African Wild Dogs No Match for My Good Dog Pet Toys

NORTH BROOKFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The quality of life for the African Wild Dogs at the Kansas City Zoo has just improved thanks to My Good Dog pet toys. My Good Dog, a division of Quabaug Corporation, donated Vibram® balls to the rare species, infamous for quickly destroying products with their powerful jaws.

“African Wild Dogs have incredibly strong jaws designed to help them take down prey significantly larger than themselves – some as large as one ton,” explained Linda Long, Kansas City Zoo keeper. It’s difficult to find items for them to chew on to exert those instincts that aren’t immediately destroyed and potentially ingested but your products withstood the test. The Vibram Balls have made a significant impact on our enrichment program for these dogs.”

Molded in the USA in 3” and 4” diameters the Vibram balls are nitrosamine free, tough, durable and hollow to fill with rewards or training aids. A Vibram Performance Proven Lug Design provides crazy bounces and long lasting fun. Available in camo, orange, cobalt, magenta and black, with or without a rope.

“We were thrilled to hear that our products made a difference for this extremely rare breed,” explained Luke Pfeifle, vice president of sales of Quabaug’s My Good Dog division. “We are also thrilled to be able to demonstrate the toughness, durability and plain fun of our products in such an extreme manner.”

African wild dogs, a very unique species, are one of the most rare and endangered species of carnivores with as few as 3,000 to 5,000 existing in the wild. With the recent birth of five pups in August, Kansas City Zoo now has seven dogs living in captivity as ambassadors to this breed of animal in the wild.

About My Good Dog, LLC

My Good Dog partners with forward-thinking companies to produce innovative products that make training and playing with pets a fun and enjoyable experience – for both the owner and the pet. The company is based in South Portland, Maine and sells its products nationally and internationally through a network of selected distributors and authorized dealers. It was founded by Luke Pfeifle and Alan DiSoto, whose experience in the shoe industry enables them to incorporate high performance components and technology into pet products that are safety-certified with customer satisfaction guaranteed. In 2008 My Good Dog became a division of Quabaug Corporation with Luke Pfeifle named Vice President of Sales for the division. Quabaug Corporation is a manufacturer of Vibram soles and other high quality rubber products. For more information visit www.mygooddog.com.

About Kansas City Zoo

The purpose of the Kansas City Zoo is to conserve and provide access to wildlife and to entertain and educate visitors in order to instill a sustained respect for nature. With more than 202 acres nestled inside valleys and rolling hills, the zoo hosts more than 1,000 animals. It is one of sixty zoos honored in “America’s Best Zoos 2008,” and was ranked number one in the nation for “African Animals and Exhibits,” and ranked in top 10 in the nation for “Australian Animals and Exhibits” and for “Pachyderms: Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos,” For more information visit www.kansascityzoo.org.

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An African Wild Dog chomps on a My Good Dog ball.

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