What do you let your dog chew on?

[General Lee]

My dog gets beef marrow bones. Tough as nails and the marrow is highly nutritious.

 

[General Lee]

We have a new Belgian Malinois (don't get one by the way they are nuts LOL), she LOVES Jolly Balls and Jolly Eggs. They do last a long time too.

I have a 5 year old malinois. Working dog. Depending on their bloodline, they don't make good pets. What I mean by that is they HAVE to have something to do or they get destructive. They don't do well in an inactive household.

 

[TomSeller]

. Rawhide is gone within an hour. .

Compressed rawhide last a while for my dogs, regular rawhide is gone too quick.

 

[riptides]

Since moving the dog inside the house, she now thinks she is a person and all chewing activity has stopped.

She doesn't even answer the door all the time anymore.

 

[Tomtint]

We have always had a Doberman and a Weimariner. The Dobe would destroy anything and everything.. didn't matter what it was. The Weimariner had 1 toy and he never chewed it, just carried it everywhere and the Dobe never went near it. Now we have a 1 year old Weimariner that is a toy chewing machine.

 

[jimmyj]

Hey, Jimmy, what is your authority for these statements that you should not allow dogs to have hard chewing toys? They sell all kinds of them at the pet stores.

Hi check. I have been in the pet industry for almost 40 years in different areas and currently own a pet store. And yes, we do sell the hard chews regularly. In fact, I recommend them for some dogs but definitely not all dogs and certainly not for very aggressive chewers. When we sell things at our store, we always advise customers of the possible risk and say that it's about each dog and how aggressive they are when they chew. Some dogs are fine with them, some are not. Heck we even sell frozen chicken backs for people who feed raw diets, bones and all.

There are lots of statements in veterinary publications that swear against hard chews, here are some examples:

From the American Veterinary Dental College " Dogs are carnivores they chew on bones in the wild. However, AVDC does not recommend cow hooves, dried natural bones or hard nylon products because they are too hard and do not mimic the effect of a dog tearing meat off a carcass. These hard products are associated with broken teeth or damaged gums."

And from PetMd.com
4 Treats That Can Harm Your Dog's Teeth | petMD

All of the vet clinics in my area swear against all hard chews for all dogs, nobody should use any of them they say. But one of the problems with the veterinary advice is that even though there are plenty of examples of dogs having broken teeth from stuff like this, they taint their position by recommending you buy other products from them instead of the pet store. So a lot of people are put off feeling it is a sales pitch.

 

[Paddy]

Last X-mass we pulled out the sewing machine and made a bunch simple canvas toys, even added squeakers. We don't even use stuffing. Dogs really don't care how much you spend, all they want is "new toy for me??, wag wag. The most durable are the toys made of seat belt material. You could cut a pull strap into 12" pc's, knotted

 

[rekees4300]

My Lab loves these! Available at Amazon

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[sriddle1]

The "tough" fire hose toy didn't last 10 minutes.

Smiley Boy, an 8 year old Bull Terrier or Target Dog is an aggressive chewer. In Tom Seller's post he said: "running out of slippers that were not chewed on" so I believe we're talking about toys. Because Smiley is a Terrier his instincts are to violently shake/twist/pull anything once grasped in his Jaw so as a pup we learned quickly no toys inside the house because of the slobber spread on the walls and ceilings. Like hosspuller, we tried the Fire Hose Toy, No-Go and destroyed, used his small front teeth to tear a hole thru the fabric. After reading many reviews on Amazon went with the large sized "KONG Safestick Dog Toy", received the gangly florescent green color stick, just weird looking !!!!! The first play session Smiley did the old twist and the balls on the ends about knocked him out so I cut those off and shortened the length so he didn't whip himself in the head (which he seemed to liked)...very odd. Next & Current Toy, the large size "COLLAR Puller Ring for Dogs" which we've had good luck with although they only last about 4 to 5 months, they're made of a tough semi-soft material so easy on the teeth and can handle the typical tug fest or dragging Smilty across the lawn. The maker warns it's not a chew toy so don't leave the dog unaccompanied with it. With regards to Squeaker Toys, no matter the brand haven't found anything he can't disable the squeak within 15 minutes, normally crushes it with his powerful jaw.

 

[Avondale]

My new Choc lab puppy prefers an inter-active chew toy, which we refer to as Max, (our Middle dog, also a Choc lab). Funny to note that Max also did this to our oldest dog when he was a pup.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Our GSD has had lots of chew toys from ropes (which he liked to pull threads from the ends and eat) to the canvas rings and Frisbee toys. The silicon rubber Frisbees last longer as long as I pick them up after play time and don't allow him to just set and chew. He likes to put his paws on any toy and then pull at it with his teeth to tear chunks out of it.
We give him ham bones which last him about 30 minutes till they are all chewed up and gone. All pork rib bones go to him for disposal. We always try to leave a bit of meat on them too. A pork rib bone is good for about 30 seconds. He breaks them up and chews them to a powder. I have never seen a dog chew his food like my German Shepherd. Even a small piece of bacon is good for at least 10 chews with him. He doesn't grab and gulp down food like most dogs, he gently takes it from you and gently chews it up well before swallowing. We never, ever give him any part of a chickens skeleton. His diet is a bowl of dry dog food with cooked meat and juices from chicken legs/thighs and sometimes cheap cuts of pork plus a begging portion of just about anything we eat. His teeth are perfect and he has no problem with natural bones of any type.
He also loves the "Meaty Bone" dog biscuits as a treat.

 

[jimmyj]

Smiley Boy, an 8 year old Bull Terrier. .

Now that's a cute happy looking doggie!

 

[sriddle1]

Now that's a cute happy looking doggie!

THANKS jimmyj, The wife and I are retired so he's been a loyal friend and companion + keeps us busy tending to his needs, forget about us, he's the Boss....... Whenever he ventures out it's with a toy, we've probably cycled thru 20 different types but the COLLAR Puller Ring is his favorite because he loves to play Tug, to the point he threw my shoulder out last year. I can throw it like a Frisbee or roll-it and he scrambles. O'ld Smiley gets so excited at times he'll run full-bore towards you (toy in tow) then starts spinning about 15 feet away, @ 75 pounds of pure muscle we dart (more like run for our lives) out of the way, could easily break a leg. Doesn't know pain - Two years ago following a large Kong Ball into a Wild Rose Bush he broke off a thorn in his retina, the Animal Eye Surgeon (never knew there was such a thing - good one in western Mass) shaved a layer off the side (white portion of eye) created a flap and stitched it over the wound after removing the thorn ($4,000.00) but well worth it, almost lost sight. Recently started a nightly routine before we retire, goes out the door blazing and barking to ensure all is clear then meanders back in. Good Doggie !!!!

 

[CountryB]

Dobbies here. We have been giving ours the Rawhide Rolls. Target : Expect More. Pay Less.
They don;'t last long - but worth the cost for 20 minutes of peace. Between both dogs, it's not uncommon for us to go through a pack per night. They are made in USA.
I also use the large size "Kong" toy. I stuff it with a couple of dog treats (the cookie type bones) and that keeps them busy for a while too.

 

[Stowe Boy]

Water buffalo horns is what we give our dogs. They are SERIOUS chewers. The horns seems to hold up the best.

They shatter antlers.

On occasion we will get full beef leg bones from our local butcher. Not smoked, as the process makes them brittle and the dogs shatter them into jagged little pieces.

Rawhide rolls from Costco last 10 to 15 minutes.

Also nylabones, but we need to watch them with those. They can quickly chew the ends into prison shivs.

 

[check]

Hi check. I have been in the pet industry for almost 40 years in different areas and currently own a pet store. And yes, we do sell the hard chews regularly. In fact, I recommend them for some dogs but definitely not all dogs and certainly not for very aggressive chewers. When we sell things at our store, we always advise customers of the possible risk and say that it's about each dog and how aggressive they are when they chew. Some dogs are fine with them, some are not. Heck we even sell frozen chicken backs for people who feed raw diets, bones and all. There are lots of statements in veterinary publications that swear against hard chews, here are some examples: From the American Veterinary Dental College " Dogs are carnivores they chew on bones in the wild. However, AVDC does not recommend cow hooves, dried natural bones or hard nylon products because they are too hard and do not mimic the effect of a dog tearing meat off a carcass. These hard products are associated with broken teeth or damaged gums." And from PetMd.com 4 Treats That Can Harm Your Dog's Teeth | petMD All of the vet clinics in my area swear against all hard chews for all dogs, nobody should use any of them they say. But one of the problems with the veterinary advice is that even though there are plenty of examples of dogs having broken teeth from stuff like this, they taint their position by recommending you buy other products from them instead of the pet store. So a lot of people are put off feeling it is a sales pitch.

Wow, Jimmy, thanks! I'm going to trash all our chew toys, like the Nylar bone that we have and the antlers.

 

[PILOON]

Had one dog that would retrieve a dirty sock from the cloths bin and destroy it when I went out.
A cat that destroyed most wooden chair legs.
A dog that refused certain treats in a very demonstrative way.
One that always left my wife's slippers soggy when she came home from shopping if left alone.
A 'mutt' that loved ping pong balls but never broke them, another that likes playing with 'throw a way' water bottles.
Most comical is a dog that 'fetches' snow balls, naturally never can catch one, but sure funny to watch him plowing with his nose searching for it.

Caesar Chavez , where are you? Help?

 

[Soldier415]

Marrow bones. And raw pigs feet when I can get them

 

[fried1765]

Marrow bones. And raw pigs feet when I can get them

Our 85 lb. English yellow Lab (actually he is almost pure white) eats 6+ lbs. of large carrots each week.
Over 300+ pounds per year.
He absolutely LOVES them, and they do seem to help keep his teeth clean.

 

[TomSeller]

Our 85 lb. English yellow Lab (actually he is almost pure white) eats 6+ lbs. of large carrots each week.
Over 300+ pounds per year.
He absolutely LOVES them, and they do seem to help keep his teeth clean.

Does that amount of raw carrots digest?