i'm acully surpirsed this isn't up here but i would stongly suggest any Kong toy for a chewer they are hard to brake and you can put food in them for something for the dog to do.
Altho I do not have a dog right now,I do alot of fostering and agree...the kong is a greyt toy,chew item and distraction for if you have to go out.You can put peanut butter in them or they have "kong fillers" in the stores.
I always avoided them, because Ein would never play with anything he couldn't destroy. I am thinking about getting one for Tucker, though, now that I have tried giving him less expensive rubber toys. He seems to like chewing on those, so I think he may like the kong. I hear such wonderful things about them.
I want to get some for my dogs, but we just can't afford it right now, but as soon as we can we want to get them...I think it would keep them quiter when they have to be crated...and my big guy would have something besides my garbage to attack when we leave lol
both the Pit Bulls i have owned Love thier Kongs they are also a toy that all the shelter dogs are allowed to have because we don't have to worry about them chokeing on anything when we aren't there.
sister in laws lab chews them all up in hours. she gets the ones for heavy chewers. the big hard black ones, and they dont hold up buy a few days, and she stoped giving them because he was pooing out kong pieces
coco, before i even filled her kong w/ goodies, loved to play with it...but then again...she thinks EVERYTHING is her toy...and has even started bringing her toys...toys... lol
anyways.... dog.com has them pretty reasonable...and the stuffing for 'em are like only 3 something...which is the cheapest ive found them!
coco LOVES 'em and i dont feel too bad now leaving her crated for a few hours w/ one of 'em filled!
i read about so many wonderful stuff you can put in there, and can even freeze 'em to make the goodies last!
I don't understand. People talk about the Kongs like they are a Godsend, but my Dane could care less. She licks the stuff for a minute, then gives up, and won't touch it until I put more stuff right on the edge...where she'll lick it off, and then be done with it again. She doesn't care to get anything OUT of it. :/
I have the same "problem" with Pongo my Dashhound mix, He chews through toys in minutes if even that!! So i'm looking around form something he can't kill as quickly lol. Rop Tug-a-war toys seem to be lasting though.
My parents doggie likes them ok if they have treats in them, but if they don't then she couldn't care less for it. She would like anything that had food in it though, lol.
But I also wanted to say, if you have a bunny, they have something similar to a kong - the one I have is made of wood and shaped like a little orange. I just put a piece of fruit inside and Zeus goes nuts trying to get it out, it's so funny! And since they are made of wood, it's good for their teeth to chew on it.
I have 2 pits and a rotti, and they live for their kongs!!
I put a little scoop of peanut butter in the tip and freeze it. They will lick and knaw on it for hours!!
I saw a very interesting dog toy at the store where half of the toy is rubber and then you can freeze the other half so that it is like an ice cube. I don't have a dog right now, so I am not sure how it works, but if i had a dog then I would have that toy. It is called a deep freeze arctic treat.
I couldn't recommend the kongs more; my boxers love them. Dodger in particular, he will lay for hours with his, lovingly kissing and licking it! If you are after one exchange and mart do have a pet section so you might be able to pick one up for a bargain.
Its very good to fill them with kibble and then cover the end with peanut butter and then freeze because then it will keep your dog busy for a long time to try to get the frozen peanut butter off
I have two dogs and I must say Kongs are the best toys that you can find. My 7 year old lab can destroy just about any toy you can buy but the black coloured Kong toys are indestructable.
We fill one Kong per day with NuVET and cream cheese
FRozen kongs - sooooo goooood!
We fill our Kong with semi frozen cream cheese and 1 NuVET wafer vitamin.
Or, you can do a mix of 1 teaspoon peanut butter and a few tablespoons of van yogurt & the NuVET wafer.
Place in the freezer for at least 1 hour.
YUM YUM good for them.
and it makes them Work!
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