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Chew toys for extreme chewers (lemmy.world)

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I have a 40 lb Samoyed who is a specific type of aggressive chewer. It isn’t so much she destroys any toy I give her because of how hard she chews, but rather she is like a sniper. She finds the weak point in a toy and carefully chews it until the toy is destroyed. I had to stop giving her stuffed toys as she stripes the fur off of them and eats it. While nylon bones work, she will go through them in a few days. And I don’t want to give her toys so hard they will wreck her teeth.

The problem is when I go to pet stores, all the toys labeled for “aggressive chewers”, she finds the weak spot and destroys the toy within one day (sometimes within an hour).

I just recently got a tuffy ring and I was hopeful but she is chewing the ends and eating the fabric off of it.

Does anyone else have a dog like this and if so, what toys have worked for you?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

I've also got a tough chewer who also happens to be completely disinterested in toys that are hard. Raw bones and nylon bones keep him entertained for a while but he loves playing with/chewing on plush toys. Of course most plush toys couldn't last 5 min with him, so one day I went to the pet store and grabbed any plush toys that looked fairly durable but still plushie and tried to rip it myself. I could feel/hear whenever a stitch would start to give way.

The toy that withstood my strength and has so far lasted nearly a year of tug of war and chewing was Smart Pet Love Tender Tuffs (specifically, the beaver in their nature line). I definitely recommend giving them a try (as a bonus, you'd be supporting a small business)