Collection: Plush Toys

Plush and soft toys for dogs from Hugsmart, GiGwi, Georgie Paws, RUFF Play, Resploot, Zippy Paws and Outward Hound. Over 110 soft toys including squeakers, crinkle toys and no stuffing designs, delivered Australia wide.

What a Plush Toy Is Actually For

A plush toy is not a chew toy that happens to be soft. It does a different job, and dogs that love them use them in ways a rubber toy cannot satisfy.

The first is carrying. Plenty of dogs want something in their mouth when they greet you at the door or settle on the couch, and a soft toy is the right shape and weight for that. The second is shaking. That sharp side to side snap of the head is prey drive, and a plush toy is the safe outlet for a behaviour the dog is going to perform on something regardless. The third is comfort. A lot of dogs pick one specific soft toy and keep it, sleep with it, and take it from room to room, and that attachment is real rather than sentimental projection on the owner's part.

Plush Is Not for Power Chewers

This needs saying plainly, because the packaging in this category is the least honest in the shop. Words like tough, reinforced, extra strong and double stitched appear on plush toys that will not last an afternoon with a determined chewer.

Reinforced stitching genuinely helps against normal play. It does not change what fabric is. If your dog's pattern is to seek out a seam, open it and empty the toy, no plush toy is the answer and buying a tougher one just costs more per week. That dog needs the durable range or a proper chew toy, and can have plush as a supervised treat rather than an unsupervised possession.

The Risks Are the Squeaker and the Stuffing

The fabric itself is rarely the problem. What causes vet visits is what comes out of it.

A squeaker is a small hard plastic component, exactly the size and shape that lodges somewhere it should not. Dogs that are determined to find and remove the squeaker often swallow it in the process. Stuffing is the other one: a mouthful of polyester fill can cause an intestinal blockage, and unlike a squeaker it does not show on an x-ray easily.

So the rule is simple. The moment a seam opens, take the toy away. Not later, when it gets worse. A plush toy with an open seam is a toy that is actively dispensing hazards, and most dogs will keep working at the hole rather than lose interest in it.

No stuffing designs remove half that risk by having nothing inside to swallow, which makes them a sensible option for dogs that like to shake and de-stuff.

Keeping Them Usable

Most plush toys can go through a washing machine on a cold gentle cycle in a pillowcase or laundry bag, and air dry rather than tumble dry, since heat can melt a squeaker or shrink the fabric around it. Check the label first, and check the toy afterwards, since washing can loosen seams that were already weakening.

Rotation works particularly well with plush. Dogs lose interest in soft toys faster than in food toys, and a toy that has been out of sight for a fortnight comes back interesting.

Browse the full toy range or see fetch toys if your dog wants to chase rather than cuddle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are plush toys safe for dogs?

For most dogs, supervised, yes. The risks are the squeaker and the stuffing rather than the fabric, so the thing to watch is any opening seam. Remove the toy as soon as one appears. A dog that swallows a squeaker or a mouthful of stuffing can develop an intestinal blockage.

My dog destroys every soft toy in minutes. Is there a tough plush?

Not really, and the marketing in this category overstates it badly. Reinforced stitching helps against ordinary play but does not make fabric survive a determined chewer. A dog with that pattern needs rubber or nylon chew toys, and can enjoy plush supervised rather than owning one.

Should I let my dog take the stuffing out?

Better not to, since swallowed stuffing is a blockage risk. If your dog clearly enjoys the de-stuffing behaviour, a no stuffing design gives them the same shaking and shredding satisfaction with nothing inside to swallow.

Can I wash a plush dog toy?

Usually yes. Cold gentle cycle, inside a pillowcase or laundry bag, and air dry rather than tumble dry, since heat can damage a squeaker. Check the care label, and inspect the seams once it is dry, because washing sometimes weakens stitching that was already going.

Why does my dog shake plush toys so violently?

It is prey drive, and it is completely normal. The sharp head shake is the motion a dog would use on prey, and a soft toy is a safe target for it. It is not aggression and there is no need to discourage it, as long as the toy is holding together.