Dog chewing toys are more than just a fun for the dogs, it also provide them an option to against boredom and anxiety. Keep them happy, health and stimulated, reduce the chances of damaging furniture, causing trouble around your house and digging up the hole in the garden
So to choose a chewing toy with right size and right type from the huge selection in the market for your dog, it is a time-consuming thing but very important
Then maybe now you are thinking Is there a chew toy that my dog can’t destroy? Unfortunately, none of dog toys is totally indestructible, and every chewing toy should be changed right away after occur even one small crack because you don’t know what day your dog will tear it into pieces and swallow it
How to choose is really depend on your dog’s chew style
Just like human has different personality and shopping preference, the dogs also has different “chewsonality”
To observe your dogs chewing preference in daily life and determine which type of chewer they are would be truly helpful for you to make the decision
The average chewers
This is most of dogs, they keep an open attitude to all types of dog chewing toys and also easily lose interest of every toy, so we need to offer more options or change the different toys time to time for playing to keep them feel fresh
Though the plush and fabric toys will be destroyed sometime but It still make shopping easier for the parents
Then gentle chewers
This type is rarely destroy the toys and usually prefer to nibble their chews and toys slowly, so they prefer to have a plush or fabric toys which can lick and suck on their own style
The aggressive chewer
Once you put a chewing toy into their mouth, it might disappear in no time! This type loves to tear down and shred everything they have into pieces, they may or may not swallow the toys, so be sure you are at side to be the supervision during they are playing
It is better to choose the toys which is made of firm rubber and size up above the recommended weight and size range from the manufacture
The senior chewers
It is still very important to provide a chewing option when our four-legged friend getting old
It can help them reduce the frustration, anxiety and keep them active
To be sure you are picking one toy that has a bit of spring to it and be gentle for their aging teeth, gums and jaw muscle
The teething chewers
The puppies chew on the toys for soothing painful gum and growing teeth
They need a chewing toy both could withstand their sharp needle teeth and also won’t be too hard to hurt their new teeth or make gum sensitive
A rubber dog chewing toy would the best choice, they are bite-resistance and also elastic enough
Then are rubber chews good for dogs?
Rubber dog chewing toy made of natural raw material approved by FDA and SGS test
They are sturdy enough to withstand the repeated chewing, pulling and biting by power chewer as well as elastic enough to be friendly to your dog’s teeth and gum
Make sure to choose the suitable size for your dog, if it is a handy size for a large dog, they might swallow it and lead to chocking or intestinal obstruction, if it is too large for small breeds, it might lead to teeth damage and excessive anxiety because it is too hard to play
And to choose a rubber dog chewing toy with hollow-middle design which could hide the treats or stick with wet food like peanut butter might let your dog more respect the toy and less likely to destroy them because they can get the food while playing
And the dog food dispensing toy also can stimulate their brain by force them to use problem-solving ability to figure out how to get the treats
Why does my dog love rubber toys?
Puppy will prefer to chew on rubber toys for nibbling during teething time, and now there is so many rubber dental toys with protruding needle or dots along with the surface which could help them massage the gum as well as cleaning teeth
For aggressive chewer, they prefer the harder toys like rubber chewing toy that feels good to chew on
And generally speaking, every dog like the toys acting like a prey that can stimulate their natural instincts
That’s why the squeaking toy and toys with sound are popular among most dogs
So more and more manufacture got rubber toy with inner squeaky ball and electronic smart toys