This was the first toy that made me aware of Bark. We got my bf's mom some airpods. We randomly saw this toy at the pet store and thought it would be adorable to gift her beloved poodle the airpawds and have the dog open her present first as a hint/foreshadowing of the gift for mom. :) both pup and mom got airp(o/aw)ds for Christmas! At the time, I didn't know much about dog toys or had preferred brands for toys/doggy stuff but what I did notice was that not only was this item creative, the fabric and materials used to make the toy felt really nice quality compared to other dog toys I've purchased in the past. Since then, I started to pay attention to different dog toys and saw Bark show up more and more in various stores. Now that bf and I have a new puppy of our own we have been purchasing Bark toys whenever we see them in stores and even signed up for a subscription. Airpawds will always hold a special spot in our hearts as the toy that turned us onto Bark, even before we had our puppy :)