Chew Treats

I am always on the search for a long lasting, healthy and safe chew toy. Neither of my dogs have ever been overly interested in Nylabones, though I do not know why. I think they are a great product and I have tried them all hoping to find "the one". Nothing against Nylabone, my dogs are just weird.

I felt especially challenged when Bailey, the puppy, was very young. He was having some digestive issues anyway, so I avoided anything that might upset his stomach. But he was also an aggressive chewer, so most chew treats safe for puppies lasted all of minutes. I finally tried hooves and they proved to be long lasting, did not splinter, did not upset any tummies and most importantly, my puppy loved them. Both of my dogs are chewing on hooves as I type this. My biggest problem with hooves is finding large ones. When I find them, I stock up. It helps that they are relatively inexpensive.

Now that Bailey is a little older, digestive issues solved, bully sticks are a favorite as well. These do tend to last if I buy the really long ones and limit their time with them. They are expensive, so they are more of a treat than something I keep around for daily chewing. The puppy will chew on a natural bone without the need for stuffing (most of the stuffing in those bones looks artificial and nasty) but the older dog, Luey, is not a fan. However, I have recently come across the stuffed natural bone by Red Barn. I love the Red Barn products already and now they have this great stuffed bone. It is an all natural bone stuffed with ground up bully stick. Both dogs are attracted to the bully filling. The filling is not easily removed, they have to work at it and with the larger size bone, they cannot lick it clean in one sitting. They are expensive, but last longer and hold their attention longer than any bone I have tried in Luey's 41/2 years of chewing.

Not that finishing anything in a sitting is much of a problem for my short attention span wild ones. We are apparently done with the hooves and now it is time to wrestle. This usually results in a game of tug of war with the nearest toy and ultimately, the death of the toy as its seams split and it is promptly de-stuffed.

Probably time for some intervention. So give the Red Barn bones or any other of their products a try and let me know what you think.