Best dog rawhide sticks according to redditors
We found 26 Reddit comments discussing the best dog rawhide sticks. We ranked the 18 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 26 Reddit comments discussing the best dog rawhide sticks. We ranked the 18 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
There's lots of different brands. This one for example doesn't say anywhere that it's for dogs, no dog pictures or anything.
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Pet-10-Pack-Braided-Sticks/dp/B00EZ1JQSW/ref=pd_sim_199_13?ie=UTF8&dpID=51FXiUm0MAL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR136%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=88QT2QJ4XEGJX0SYQ0SR
I'm not entirely sure why the cooing at toys would work. I feel like this is just anthropomorphizing the toy and your dog's "understanding" of the situation. If it is actually working for you, it's probably the fact that you are taking away the toy from her, letting her settle, and then returning it when her energy level/fixation are more in check. The "gentle" cue is definitely nice to teach, but it is probably working due to your addition/subtraction of reinforcer. That being said, "gentle" is a tough thing to teach some high energy dogs so props to you.
Also, the exercise thing is a great point. If you exhaust your pup with a good run or hour at the park they will be far less destructive in the house. Physical stimulation and mental stimulation need to go hand in hand, and one should not replace the other.
Just a point to bring up: if your (OP's) dog is chewing things like wires, socks, etc. he probably has a lot of opportunity to do so. How are you managing his environment - supervision levels, puppy-proofing, movement throughout the house, restriction when unsupervised (crating), etc? You need to minimize or eliminate as many possibilities for your dog to "mess up" as possible and set them up for success. For example, make sure he is in "puppy proofed" rooms with all foreign objects picked up off the floor and is provided with appropriate outlets for his energy (Kongs, stuffed bones, etc). A six month old puppy probably should not have free run of the house just yet, especially since he is most likely still teething and is still learning appropriate outlets for chewing. Slowly increase his freedom once he has learned these things. Start by keeping him in one or two rooms, gated off, and slowly increase his freedom once he learns more appropriate behaviors and has matured a bit more. Am I suggesting condemning your dog to a room for life? Absolutely not. You just have to manage his environment as much as possible and eliminate possibilities for him to fail.
It would also be worth investing in some brain toys to drain more energy, such as Wobble Kongs, Busy Buddy feeders, Buster Food Cubes, etc. In fact, feeding his meals exclusively out of these toys rather than a bowl would be a great opportunity to mentally stimulate him and drain more energy. Just make sure you supervise him as some of these toys could definitely be torn up if left unattended.
Just some food for thought. Hope you found this helpful! :)
Edit: Some products I've found helpful.
Brain toys for feeding:
Chew toys:
Earth Animal Dog Chews are another great rawhide alternative!
Did someone say bag of dicks???
My family's big into Bostons...my mom has had 8 total in her life. They are notorious toy destroyers. My first Boston is 1 1/2 now.
The owner at a pet store in town advised that we have "play" toys, and "chew" toys... so if we notice her chewing on a "play" toy, we take it away. For chew toys, I've given up on a lot of things and I advise either getting an edible antler or a bully ring It's completely digestible and doesn't mess with their stomach.
I've had some good luck with Chuck-It. As for balls, my BT loves this huge one, which is pretty durable because it's twice her size: kick fetch ball They also make small rubber balls and "indoor" balls that work well.
My BT loves fetch so we got her both a Kong and Chuck-It frisbee. They've lasted a while but we take them away from her once we're inside, otherwise she'll destroy them.
There's also this company called Helping Udders that is fairly durable toys, made from recycled stuff, and you can donate 15% of your purchase to a BT rescue. Mine loved those :)
Last bit of advice: if a toy doesn't last very long, take a picture and write the company a letter. I've done this a couple times and without fail, the company will send you a more durable product to try out. With one, it turns out it was a design flaw that they had fixed; the new product lasted much, much longer.
Good luck!
That's nothing when you feed your dog Bully Sticks
Zuke's Mini Naturals Dog Treats. Perfect size to use for training treats.
Jolly Ball
Kong Flyer
12-inch bully sticks
7-inch braided bully sticks
Kong Extreme Ball
My pup loves these chews that look and feel like rawhide but are made of chicken and are digestible:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0125E17O6/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1501056215&sr=8-9&keywords=Earth+Animal
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At our store, we also sell a bull stick with two... well.... I'll let you see why it's called "The Package."
I've been on a lifelong quest to find such chews! The ones I've found that work the best over many dogs (labs, greyhounds, pyr mixes, and dobermans, most recently for me) are the following:
-Nylabones (but only my dobie and labs ever liked them).
-Buffalo horns: A winner for all my dogs! They do get board of them, but are hollow and easily stuffed and frozen with peanut butter. My current three will regularly pick up one that lays around and nom on it for a while. They last a few weeks, give or take. I get a new one each month with my amazon subscribe and save order.
-Busy Buddy Bones. There are a few designs, though the bristle bone is the highest rated. The replacement rings are only $4 a piece on amazon as well, and last my dogs at least 30 minutes, and actually kept my pyr busy for a full two hours the first day. That said, my pyr of all dogs figured out how to unscrew it and then chewed on the ribbed part so it won't screw together anymore -_-. If you have "normal" dogs though, this shouldn't be an issue. Edit: the replacements are $4 for a replacement pack of 16, not per ring! So this makes them much more economical than other chews.
-Pork Chomps. These last maybe 10-15 minutes per dog, but only cost around .50 a piece, and all my dogs stomach them well. You can also stick them inside a kong and freeze it with peanut butter to make it last longer and be more of a challenge.
-Compressed rawhide or rawhide alternative. These are another you may want to supervise, but they do last a long time, around 30 minutes per 6 inch chew. I only chose products that have no other additives (so beef hide only, for instance), and have found some $1ish per bone at Target of all places. Beware of products made in China, as always.
-Beef knuckle filets. These were a recent find for me, and are incredibly priced for a natural long lasting chew! I pay $18 for 16 ct, and many are so large, they can be broken in half (depending on the bone cut). The only con with these is that they're a bit messy, and since they are a natural bone, my dogs would have very hard, powdery stool the day after they'd get them, which is okay on occasion, but not something I'd want them to have going on every day. Still, they'd last HOURS.
I hope some of these help! Good luck to you and your pups in finding a few things that works for them :).
To add some better, more digestible alternatives are bully sticks/rings (which can be had de-scented) and ChurpiChews/Himalayan Chews.
The cool thing about the latter is that, when it gets too small to chew, you can pop it in the microwave for a few seconds and turn it into a big doggie cheeto. :D
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Thanks for the contest! <3!
Ok well that is good, the only other thing is she may just want to chew, you could look at getting some wood, I know a pet store here sells bundles of willow sticks like this.
Ooo I've got some! Didn't know they were add-ons at first -_-
One for the bunny
Another for the bunny
And my favorite pens!
Literally petrified, as in turned to stone? Or just dried? Bully sticks are dried bull penis. They smell awful but they take my dog forever to chew and keep her occupied and happy for ages. I always bring one for her when I'm eating outside and need her to behave, she completely loses focus on anything else when that thing is in her mouth.
those might be a little too large since he's still small. I would go with something like this or this.
My dog has one. I got it for 4th of July weekend this year. It's not a cure-all, but it seems to cut down his anxiety about 50%.
I also would recommend Rescue Remedy in conjunction with the Thundershirt. It's herbal and non-toxic and seems to do the trick for my high-strung dog.
Also you could think about distracting your dog with a kong filled with treats or a bully stick, they last longer than normal rawhides, and are better for your dog.
Doggy dental sticks, because he decided he was going to be bad tonight and ATE MY MASCARA. I'd much rather he chew on these dental sticks than my makeup. Grr.
pesky dog!
I had a maltese that loved flossies. He was able to grip the spiral shape of the bone with his little paws. After we had to put him to sleep we got another maltese, he didnt like flossies, but loves the chicken flavored nylabones. the benefit to those is that they last a really long time
the treat dispensing toys and kongs with spray cheese or peanut butter are also good things
the ears after they've been chewed get really soggy and kind of smell bad, but they seem to enjoy them...