Stuffed Animals

Who is it that designs stuffed animals?
Do they have a target audience in mind with them, or a focus group for the designs?
They must certainly not have my parents dog in mind when they are creating these fluffy toys. My parents dog, you see, is a quite lovable and cute creature, but feels the need to remove the fluff from all stuffed animals. This applies to stuffed animals created for dogs too. She finds those to be even more entertaining with their squeakers. The squeakers she will hunt for and remove first and then continue to remove the rest of the stuffing.
It is quite fun finding all the un-stuffed animals around their house. But be careful if you are there. The dog knows that all the animals are hers and if you pick one up she will want it back, with stuffing or without.