I use a number of different things in the kongs--my hubby swears that I put anything in them that will assure that they get under his feet..He steps on them all the time.
I put sticky things in but all the way inside to the small end. The idea is to keep their interest so if they can get at the goodie quickly they lose interest. Mine leave them and keep going back to them. It is like they find a new toy, everytime they discover it again.
You can scrub the inside of the toy with a bottle brush. I have put really yucky ones in the dishwasher but usually soap and water do the job. I actually use more soup bones that kongs. I buy the cross-cut thigh bones. Clean out all the marrow, boil them for a good while to kill any germs, wash with brush, rinse and give it to them. Then, every so often they get washed just like the kongs and boiled in fat free broth or bouillion cubes..I have done this for years and never had a bone splinter-I know some dogs can break them but not my critters. |