[NAGDU] Chew toy alternatives

[Lisa Belville]

Hi, Tracy.


Oh, how I can relate to this.?? My last dog would chew up anything, so it 
was a never ending challenge to find something she could play with for 
hours without my having to be constantly supervising.


For her I could only use The Nylabone Gallalayo and a sterilized Antler 
her puppy raiser found.


She also loved the V.I.P. Squeaky toys.?? She would chomp on them for 
hours and never managed to tear into them.?? These can be a bit pricey, 
but it was worth it.


Nylabone makes bones in a variety of strength.?? Paige loves the Super 
Bar Bell that supposedly has peanut butter infused in it or something.


They also make a wish bone and a ring that are made for lighter chewers.


There's also a Nylabone line called Flavor Frenzy.?? These come in human 
food flavors like pork chop, prime rib, apple pie and birthday cake.?? I 
got my sister's Boxer/Mastiff cross one and even though he's had it for 
several years, he hasn't managed to chew it up and the Frenzy bones 
aren't even recommended for large dogs or heavy chewers.


The latest favorite around here is called the Axis bone.?? It's a 
nylabone hub with four bones sprouting from different parts of the hub.?? 
This way the dog can position the bone for maximum chewing ease.?? This 
one is made for medium chewers, I believe, and has held up well to 
Paige's attention.


If you go to Amazon or Chewy and type in Flavor Frenzy Bone or Barbell 
or Axis or just Nylabone, you should find them.?? /All of them are very 
reasonably priced.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com

On 8/4/2019 9:04 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
> Krokus is a very oral dog.  He loves to chew, and he chews hard.  He loves
> his Nyla-knot.  It's satisfying and de-stressing.  But I know it's also
> hard, and I'd be interested to find an alternative, if it's equally
> satisfying to DestructoDog.
>
> We have the Goughnuts stick, and he'll pick it up sometimes, but he doesn't
> want to really chew on it.
>
> We have several Kongs, but they're not for chewing, in Krokus's book.
>
> We have one of the thick ropes, and he chews that sometimes, but only for a
> little while, and I don't really want him tearing up the rope and eating
> bits.
>
> Nothing gives him the chewing satisfaction of his Nyla-knot.
>
>   
>
> I've recently heard people talking about the Playology toys, and I see they
> have a bone, but is it like the Goughnuts stick?  Or are there other chewing
> choices?
>
> I'm happy to buy the big guy another toy, but not another toy he doesn't
> like, and definitely not a toy he'll tear to pieces in a short time,
> especially if he could swallow large pieces.
>
> Tracy
>
>   
>
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