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Alternatives to chew toys

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Ladybirdlashes · 11/08/2022 08:49

My Cavapoo is just over a year old and is a chewer. He loves to chew and destroy all his cuddly toys and is getting through them quicker and quicker.
I don’t want to stop him chewing his toys, that’s part of his enrichment, and I’d prefer he chews those than my table or wall like he has before! But the cost of keep replacing the toys is getting a bit much, I think he costs me more in toys than anything else!
Does anybody have any suggestions of other preferably cheaper or more durable things I could buy him to chew?

He’s not interested in things like the Nylabones, he also gets bored of rope toys quite quickly. It’s the soft cuddly type of toy with fluffy middles that get everywhere he likes, I think he likes pulling out all the fluffy middles because he makes a hole and then pulls out all the insides.

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myalternatename · 11/08/2022 08:53

Charity shops often have a basket of small fluffy toys for a few pence each.

GetOffTheRoof · 11/08/2022 08:54

Anything made by Kong seems to survive here. Ostrich bones - great for teeth too. Deer antlers are very slow to break down. Buffalo horns take forever.

LadyCatStark · 11/08/2022 09:00

Our dog has all sorts of natural chews but for that destuffing sensation he has a Hollee Roller ball which I stuff with cut up old t shirts. When he’s finished pulling the stops out I can just stuff them all back in.

helpmedate · 11/08/2022 09:05

Mine is a destroyer. Tbh I stopped throwing them out as quickly- when he had destuffed them I threw away the stuffing but left the outside- he still seems to enjoy playing with and chewing those! His toy box looks like the stuffed animal graveyard but he seems happy!

helpmedate · 11/08/2022 09:06

I also tried things like ruffer tuffer toys and Kong ones that are supposed to last longer but he got through those nearly as quickly so I reverted to cheaper toys!

sunsetsandsandybeaches · 11/08/2022 09:37

Natural chews.

sugarspiceplumfairy · 11/08/2022 21:26

coffee sticks
olive branch
lambs horn
split antlers
camep scalp

sugarspiceplumfairy · 11/08/2022 21:26

Camel* 🐪

Creepymanonagoatfarm · 11/08/2022 21:35

Nerf make fab ddog toys.
Also a huge carrot of a cauliflower /cabbage heart...

Sitdowncupoftea · 13/08/2022 19:09

Kong are about the toughest you can get.

Imsupertangirl · 13/08/2022 19:14

Soft toys from the tip/given away for free/charity shops…….. just make sure there are no plastic or glass parts.
he likes destuffing, so let him do it.
It’s like a need for him, not a want.

Ladybirdlashes · 14/08/2022 20:37

Thank you everybody! @LadyCatStark thats a great suggestion! Exactly the kind of inspiration I needed! I’ve tried it with a similar kind of ball we already had and it’s working a treat - here he is enjoying it…

Alternatives to chew toys
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LadyCatStark · 18/08/2022 15:31

@Ladybirdlashes awww so cute! I accidentally bought one that’s larger than a football so it takes a lot of filling and makes a lot of mess 😂. Luckily we have a lab so he can manage it.

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