It still amazes me what a companion Jasper is. We're having a little touch of spring here and it was so nice to take him for a nice long walk. We were even able to get down by the river so he could run off leash. Of course he immediately ran over to a nice pile of deer droppings and rolled all over in them. As for the Kong...J has a really strong bite and we're actually on our third Kong, but now he won't play with it very much because it's almost too strong for him. I'm glad Mikka enjoys his so much!