My puppy's arsenal of chews

[dikaioumenoi]

Just a fun post listing all the things my puppy has gotten as chews and their ratings. Does not include things that were not meant to be chewed like cables, clothes, my hair, etc. Feel free to post what your puppy likes to chew on, I'm always on the lookout for more!

For context my puppy is a 13/14 week old Mini American Shepherd with a relatively soft mouth. He nibbles through plush toys and cables but doesn't really bite/chew hard. He isn't a fan of non-edible chews like nylabones.

Bully sticks - 6/10 interest | 7-9/10 longevity | 5-9/10 stink (depending on brand)

Cow ears - 7/10 interest | 7/10 longevity | 1/10 stink

Himalayan yak cheese - 4/10 interest | 10/10 longevity | 1/10 stink

Himalayan cheese churros - 6/10 interest | 5/10 longevity | 1/10 stink

Beef trachea - 10/10 interest | 7/10 longevity | 10/10 stink

Beef strap tendon - 10/10 interest | 7/10 longevity | 10/10 stink

Dehydrated wolfish skin - 8/10 interest | 5/10 longevity | 8/10 stink

Dehydrated chicken neck - 8/10 interest | 5/10 longevity | 4/10 stink

Lamb green tripe sticks - 9/10 interest | 2/10 longevity | 8/10 stink

Get Naked puppy dental chew sticks - 8/10 interest | 3/10 longevity | 3/10 stink

Frozen Kong with canned dog food and pumpkin - 10/10 interest | 6/10 longevity | 1-5 stink (as it thaws)

Frozen carrots - 6/10 interest | 4/10 longevity | 0/10 stink

Frozen apple slices - 7/10 interest | 4/10 longevity | 0/10 stink

Ordered, not yet tried:

Beef archilles tendon

Goat horns

Chicken jerky

Puppy Whimzees

Puppy Greenies

Puppy tax:

https://imgur.com/etZRjrf

 

[imagebeastmarkbeast]

@dikaioumenoi Grateful for the stink levels

 

[dikaioumenoi]

@imagebeastmarkbeast The beef trachea and strap tendon smell like DEATH but he loves them so what can I do?

 

[thesinningservant]

@dikaioumenoi My dogs love lamb lungs, but the smell is horrid! They still get lamb lungs haha.

 

[collegemoderate]

@dikaioumenoi I love that you included the stink level. I 100% agree with your rating on the beef trachea and I wish I had a stink level warning for it before I gave it to my boy lol. I have a buffalo braid chew that has a longer life than the beef trachea but similar interest and stink rating - if you need something new and can live with a high stink level.

Buffalo braid link: https://petvalu.com/product/FCM01269/water-buffalo-braid-open-range/

 

[dikaioumenoi]

@collegemoderate I'll definitely check those out! Do you know what they're made of exactly? "Water buffalo" is so vague!

 

[collegemoderate]

@dikaioumenoi Just says water buffalo, even on their website (https://openrangepettreats.com/collections/water-buffalo/products/water-buffalo-bully-braid).

 

[christopher14]

@collegemoderate Bully=pizzle=penis

 

[rdnkmom01]

@christopher14 Usually penile tendon, specifically.

 

[collegemoderate]

@rdnkmom01 Gross...but it makes him happy - I just won't accept any kisses after he's chewed on it.

 

[imagebeastmarkbeast]

@dikaioumenoi 100% antler chew ---> 0/10 stink, 10/10 longevity, 8/10 interest

teddy bear plush toy ---> 4/10 stink (from his slobber), 9/10 longevity, 8/10 interest

kong toy ----> 1/10 stink or 10/10 stink with food in, 1/10 longevity, 2/10 interest (all the kongs never work with my puppy)

Raw tripe stick -------> 9/10 interest, 9/10 stink, 9/10 interest

Frozen carrots -----> 0/10 stink, 9/10 interest, 8/10 longevity

Rope ----> 0/10 stink, 9/10 interest, 10/10 longevity

red tennis ball ---------> 1/10 stink, 2/10 interest, 10/10 longevity

yellow tennis ball---------> 1/10 stink, 0/10 interest, 10/10 longevity

IKEA soap dish ----> 0/10 stink, 9/10 interest, 10/10 longevity

plastic water bottle ---------> 0/10 stink, 10/10 interest, 4/10 longevity

my puppy is a rottweiler male (currently 10 weeks) so far had him for 2 and half weeks

 

[dikaioumenoi]

@imagebeastmarkbeast Hahaha, my pup loves plastic water bottles too! I swear they're one of his favorite toys. I don't buy a lot of plastic bottles though.

I've heard a lot of good things about antlers but I'm still nervous to give them for fear of a tooth fracture.

Looks like most chews keep your pup occupied for a long time, that's great!

 

[exodus712]

@dikaioumenoi Yes! I rotate plastic bottles that I get at events in an old singleton stinky long sock. He loves that shit.

 

[imagebeastmarkbeast]

@dikaioumenoi Same, I don't buy many plastic bottles either,but he just somehow really loves them!! Haha it's a long time relative to his rather short attention span!