That is why I zip tied a toy to the end of it so she can chew the toy when she catches it to her heart's content. Still, there was the time when I left Fiona in the yard for less than 4 minutes and she sheered off the last 5 inches or so by the time I got back to her. I just made a double knot on the end and re-zip-tied the toy to it and I made another trip to the feed store to buy another whip. The once-broken one is our back up and I keep it in the garage. If the garage door is open, she will run into the garage and sit staring at it longingly....for like 20 minutes at a time.