Hopefully these toys can stand up to my Rhodesian Ridgeback, Kiera. Kiera does best with some of the kong toys but I keep looking for other toys to keep her stimulated and busy.

I have a 6 months doberman mixed with a labrador and so fare the only toy that last more then 2 months is the black pear shape Kong everything else he was able to find the weak spot and break it.

For my sister’s 2yo chocolate Labrador, I purchased a Kong ball with a through hole for Christmas day.
I also purchased marine grade rope of around 20mm in diameter and tied it around the ball to form a ring, with a reef knot.

I visited my sister again on the 29/12/2016.

Looking out the back glass door, I asked what the mound of white fluffy looking stuff was on the back lawn.

It was the marine rope, completely destroyed.

IT LASTED 4 DAYS !!!!!!

Fairly helpful article but as I was looking on some of the reviews on Amazon about these toys several worried me enough not to purchase. The one I found that had good reviews was the Snowball one. Will try it — my guy is quite the destroyer of toys.

Hi there has anyone heard of or tried K9Connectables? K9 Connectables are interactive dog toys designed to engage, stimulate and entertain your K9 pal for sustained periods of time. They utilize your dog’s natural instincts to hunt and work for food, challenging them to unlock the treats inside!

The wubba lasted literally less than 15 minutes in our house! :(

Kind of sad that there wasn’t a plush type toy, my dog LOVES plush toys. It’s really the only toys she will play with. She hates anything plastic/fake like. We did have one toy from Target that was great and actually held up for months but they stopped selling it :(

that Kong squeezz toy is trash, my 6 month old pit mix ripped the top off in 2 hours.

We LOVE West Paw toys. That ball is awesome – we have 4 of them. The original we’ve had for 2 years and still looks brand new. I also highly recommend West Paw’s Tux toy. I stuff it with shredded carrots and yogurt and freeze it and it keeps Gwen & Odin, our two pit bulls, occupied in the evening when we’re trying to chillax. These toys aren’t cheap but well worth the price!

I have a Golden Retriever (Jack), dedicated chewer, I can see him delicately placing his teeth in just the -right- places (seams or so) everytime. Plush toys last him 5 minutes, and those woven ropes last him less than a day.

Kong
This is pretty much guaranteed the best chew toy. I bought Jack the regular red Kong and sometimes fill it with PB or treats. It’s been almost a year and it has slightly worn out on the edges, but is still going strong. This is a must.

Kong Wubba Toy
Jack tore the upper spongeball in 15 minutes. And one day later he took out the big bottom squeaking ball.
Would not recommend at all.

Kong Squeezz Toy
This one I really liked, I sometimes took it from him and played with it a little bit, the crunchy sounds are very relaxing.
Thought it was a winner as Jack spent plenty of hours playing with it, but this week he found the way to finish it.
Given that Jack is a chewing beast, I DO RECOMMEND this one. It lasted around 2 months. Which is like a decade in non-Jack years.

I’d definitely add to your least the ‘Bene Bone’ products.
I got Jack the Bene Bone “Wishbone” and it lasted him weeks, maybe a month or even two.
Pros – Long lasting, chicken, peanut or bacon flavored. 3 different styles.
Cons – Nylon product, some people may be thrown off by this.

Thanks for a nicely written and informative article. I run a dog rescue and am keenly interested in how others perceive chew toys with respect to how safe they are. I lost a Lab…Ginger…due to a rope type chew toy and now only let my dogs chew on Kong and Nylabone for the most part. Very tough…long lasting…and when they do break down they are harmless.

The article, in case others are concerned about the rope toys, is here:

Hey, I love this article Thanks for the insight. I’m going to try some of these dog toys out to keep my dog mentally stimulated which is what I’ve just been reading about, I’ve also just read that the multi toy buys are good on value getting 12 in one pack they don’t look the best of quality to me. I do like the look of the Kong toys, I think my pup will love that.

Our 11 month silver lab, Luna, tore through the bacon flavored bene-bone in less than a month. She is relentless. The original Kong and the Squeeze Stick are the only 2 items of any brand we’ve been successful with her not destroying. One other solution: we use the small blue racquet balls you can pick up at any sporting goods/Walmart. They have great bounce and she’s been unable to penetrate them. I will look into the others. Bot hopefully for the rope toys, but we’ll give anything a go once.

My Golden goes through cheap toys like crazy – Kongs and the like are the only thing that stand up for any amount of time. I’ve also made several rope toys using old T-shirts and/or jeans tightly braided, multiple braids, and wrapped and sewn at the end and/or down the middle. She also loves plush toys as ‘lovies’, so I get the unstuffed toys, and sew together stacks of the unmatched (cotton) socks I always seem to acquire. I have 2 baskets for dog toys – one with cheaper toys on a shelf to use only when playing with my dogs and one on the floor with the more durable ones they can play with anytime. Helps ease the pocket book.