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Summer can destroy almost anything she can get her teeth in...any suggestions? She really likes football thowing toys, although she chews through the webbing within hours.

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Don, Becky, Summer, & The PHishes
Forever in our hearts "Senbi's Wildwood Flower, Jasmine"
"A Pharaoh Phamily"

One toy that has done well for Worthy (Standard Poodle is the blue mint-flavored ball from Planet Dog. You wouldn't want to throw it for a dog to catch, because it is a bit too heavy to hit teeth like that and also could impact the neck. But Worthy is very fond of these, and hasn't chewed one up yet.

He did chew up cotton knotted bones, so we had to sliminate them due to safety. He also chewed up a couple of smaller sized Planet Dog balls. Measure the ball to your dog's mouth and make sure it couldn't possibly go down the throat. This also changes the angle of the teeth and helps keep the dog from chewing it up.

Hard Nylabones work for him, too, but they must be the big ones. It is horrible when a dog swallows a Nylabone that was too small. And the tooth angle when chewing a larger bone is safer and less likely to break a tooth.

There are risks with everything you give a dog--SIGH! I didn't know Standard Poodles could be such heavy duty chewers, but Worthy has educated me.

You really want your dog to chew the right things, because dogs who do not chew will have a LOT more dental problems. Chewing helps set the teeth firmly into the bone and helps keep them clean. So our challengt is to find chew items that are safe for our particular dog at this particular time. They change as time passes, too! Oy!
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47

Kathy thanks for the info.
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Don, Becky, Summer, & The PHishes
Forever in our hearts "Senbi's Wildwood Flower, Jasmine"
"A Pharaoh Phamily"

My PHs tear up toys like crazy. Luckily they still play with the "skins". I have had good luck with the Tuffy Toys. They even rate them with their tough scale. Obviously, anything with a leg or something sticking out is more likely to be ripped or chewed off. I've had the best luck with all the "ultimate" series but they are not near as cute! Here is the link to check them out
https://www.vipproducts.com/retail/files/index.php/categories/view/27/tuffys-pet-toys
Have fun shopping and keeping your kid busy!
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Sheila & the Galadrial Gang since 1983
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Not a toy but for recreational chewing I have found the cut up beef feet work well. They are mostly tendon and gristle and my guys love them. They last quite a while, give them a good chewing workout and probably don't add a lot of calories to their daily total. And they're cheap,

Good luck finding something.

Sam
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Samantha Parsons
Merit Pharaoh Hounds
ASFA Regional Director (Region-10)

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