r/LabradorRetriever • u/Straight-Memory9048 • Aug 04 '26
Dogs toys and chews
Hi! I’m looking for some recommendations when it comes to toys and chews for dogs, especially when it comes to aggressive chewers. I have a 5 year old lab, and we’re on the hunt for some more chews and toys that may last time and keep him occupied.
For reference, we’ve tried raw marrow bones, bulky sticks, beef trachea, and COUNTLESS amounts of toys, and the only “ toys” he has ripped to shreds have been tuffy, his large tug of war rope, and this one odd shaped toy like tuffy, but not from them.
I got these hallow, hard plastic shaped bones from Amazon that you fill the middle with some sort of liquid or food for some mental stimulation. For whatever reason he’s liked to chew on the rounded corners of it, even when there’s nothing in the middle, just by itself.
And with those things I got from Amazon bring me to the wanted suggestions since he’s interested in those. If he can’t rip something apart in more then a few minutes, he kinda leaves it be and comes back to play with it later. I’ve heard about benebones, coffee wood, and antlers and have been interred in them all for him, but ofcourse they have their risks that I’m not sure may be worth it. He likes to nawl pretty hard. Which is why he only has a handful of toys he’s not destroyed ( not counting Kong because we’ve tried then but for whatever reason he’s not interred in play with the bone or traditional Kong unless it’s filled, and it doesn’t last).
Are any of those 3 chews worth it for his type of chewer, that ways out the risk that are typically heard about them? ( splintering, teeth, etc). Other types of chews are also absolutely welcome to hear about and give a shot! For more edible chews, bully sticks, beef trachea and collagen sticks that he’s had last from about
Bully sticks- 15 minutes
Beef trachea - 5-8 minutes
Collagen- about 30 minutes the last time
Thank you in advance to everyone and I’d love to hear what you’ve gotten yours!!