Carrottom
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Can anyone recommend long lasting chews for a greyhound please.
Long lasting dog chews
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MissTyc
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I'm always amazed by the concept of "long lasting" chews as any dog I have ever had makes it a total mission to eat whatever I give as quickly as possible.
I don't ever use treated rawhide or cooked/roast bones, etc.
I find that anything too hard and not tasty enough just gets turned into a toy rather than chewed, so I have a selection of deer ears and horse hoof trimmings (from my big cob!) lying about the house. They get played with, occasionally thrown around/rolled on, sometimes half-heartedly chewed. Low value but have their place.
Anything too tasty disappears in a flash ... it's spectacular. My terrier learned to match the speed of my GSD x Rottie, so it's a lost cause.
Biggest successes:
- Ostrich bone (bird bones are "hollow" so allegedly safe, but I found they DO splinter + make a big mess)
- Antler (I buy the ones that are cut in half and they scrape the inside out; if they get bored of it I put it in warn water for 5 min and that makes it tasty again). Not had any splintering but have heard it can happen. I choose mine v carefully.
- Dehydrated tendon or strips of hide (beef or horse are best; these really do last a very long time but are not cheap to buy)
Generally I default to a frozen kong filled up with a mushy version of dinner. It's the cheapest and longest lasting option in our household. I always use a kong at least one size bigger than the one recommended for my size of dog, or they go through it too fast!
I don't ever use treated rawhide or cooked/roast bones, etc.
I find that anything too hard and not tasty enough just gets turned into a toy rather than chewed, so I have a selection of deer ears and horse hoof trimmings (from my big cob!) lying about the house. They get played with, occasionally thrown around/rolled on, sometimes half-heartedly chewed. Low value but have their place.
Anything too tasty disappears in a flash ... it's spectacular. My terrier learned to match the speed of my GSD x Rottie, so it's a lost cause.
Biggest successes:
- Ostrich bone (bird bones are "hollow" so allegedly safe, but I found they DO splinter + make a big mess)
- Antler (I buy the ones that are cut in half and they scrape the inside out; if they get bored of it I put it in warn water for 5 min and that makes it tasty again). Not had any splintering but have heard it can happen. I choose mine v carefully.
- Dehydrated tendon or strips of hide (beef or horse are best; these really do last a very long time but are not cheap to buy)
Generally I default to a frozen kong filled up with a mushy version of dinner. It's the cheapest and longest lasting option in our household. I always use a kong at least one size bigger than the one recommended for my size of dog, or they go through it too fast!
Karran
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Fluffy cow ears! especially if they have the tendon (?) at the base. Takes my two a good half hour to get through! I've also got them deer legs which have been gnawed at off and on all over winter!
Carrottom
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May I ask where you get the deer legs from?
planete
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Nylabones. A favourite chewed every day here. They are several years old too.
Karran
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I get mine from a local pet shop but can get them online https://www.naturaldoggytreats.co.u...d30r-AG2tdKCf3Cygp_PCsR1Yps7P5nEaAjUhEALw_wcB
Carrottom
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Thank you
windand rain
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Antlers here too son is a warden for a stately home and collects some fallen ones when he finds them but are expensive to buy
splashgirl45
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my terriers destroy everything apart from antlers, i make sure i dont get the ones with the pointed ends and get the middle size. they last for ages and i have got about 8 of them laying around the house as they chop and change ...