O man the cone of shame? That sucks! Prepare for the ensuing destruction as your hound will run into everything with it! They crack me up. Hemi was strong enough the cones typically lasted about an hour before she tore them to shreds, no matter which style she had. The little dog (60 #) just suffered thru it. I usually try and let them go with out it till they start licking the sutures. I can keep them good till night time and put it on them at night. Just no good way to do it!