@pixeloriousspriteson Our toys go through a life cycle.
A) new fluffy squeaky toy
B) new fluffy eviscerated toy with squeaky removed.
C) Gross chewed saliva toy with various squeakers stuff in
D) very disgusting toy and random squeakers stuffed into orphan sock and tied off
D) A dog-toy-centipede of various fluffy toy skins and old socks tied together.
E) buy new toys, repeat process every 4-6 months.
Edit - adding, no single toy occupies our terrier for long. Our success has been routine - a happy medium of what he wants and us providing a facsimile of that thing (hunting a kong toy instead of the neighbours’ cat) and a supply of things to distract him.
We just have a steady supply of commands,
Puzzles, or environmental controls (crate is in warmest room and gets a hot water bottle, the other rooms are awful according to him) to subtly redirect him into an acceptable behaviour.
Also crate training 100% for our guy. I know it’s not for everyone and older dogs struggle with it but the crate is essentially his bedroom and we never use it as punishment. It’s an easy ask to say “go to Your crate” we always put a treat in there if we leave the house so he loves us taking off - means he gets a yums and a nap