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Choosing the best toy for your dog or puppy
 All dogs and especially puppies love to play and chew so you’ll need to buy toys that are safe and won’t come apart. This will distract them from destroying your belongings in the long run too.
There are so many toys and chews to choose from depending on the size of your pooch and the intensity of its playfulness, so we have put together some tips to help you decide what would work best for your dog or puppy:
Consider the playful nature of your dog
You’ll need to establish if your dog is reserved and calm like larger dogs when maybe a stuffed toy animal will suffice. For mild to high intensity dogs and puppies who will play for at least and hour a day, a rope or squeaky toy will be suitable or tough rubber interactive toy for throwing and fetching is ideal and will give your dog a great work out. A rawhide chew is great for calming down.
For puppies
Buy a selection of different toys – from squeaky ones to bouncy ones so you can see what your puppy likes best. You then know what to buy once its favourite toy gets chewed to bits! You usually get two types of puppies – those that like to chew for hours and those that rip toys to shreds. There are specially designed puppy toys like Puppy Kongs designed especially for a puppy’s milk teeth.
Toys for Active Chewers
Do you have a large breed or a toy dog? Is he a strong chewer or not? You can choose from an assortment of nylon chew toys, rubber chew toys and tasty rawhides. Ensure there are no rough edges or parts of the toy that look like they would come off after a good chew! The toy needs to fit well in your pooch's mouth, but is not small enough to be swallowed. Remember that you won’t always be in the same room as your dog so you need to make sure that any toy is durable to avoid the dog choking. Look out too for chews that keep your dog’s teeth clean.
The Triple Crown Range of Boredom Busters is the perfect selection of toys for active intelligent dogs. The everlasting treat ball is exactly that, very durable and designed to keep your dog’s mind occupied, helping to distract them from destroying your belongings
One of the best types of dog chew for your pet and your hip pocket is the Nylabone range of nylon chews, there are shapes, sizes and flavours for every dog’s need and they will also promote great dental hygiene. Depending on the intensity of the dog’s chewing, they tend to last a lot longer than your typical rawhide chews, but be sure that once the bone has been chewed apart into smaller pieces it should be replaced.
You can also provide your pet with a natural dried range of bones, like pig’s ears and trotters, dried bones have the great taste that will encourage your pet to get chewing right away.
Clean and maintain toys
Make sure you clean toys regularly – most can be cleaned with just soap and water but this is important to get rid of the dirt and bacteria that builds up after toys being dragged around the home and outdoors. Also as a safety measure, check the toys regularly to make sure there are no loose parts.
It is important to remember not to overwhelm your puppy with too many toys all at once. It is better to have a wide variety of toys that will keep your dog occupied while you are at work like the durable Kong range of toys designed so that you can stuff them full of your pooch’s favourite tidbits and they take the time to work them out.
It is also great to have a selection of soft squeaky toys and chew bones and rotate the selected few on a weekly basis helping to prevent spoilt pooch syndrome.
www.kongcompany.com We stock the most popular line of these but all are available by order
http://aboutdogtraining.com We stock a full range of these toys specially designed to keep bored dogs occupied
Natural treat warning: You should never give any pet a cooked bone what seems harmless can cause fatalities in dogs and cats.
http://www.nylabone.com We also stock a great deal of the Nylabone Range and all items available by special order |
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