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Permalink Reply by Skip Kennon on February 21, 2011 at 5:08pm

I would see if he likes some of the braided rope toys.  If he does they will clean his teeth, too. The poor guy is teething.  Does he have any other puppies to play with?  He will romp and run with a puppy he likes.  They will chew on each other's fur, make ferocious puppy noises and exhaust themselves and the great benefit is your dog will be socialized with some dogs.

 

Your description could have been my first corgi.  I live in the city, and when I started arranging playtimes for him with other dogs in the neighborhood, his need to chew diminished.  When I got my 2nd corgi 11 months later, there was no problem at all.  He chewed on and mock-battled with his older brother.  

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Permalink Reply by Dora & Rocky on February 21, 2011 at 6:17pm

Yeah, he seems to really like the braided rope that I got him and that seems to have lasted the longest... but he does go a little crazy chewing on that (he'll bite onto it and start shaking his head like crazy! :O) He likes to play with the giant samoyed that's in the same socialization class and we go to that once a week. Other than that, I'll go for a run with him or have him do come commands from one side of the yard to the other (the trainer told me it's a great way to tire him out but I don't know who's more tired afterwards! LOL)

 

I'll try and find more friends he can play with but I find that people who have dogs on my block tend to 'use' their dogs as guard dogs more than anything (ie leave them outside all the time and they bark like crazy whenever we walk by).

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Permalink Reply by Jane on February 21, 2011 at 5:30pm

Kongs stuffed with a bit of peanut butter (you can freeze them too)

Antlers (I buy mine on etsy usually, they're cheaper than the pet store)

 

Toys with "chew guard" might work, I have a bear like this and it's lasted a long time.

http://www.cleanrun.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Pr...

 

Yak cheese - my guys love these but they can go kind of fast depending on how much your dog likes them.

http://www.bestbullysticks.com/home/bbs/page_216_22/himalayan_dog_c...

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Permalink Reply by Dora & Rocky on February 21, 2011 at 6:18pm

Thanks for the links! The toys with the chew guard look very cute! I'm going to have to order one or two for Rocky.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on February 21, 2011 at 5:41pm

Kongs,any rubber toy (no latex) fetch it balls. So many cute toys last about 5 minutes:( Real rubber and places to put treat last almost forever:)

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on February 21, 2011 at 7:59pm

Kongs with a little cheese smeared inside will help him focus on them. Also, Kong makes a series called Air Kong (yellow looks kinda like tennis balls) that squeaks and lasts a long time. Be careful with rope toys. If they eat the strings it can cause an obstruction. (that was our dobermans first surgery)

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Permalink Reply by Lisa B on February 21, 2011 at 8:07pm

Yes Kongs are the answer but get the black kongs they are the toughest, Corky has chewed up the red ones takes him awhile and i see red pieces in his poo but the black kongs are indestructible! They come in a variety of forms but the ball is his paws down favorite!

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie on February 21, 2011 at 8:16pm

we recommend the Wobbler - by Kong also.

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Permalink Reply by Jane on February 21, 2011 at 8:56pm

We have one of these balls from Planet Dog too, Henry absolutely loves it and it's pretty heavy duty.

http://www.planetdog.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=ORBEE%20BALL

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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on February 21, 2011 at 10:41pm

Kong toys. We have a kennel at school with 11 dogs of various sizes and breeds (from a jack russle to an 75 pound rott/pitt,) the Kong toys are the only thing that have held up. We have tried rope toys, rawhides, different types of balls, etc. They do make a big huge rubber bone, made by Zanies I think, and that has taken a bit longer to tear to pieces. But Kong makes a variety of toys from stuffed animals to bones to frisbees etc. Its worth the extra money when you aren't having to buy a new toy every week

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Permalink Reply by justine moeller on February 21, 2011 at 11:05pm

A good marrow bone will keep him busy for hours :) It will clean his teeth as well. It may be too rich with the marrow so you can remove some.

As for store bought toys, the kong is the only toy that has held up in this house plus a few of Mickeys precious soft toys which he carefully guards so no one else will chew! He is a licker but the others are chewers!

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Permalink Reply by Brenda and Gary on February 21, 2011 at 11:15pm

These aren't really toys, but they work wonders.  Try Bully Sticks, they are all natural or Nylabones.

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