Best Chew Toys For Puppies

You're coming home from a long day at work. You're tired, you've been on your feet all day, and all you want to do is slip into something comfortable and relax. You take off your shoes, go to your slippers, only to find that your puppy has chewed them up. How can you make sure this sort of thing doesn't keep happening? How can you make sure your puppy has the best things for them to chew? Can you stop them from chewing all together?

You can't actually stop a puppy from chewing all together. It's tempting to try, but for a puppy, chewing on things is just like a small baby reaching out and feeling things. It's one of the ways they explore and learn about the world. Puppies are growing and learning, just like human babies do. You can't stop them from learning about the world. The best you can do is make sure they have their own things to chew.

So what sort of things are the best things for puppies to chew? That can depend on a lot of factors. The first thing to note is that you should probably avoid hard plastic chew toys. It's tempting to get hard rubber or plastic chew toys, but these can be bad because they're difficult to chew. This could make the puppy not want to chew them, and make it difficult for the puppy to accept the chew toy as the correct thing to chew on.

You may find that your puppy especially enjoys chewing on things that make noises. In which case, you should get a soft rubber squeaky toy for them to chew. This can be one of the more annoying types of chew toys, unfortunately. Because no matter what, it's going to make the squeaking noise. If the puppy wakes up in the middle of the night and decides to chew, you'll have to listen to it!

Another thing you can do is get stuffed animals for puppies to chew on. If you're going to get a stuffed animal, however, you should be aware of a few things. Avoid stuffed animals that have zippers or hard bead eyes. Zippers and hard bead eyes can easy get ripped out during a puppy's chewing session. If they get ripped out, they can become choking hazards. The last thing you'd want is for your puppy to choke to death on their chew toy!

Whatever kind of chew toy you decide to get, make sure it's one the puppy likes. Don't simply force a chew toy on them and expect them to chew it. You have to allow them to chew at their own pace. Take note of the sorts of objects the puppy likes chewing on normally, and get a similar object. If the puppy enjoys chewing on shoes and slippers, then maybe something soft, or something made of rubber, would be appropriate. Do some experimenting, and find out what works best. And good luck!