Dog people...c'mere!!

I have an 8month old Lab and he has gone through more toys than I can count...the only ones that have stood up to his aggressive chewing are the Kong toys and also Nylabone. Nylabones come in all sorts of different shapes and sizes and can be found in most pets stores. He's had his for about 4 months now and there is barely a dent in them!!

Nylabones ROCK!!

My 1 yr old boxer LOVES his Nylabone. He's had to learn that it's the only thing he's allowed to chew up, other than sticks in the yard, but he absolutely loves his Nylabone.

In for ideas! My 2 JRTs have a Kong and tennis balls to play with other than big beef bones from the butcher to chew on. Tennis balls get taken away after fetch otherwise they will be destroyed in minutes. :laugh:

Kong for toys and Nila bones for chewing bones

Why do you think your dog needs synthetic "toys"? Obviously he would be healthiest with large, raw bones. Both my pitbull cross and Inuit dog (there's no dog closer to a wolf than that) destroy toys and ingest them so they get bones, antlers, hooves and pig ears, etc. It's healthier and safer that way.

Reading the comments, I'm just blown away how sold so many people are on fake, synthetic stuff that dogs are chewing on and likely consuming....

let me guess you do not feed your dog typical dog food either but make it out of "real" food yourself?

We used to have block head black lab that chewed nylabones up like they were juicy fruit. I finally just gave him fire would. He would hold it with his paws and gnaw and gnaw. looked like we had a beaver around our patio...

One more thing: femur bones. But the only ones that don't break apart or split are the ones we buy at a high end pet place. They aren't easy to find and I've bought some that just cracked into pieces.

ETA: They are hollow and full of grossness that the dogs LOVE. Mine will spend hours licking out the inside and then chewing on the outside. We call them babysitters....haha

My border collie/boxer/pit mix LOVES those huge cow bones from petco. But we have to take it away from him sometimes because it's made his jaw start to click from him carrying it around with him. Not so safe after all...

When we assemble his kong, we seal the small end with pb, cream cheese, even butter. Then we stuff what ever we can find inside! Lunch meat, hot dogs, left over dinner, regular dog treats, and then seal the large open hole again with pb etc. He loves them! Be sure though, that whatever you put inside is safe for your dog... and not too gluttonous. A kong a day filled with left over dinner... well, would cause our pooch to pack on a few.

Antlers. We get them from Michiganantlerart.com. You can email the owner and tell him you have a very strong chewer and he will send you the antlers you need.

THIS. And raw bones. I buy frozen raw bones - I think Primal something is the brand - and my Olde English Bulldog, the lovely Lola, LOVES them. After she licks out all the marrow, I fill with peanut butter and freeze them. The don't splinter (because they're not cooked) and she can chew for hours.

I used to fill a Kong with dog food and plain yogurt and freeze it with a stopper on top. For the stopper, I bought hard big dog food from the vet that is used for dental health. You can also use biscuits, raw hide or jerky in the right shape as a stopper for the Kong.

I stuffed the Kong with everything: wet dog food, kibble, yogurt, and peanut butter. If you go to the Kong website they have recipes and support:)

To make it even more challenging freeze it. I used to have a dog who really needed distractions in his nervous little life so I always had about four or five frozen and challenging Kongs in the freezer.

Kongs are great, antlers work, mine loved them at first but barely touch them now, bullies (look it up;)) or a nice meaty bone!). But like anything for a chewer not to be given without supervision.