Guest Anonymous Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 I need good puppy chews, he is teething and dropped one just yesterday so he is only happy with something in his mouth. We are getting over the mouthing of the hands and feet but i need a good toy that he will like to chew tha can keep his attention. any ideas? Quote
DogPaddle Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 Dental Kong on a (cotton) rope. http://www.kongcompany.com/other.html :thumbs: Quote
Mary's Mama Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 Nylabones, make sure the get the durable kind, not the flexible ones (they break apart too easy). Also I saw at our posh pet store they have these things called Chill 'Ems (I think) Anyway it is the whole baby teething ring principal, you freeze it and then let them chew on it and it helps numb the gums. Quote
DogPaddle Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 Oooh we do that too only we just take a durable but old cotton wash cloth, soak it, freeze it, toss it too dog - must be in room with them though. This cleans their teeth too. Quote
gooeydog Posted March 18, 2003 Posted March 18, 2003 You can soak those rope toys, freeze them, and give them to him (actually any piece of fabric would do, but you don't want him to be raiding the laundry later, so be careful in your choices :lol: ). You can also freeze kongs (stuffed or not) and give him those. Another thing thing that I tried last week with our dogs (none teething, but I'm looking for ways to cool them down a little on hot days), was to fill a tall, thin container with water, freeze it, then give the "ice stick/cube/whatever it ends up as" to them. Those bones Mary's Mama was talking about are pretty cheap online, like $4-$5, but I have no idea how durable they are. Quote
DogPaddle Posted March 20, 2003 Posted March 20, 2003 Mary's Momma - nyla bones are good. The only original toy left from Kavik's puppyhood (and now the other two) is the nyla bone. It gets ignored for stretches and then suddenly they are all interested in it again, still in not bad shape, may have to replace soon though the ends are getting pretty rough. Quote
Mary's Mama Posted March 20, 2003 Posted March 20, 2003 Oh yeah. I have become a big fan of the nylabone. Mary (jrt) loves to chew. They dont lay around and do nothing like bigger dogs, so to get her to settle down and keep her occupied she will keep herself busy chewing, she will literally chew for hours. And many people are surprised at the teeth and jaws on a jrt. They have much larger teeth and stronger jaws than some dogs much larger than them. She may only be 16 lbs but she is a heavily destructive chewer. I know other jacks that have destroyed kongs which are supposedly indestructible. Anyway, nylabone has done a good job of coming out with new products, bones that are larger and less destructible for aggressive chewers. By far the biggest concern is that yes the dog does actually ingest a small amount of the bone which is nylon. However, you just need to weigh the risks. Mary could easily eat 6-8 rawhide flips in the time it takes her to get tired of her nylabone. She may have ingested a few shavings of plastic which will pass right through, compared to an insane amount of rawhide that could easily cause a blockage. So yes they both have risks but for me the nylabone is less risky. I encourage those of you who have not tried them to pick one up. Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 K napisał(a):A pair of Nikes!!! and then send 'em to Nike once he is done with them! LOL :D Quote
Prairie_Gurl Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 I like Nylabones, too. Shadow was (and is) a HUGE chewer *he he* Quote
courtnek Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 Nylabones are good for the aggressive chewer - I am trying to wean Alex off of rawhide and onto nylabone. But for teething, the best thing I have ever come up with for my dog was....well.....ice. I would take beef or chicken broth, (the unsalted kind) and mix it with 1/2 water and freeze it. It's less expensive then bones, and they love it cuz it tastes like food. they will crunch right through it and ask for more. :D Quote
Luka-pop Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 Luka loves ice cubes, but I read that for an aggressive chewer, it's very common for them to chip a tooth on an ice cube. The chicken broth sounds like a good idea, but with that, I would only be able to give it to him when it's warm, outside. Anything that would melt, that has colors in them, would stain the carpet. Even the colored Nylabones and compressed rawhides and stuff. With his slobber, it actually "melts" and gets sticky, onto the light beige carpet. Ahhhhh! Luka likes old socks. You take a bit of "filling" and stuff it into a sock, stuff the sock into a sock, and then again into a sock, with about 5 pairs of socks. That way, it's a tuff cotton sock ball (always use under supervision). We do what gooey said with the ice. Fill water bottles, freeze 'em and cut the bottle off. Just B careful cuz ice is very solid and heavy (duh!), just incase the dog's gonna pick it up and throw it around or something (which Luka does)... Quote
bk_blue Posted March 22, 2003 Posted March 22, 2003 I spent $20 last year on a flavoured nylabone for the monster and it is still sitting in the backyard untouched... BK does not like to chew things that he is ALLOWED to chew except real bones dammit!!! He prefers fences... hoses... my watch... concrete... tins... the axe... plastic milk bottles... my clothes... :roll: Quote
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