I have given my pups and my foster pups Nylabones for a very long time. I only use the Dura Hard ones....I do not believe in giving edible chews. They get enough to eat and I don't see a reason for them to ingest a chew. The edible chews that I know of are not anything I would ever give to them anyway due to the problems with obstructions, choking and GI issues. There is no way a yorkie can bite a piece off of a Dura Hard Nylabone. I am sure of that as I have tried them on all sizes of yorkies. No way would any of them have bits of plastic in them....I believe those who have had issues have used the soft ones.
Some of them chew more than others....the real chewers love the Nylabones and I have never had to entice them with anything on them; but there are flavored ones.
I suppose there is a risk to teeth, but honestly I think it is a bit overblown. As most of you know I have had a ton of little furballs in my home and I have never had a fractured tooth yet. Not saying it cannot happen....but has not happened to any of mine. |