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Lab chews up all her toys

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Question
I have a 7 month old chocolate lab and she loves toys. Her jaws are really strong. She chews up everything. I got her a large non toxic rubber hyper stick she chews it into pieces. She chews threw kongs. Ive gotten her a couple diff nylabones, she doesnt like chewin on them too much. I got her a rhyno bone, she chewed some of it off. I think i need to get her a big one, i just got the small one. Are there any toys that are CHEW PROOF? or that are for super strong chewers?

Answer
Many dogs aren't interested in a slick, new Nylabone.  I think they are putting the nubby texture on more of them now.  I think it is part of the reason so many dogs like the hard to find dinosaur ones.  The ultimate is the Souper Size Galileo Nylabone.  It is about 7 inches long and 3 inches around.  It has the slick surface.  They are more attractive if you rough up the surface with sand paper or by rubbing it on a concrete floor.  Another technique is to jam a Nylabone into a Kong creating what I call a twofer.  The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Be sure and select larger toys for your Lab.  They last longer and if the dog can't get it clear back in its mouth, there is less chance of cracking a tooth.