Best natural chews for toy breed puppies

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Our new pup will be coming home in a couple of weeks. I have pretty much everything in place: crash tested car crate/bag, house/tag collar plus normal collar and lead, lots of toys, safe place (playpen/run and bed etc) downstairs and similar alongside my bed upstairs, dog proofing in the house and garden done etc, but want to make sure I have a good stock of chews and things for teething to rotate, especially during the bitey stage!

I am used to large breed dogs and things like ostrich bones are obviously going to be too big. I thought I’d buy a small coffee wood stick and some yakkers. I’ve had split antlers before, but am not sure about them now, as I’ve heard quite a few stories of tooth injuries from antlers since I last had a puppy.

Been looking at the JR Pet Products site and was thinking perhaps the ostrich tendons and braids.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for a teeny pup?

My small (but not toy) breed likes plaited tendon (any species), twisted dried bladder (doesn't last long), ears (the thinner ones) and loves a pizzle as a big treat (they're a bit too rich to give frequently).

Mine loves yak chews but his absolute favourites are pizzle sticks

Thank you. I will definitely get some yakkers and braided tendons. I really hate pizzles though, can’t stand the smell. I know dogs love them and I have given them in the past but they turn my stomach.

I raw fed for years without any problems, despite being a vegetarian for 40 years, but there’s something about pizzles that I really can’t cope with (and it’s not just the thought of what they actually are).

When my Pekingese came to live with me at age 11 months - so technically still a puppy - I found that a puppy size Kong toy stuffed with bits of dry dogfood & broken dog biscuits helped keep him occupied and gave him something to chew on other that the legs of my computer chair. At almost 9 years now he's long since grown out of the chewing habit, thank goodness!

My Pomeranian - weighing in at barely 3 kilo's and smaller than my tabby cat - has never been a chewer because she doesn't have any teeth at all, thanls to neglect by her previous owner (she's a rescue dog who came to me at age 7 years and is now turned 14).

@cobden28 thank you. I am a big fan on kongs. I’ve already bought the tiny/first-sized one and some lickimats.

These things called Yaks are fantastic, keeps my puppy happy for hours

Yaks are great if pizzle makes you heave. Lots of dogs loved dried sprats too.

Never seen pizzle.. will have a look

Thank you. I hate sprats too - it’s the way they look at me 😂- but I do buy those.

I’ve ordered some yak chews and braided tendons, plus a small coffee-wood stick.