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Lucy is four and a half months old and we’re finally starting to get the hang of this puppy ownership thing. I’ve been reflecting on the things I’m glad we purchased (and mourning the wasted money we spent on things we shouldn’t) and here are my top five:
1 // KONG TREAT DISPENSER
Lucy loooooves this thing. We portion out some of her daily kibble and she goes to town. It keeps her busy for awhile, which is huge! It’s also one of the only toys she hasn’t destroyed yet. Five big stars.
2 // WUBBA
When we took her home from the breeder, she came with a baby Wubba that smelled like her littermates. As she’s grown, she chewed it to pieces. We replaced it with a bigger one and while I still don’t think it will last more than a few months, it’s one of her favorites. (I like it too except for the incessant squeaking.)
3 // PEANUT BUTTER DOG TREATS
Her favorite treats and our go-to when we really want good behavior.
4 // FROZEN YOGURT IN A KONG
I’m starting to see a theme here that the biggest hits are the ones that deal with food, hah! Another treat that keeps her busy for long stretches of time is filling a Kong with plain Greek yogurt.
5 // BREAKAWAY COLLAR
Since she’s still a puppy, she obviously is crated at night. After reading some horror stories about dogs strangling themselves, we bought her a breakaway collar and now can sleep without worrying at night, even with her silly shenanigans.
Now for my SOS: I hope you fellow dog-owners will help a mama out! What are your tricks for teething? What toys are worth the money and hopefully won’t be destroyed within minutes?
P.S. All of the links above will take you to Amazon, but I paid much less for almost everything over at Chewy.com. Highly recommend.
The only thing that worked to get our golden to stop destroying every toy was…growing out of puppyhood. Not what you want to hear, I know! 🙁 I tried SO many toys and she'd somehow get to them all, even ones that say "guaranteed indestructible." We mitigated the "million pieces of fuzz and fabric everywhere" by just buying only plastic bones/tire shaped toys, and just cycling through them once she started to tear them apart. They seemed to satisfy her teething/puppy chewing itch more than anything soft, anyway.
This one we've bought 3 times now and I think the most recent one will last her through adulthood because she doesn't try to rip it anymore. I just take the rope part out before giving it to her.
https://www.chewy.com/petstages-orka-bone-dog-chew-toy/dp/46929?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=hg&utm_content=Petstages&utm_term=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6cHoBRDdARIsADiTTzbKyPDORmMG4MStjLI-DdFsCt3LxSu8AwOewcd7ivKO3E_0IexabeYaAva8EALw_wcB
Ahh, I figured as much. We've officially given up on any soft toy. Kong seems to be the only brand she doesn't destroy in minutes! I'm adding your recommendation to my cart, thank you!!
Lucy!!! When my dog was teething she didn't have any special toys…she really hasn't had many toys in general since she destroyed/destroys them all (maybe just a tennis ball and rope for tug of war).
You could give her bones (of course I mean something like this https://www.amazon.com/Baxter-Boy-Premium-Roasted-Knuckle/dp/B07CNQL7QZ/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1FDGEKNY3TF80&keywords=bones+for+dogs&qid=1561745481&s=gateway&sprefix=bones+for+%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-4
or this https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Redbarn-Large-Peanut-Butter/dp/B01MRU5F2C/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1FDGEKNY3TF80&keywords=bones+for+dogs&qid=1561745481&s=gateway&sprefix=bones+for+%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-5
and not any natural/"unmodified" boned she could choke on
*bone
This is helpful, thanks!