Thursday, October 9, 2008

Chew Toys For Puppy

Rather than attempting to stifle your puppy's chewing tendencies, Puppy's desire to chew should be constructively channeled and directed towards acceptable items such as his chew toys.

Avoid giving your puppy articles of clothing such as old socks or shoes, discarded sneakers, towels or other old household articles.
While some puppies may learn to differentiate between these things which are his and those which are yours, most puppies cannot.
When it comes to choosing which toys to give your puppy, here are a few pointers to look for.

First and foremost is safety. Only allow puppy those toys and balls which can not be chewed apart or accidentally swallowed. Tennis balls are out because of the fur on the ball this can get stuck in the puppy's throat and cause quite a cough, much like kennel cough.
Also, beware of small object such as bells, buttons or squeakers from squeak toys, which may be hazardous if chewed off of a toy and swallowed.
Make the chew toy fun. If it s not, your puppy won't want to play with it. Make sure the toy is also easy to clean. After all, who wants to spend all of their time cleaning chew toys?

Good chew toys should also last a long time. Make sure they are Durable
Another good tip is to purchase two or more of the same toy, that way if puppy starts to destroy the toy, you can replace it with the new one before he completely destroy it, this also will confuse him and he will stop trying to destroy it, now he thinks he cannot do it.

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