Hartz Quackers Plush Duck Dog Toy Colors Vary

Great Dog Toy
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I’ve bought 3 of these in the past 1.5 years. The first one came home with my new 10 week old standard poodle.

It stayed in great shape for the first year until we adopted a 1 year old chihuahua. She is a TOY killer. The ducks are both still playable but she ripped at a seam until it finally broke open. One is in decent shape, the other is deflated. The 3rd one is MIA and I suspect she’s hidden it. lol

I’ve thrown them in the washer a lot, but we warned that after a few dryer trips the quacker will no longer work. They wash up great though.

So, I’d rate them a 2-4 for durability. It really does depend on your dog. My poodle never destroyed toys until the chihuahua came along. Now she does it too- every stuffed toy.

They are well made, but if you have a persistent toy killer it will eventually get ruined.

Loved it, but ate it
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
Bailee is a small beagle, like 15 pounds. This was a somewhat considerable toy for her size, but she loves larger stuffed toys over the smaller ones. I thought this seemed like a pretty great toy (with the ‘life-like’ duck sounds.) Bailee loved it too, but it only lasted about 3 days before she got the squeeker out. She has tons of toys, and has only gotten the squeeker out of a couple. So needless to say, I won’t buy this again, but she did love it.

save your money
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
These are very cute but they don’t stand up to dog-play. My corgi eviscerated the Hartz toys within minutes. I have found the only stuffed toys that last are the AKC or the CKC brands.

Get the Jakks duck instead
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I purchased a Marley & Me branded quacking duck toy awhile ago and my two puppies loved it and it was incredibly durable. Then on vacation, they lost it somewhere. So when I got home I went to buy another one to replace the one that was lost (from the same retailer, which was not Amazon) and all I could find was this Hartz Quacker at about the same price. Not really remembering who made the first one, I figured this was the same thing just not under the Marley & Me brand, so I bought it. My two dogs (both puppies) destroyed it within a few hours, ripping the belly open and emptying it of all it’s stuffing and the quacking mechanism.

Thinking this was a fluke, I returned it to the retailer for another and literally, within an hour, one foot was torn off. Then a little while later the belly was torn open and the contents were all over the house. I complained to Hartz this time and got a standard boilerplate response full of platitudes and nothing else.

So I decided to seek out a duck like the one I originally had and finally figured out it was manufactured by Jakks. I found one here on Amazon for a good price and ordered it and they’ve had it now for over a week and all that has happened to it is they’ve chewed the tags off of it. Otherwise it’s holding up well to daily abuse and it is again their favorite toy. Thanks Jakks and Amazon. Shame on you Hartz.

Fun for your lab, but doesn’t last forever
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Our lab also loves these ducks. They are better than the version without wings. Unfortunately our little guy has taken to chewing off the duck’s face. Despite the destruction, this toy has lasted longer for us than most dog toys. It is still fun and I can’t seem to stop buy him a new one.

Retriever’s best buddy
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
We just got a new golden retriever puppy and I had ordered this toy for him. I thought it might be a bit large for him at first, but within a day, it has become his favorite toy because he can grab it by the neck or wing and swing it around with his head – great fun! He likes to sleep on top of it as a pillow, and also loves laying down with it and biting on the torso to make the duck quack. I hope it lasts a while!

disappointed
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
Got this and was immediately disappointed – I couldn’t make it produce a noise and naturally the pup had to run over and help me. She wasn’t able to make it quack either. She likes chasing it, but we both were disappointed in the silence.

Dog loves the duck
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I got one for my Mom’s dog. She is a one year old Boxer.

She absolutely loved it. She carried it everywhere. Every time anyone would come over. She would put it in their lap and show it off.

But she destroyed it in a week or two.

So I bought her another one for Christmas and I also purchased another one for my father-in-law’s dog.

Takes a beating and keeps on quacking
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I have two of these duckc, my dogs love them. I personally do not like buying the dogs stuffed animals becuase their goal is to destroy them and leave filling scattered through out the house. I have owned these ducks for over 2 years and my dogs play with them frequently. They have been through the wash countless times, always come out clean (use little detergent on hot for full cycle, then run full cycle, hot again using no detergent add 2 cups vinegar where you put the bleach. The vinegar removes all the remaining detergents leaving the toy safe for your dog, it will not smell of vinegar, it will rinse away in final rinse).

These two ducks have out lasted countless number of toys and have not rip on them. The only down side is when the two of them fight over one. That can be a bit annoying with all the quacking.

This is a great toy, I recommend it for all dogs, it a must have in my opinion. Its cheap but not cheaply made. I have never seen any other dog stuffed animal toy last as long as these two ducks.

Lab loves it
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My lab loves it, although mine came with a blue neck, not like the one in the picture. He broke the squeeker in it within 3 days but he always does that. Great toy!

my dogs favorite
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
this duck was basically my puppy’s first love; he really enjoyed this duck, the very real duck sounds it made and the way it felt when he carried it around from the neck. Despite the fact that my dog destroys all things plush within minutes, this one is the winner of the plush tough toys for us. No, it’s still not intact, but, it took him a couple of months to finally destroy it. Yes, we had to sew it up a few times at the beak/eyes and tummy. but, it was worth it. He loved this toy and if it weren’t for the vet banning plush toys from my puppy, I would buy multiple ducks for him to hunt definitely worth it, especially for the not so aggressive hunter.