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House-hold Items You Can Turn to Your Dogs Toy

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If you're getting really annoyed at your dog chewing and scratching your furniture, the best way to stop them is to give them something else to chew and spend their time on. You're dog's not intentionally destroying thing. It just wants to have fun. Dog toys are available in pet supply shops and you can even choose from different types, from toys for puppies to dogs with degenerative myelopathy.

 

However, you can actually save some money by giving your dog a few things that you can find around the house to play with.

Rope

Have you ever seen those dog chew toys that have a piece of rope tide to the end? Well you can actually just replace it with regular rope and you can have fun for hours playing tug of war with your beloved pet. Just make sure that the rope isn't made from plastic and it's better if it's made from natural fibers. If your dog rips it apart, then you can just cut another meter or so and give it to them to chew and pull on.

Stress ball

You probably have one of those cheap little sponge-like balls that you get at the dollar shop. Well these actually make good chew toys or something to play fetch with your dog. These soft squishy balls won't hurt their gums and teeth and they're big enough that they dog accidentally swallow it. Just make sure that the ball doesn't contain any led paint in it so your dog won't get poisoned. It's also a good choice for dogs with degenerative myelopathy since it's soft and easy to chew on.

Bones

Those big lamb or beef shanks that you had for dinner won't go to waste. Give them to your dog and they can have a lot of fun chewing on this for hours. Bones can also help keep their jaws and gums healthy and their teeth clean. It's like a tooth brush for your dog.

Sock and tennis ball

If you place a tennis ball inside a sock, then you just made your dog a chew toy for less than 5 dollars. All of us have old socks lying around so why not recycle them. just get a tennis ball, or even a baseball, and stuff it into the sock. Your dog's going to have something to throw around and chew