Help me find the right toy for my dog....

[gemstar]

My 15month old collie/shephard cross is a chewer! She loves to destroy anything plastic and unwrapping things to find out whats inside! She has plenty if toys, rubber bones, real bones, balls etc but doesn't pay them much attention. Can anyone recommed a toy/chew for her please. Ta!

[CJ242]

My Spaniel is exactly the same!
She tears anyting plastic to shreds in minutes.
Last christmas I bought her a tough material reindeer with rope arms and legs. She loves it and apart from having to sew a couple of rips now and then, it is almost 18 months old.

[lankeela]

Why not let her have empty plastic milk bottles then you can throw them away and give her a new one every time she chews one up? Also try the middle of toilet rolls or kitchen rolls or ice cream tubs. Cheaper than toys.

[jules77]

I have a chewer who destroys things. Only toy she didnt manage to chew as a puppy and still loves to this day is a treat ball. It is a large almost football sized ball with holes in which I put some of her kibble. She has to roll the ball around for the kibble to fall out, so it keeps her occupied for a while.

[Carakeel]

The breeder of our youngest Irish Wolfhound recommended we buy the cheap version of Crocks for around £3.99. The dogs love them and even with our Wolfhounds they last and last. Just make sure they only chew on their crocks and not the ones you wear, lol! But also, you might want to get one of the Kong toys that can be filled with paste or treates. They do keep the pups' attention as long as you regularly re-fill them. The other question is, whether or not your pup is getting enough exercise, as in walks. Boredom will lead to them chewing. Hope you find the right solution. Best wishes.

[tinpotLizzie]

Kongs are the best things ever for a dog that chews! They are virtually indistructable, (even my staffie could'nt destroy his!) & give hours of entertainment both to the dog (& owner) learning how to extract the contents.
We always managed to jam some Shapes or similar biscuits into the hole & marvelled at the way the dog worked it all out!

[madmaggot]

Carakeel is dead right; a collie needs to have something to keep it's brain active and has a very low boredom threshold.
Kongs are great for those short breaks when you just have to leave them alone but nothing is a substitute for a 'job' to do; lots of training will give her something to think about and at least an hour, preferably more, of free-running exercise per day.
Try some games that need her to think such as hiding a treat and getting her to find it or better still, have a selection of plastic cups, hide something (smelly at first) in one and train her to 'find' the correct one by sitting by it or (as it's a collie) staring at it. Give her a lot of fuss and a reward such playing ball for a while when she correctly finds it.
Give her enough to do and to think about and you will find that she will almost certainly sleep the rest of the time.

[gemstar]

Wow thanks guys, looks like I'm going to be busy, lots of things to experiment with!

[Poodulum]

Hey, these are some good toys, my dog chews a lot and destroys everything and shes a Staffy! Although she likes these toys and physically cannot rip this apart, hope this helped.

http://www.petsathome...oy-by-happy-pet-33020