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Originally Posted by Maximo  
I agree with buying a variety of toys and observing, and also the note about safety. My boys like soft toys, but I have to watch them to make sure they do not get stuffing out. Max got a little stuffing out today. Highly unusual for him. I sewed a lot of my toys for them using a tightly woven polyester blend that the dogs can't get their teeth into.
Max also likes Kongs. He does not like balls of any kind and will not let his brother play with them.  |
I second the second, about buying a variety of toys! I read that a good number of toys to have is 8 to 10, but on rotation, so they don't get bored. I've spoiled Scottie and he now has accumulated...I dunno...15 to 20 toys, including ones I've made by hand.
It worked really well for me to start off with ~5 toys because Scottie never ever, to date (he's now 1 yr and 2 months), bit/tore up anything that wasn't his! I am so happy and proud (my previous dog bit and chewed up everything, but I didn't know better then)
Anyway, I found that Scottie didn't like Nylabones as much at first, guess he wasn't teething yet. But later, at 8 months, he started to love it. So don't worry if your puppy doesn't seem to like certain toys at first, with variety, they may like them later on. Just make sure to only leave them with durable toys they can't ingest while they're alone.
Also, I found that bully sticks or any of those dried up cow ears etc always gave Scottie diarrhea, so I stay away from those. A good edible chew toy I recently discovered is the Himalyan Cheese Chew stick. But you probably don't need that yet since yours is still a pup.