What are the best toys for a destructive puppy

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I have a 8 month black lab with very strong jaw. The red kongs are no good not strong enough for him. He has one black kong that is ok and does seem to be lasting. He has a nalabone big chew for big dogs but bits coming of it. Anybody have any idea for strong toys for him, also best place to purchase them. Thanks.

Fire_Fox

Have you run a search? I am sure there have been threads before on toys for dogs who even destroy the strongest Kongs.

elsien

I've only ever found nylabones and kongs any use for my power chewer. The black ones aren't totally indestructible btw so keep an eye out for wear and tear just in case - mutt tends to chew the end off. The nylabones are designed to be chewed and worn down as the bits are meant to pass through easily if he swallows them, so they do get smaller and need to be replaced over time. I'd be a bit worried if he was chewing off big lumps though - you don't want any obstructions.
Other than those, I've not found anything else suitable for really strong chewers - the rope ones, although mutt loved them, tended to come apart far too easily.

krlyr

I found rope toys from Poundland to be the ones surviving my Rottie's jaws best! They do a variety, rectangular bars, balls of various sizes, tuggies etc. and they've lasted years in this house. When they get dirty, I chuck them in the washing machine along with the dog bedding and they come out nice and clean again.
I've heard jeans are a good tough toy but be wary of stray threads - knot the ends so there's no stragglers.
I remember having a tough tyre toy for my last dog but I've not spotted any similar so far, they're all a more pathetic squishy rubber. You may have better luck though, it was as tough as a real car tyre but on a much smaller scale.
There's the Jolly balls which are soft but very tough - not indestructible but took Kiki a few months rather than a few minutes.
There's also Boomer balls which are solid plastic so impossible to pop, but I found Kiki doesn't like hers. Some dogs absolutely love them though! Someone does a similar one that's egg-shaped rather than a ball so it wobbles with a bit less predictability, which some dogs find more exciting too.

spadoosh

Kong kong kong!!

Got two, a ball and a puppy kong, so far both havent even got a tooth mark in them. Our dog rips apart rope toys (and his bed and enything else soft!), guessing he has quite sharp teeth. But the kongs are his favourites and hell happily chew away for hours on end!

jojo2910

We like Kongs or Prestige toys, which have helped a lot when teething. What about rawhide shapes as well?

tweets

I can vouch for the Black Kong my dog a Staffie chews through everything but the Kong is her favourite toy she can't chew it.

All other toys we have got her ruined within 5 mins.

http://www.petplanet.co.uk/product_group.asp?dept_id=480&pg_id=176

Bromley86

I've only ever found nylabones and [black] kongs any use for my power chewer

This. Ropes were no good for us as she'd undo the knot and start to eat them. The black bell-shaped kong is pretty survivable, the bone-shaped one less so. We got the kong ball after she'd gone through the worst of it, but that seems almost indestructible.