secret prototype on top of a cabinet in my office, he came in a whined with his eyes fixated on the hog he wanted until he got it — fortunately I still have the blueprints for that prototype.  He’ll even go “shopping” in the warehouse — perusing the shelves of toys and prototypes until he spots one that suits his fancy. See O’Mally in action in this short video: