Nylabone - Any dogs like

[Van]

I'm new here and have a 4 month old yorkie. I will be getting her a nylabone to try after reading everyones comments. Thanks

[susan lynn]

Welcome to YT. I have 4 yorkies my baby is 4 months old and she loves the Nylabone, she doesn't chew on anything else.

[Van]

Wow, four yorkies! I'm soo smitten for my Tiffani I can only imagine all the love in your home. I picked her up the nylabone (chicken flavored) she loves it.

[eddiesmom14]

I had a big doberman that loved his nylabones. I bought him the wolf sized chocolate ones because he was a chocoholic and he would get them way back in his jaws and chew and his eyes would roll up in his head. The only thing my yorkies liked about them, though, was to take his away from him and torment him by not letting him have it. That was pretty funny.

I tried all types sizes and flavors and none of my Yorkies like them. I have one Yorkie who loves Kongs, though. He's little but the bigger the Kong the better.

[MochaBoyMom]

I bought a DuraChew nylabone and have a question. Are they safe to ingest? Mocha chews off small rough edges at the end and I'm a little concerned. Is that normal?

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by MochaBoyMom

I bought a DuraChew nylabone and have a question. Are they safe to ingest? Mocha chews off small rough edges at the end and I'm a little concerned. Is that normal?

I toss them when they start to get ragged looking.

[Patti]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I toss them when they start to get ragged looking.

Me too. So far the ones for strong chewers have lasted without any wear on them.

[MochaBoyMom]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I toss them when they start to get ragged looking.

Oops...that's about 20 minutes after I gave to him. Oh well...at least that lasted longer than his usual 5 minutes.

[ttrusc]

mine loves his nylabones always buy them for him

[caw]

I buy Nylabones for my girl, Daisy. She is a hard chewer and destroys anything else in no time at all. Nylabones are the only thing I will let her chew on. She loves them.

[Lisey]

My dogs love them and chew them down till I have to throw them away.

[shawnzeppi]

Originally Posted by Cha Cha

My Moka got the Wishbone Nylabone in the last GE. She absolutely LOVES it! Both of my dogs are aggressive chewers. How chewed up do you let the nylabone get before you all take it away?

I just read though the entire string and no one really tried to answer this other than Jane:

Originally Posted by ladyjane

...As for the nylabones...if you get the nylabone dura chews your pup should not hurt himself. The trick with them is to remove them as soon as they start to show wear and tear.

If you take that advise literally (and admittedly that is paraphrasing from the instructions on the packaging) nylabones in my house would last about 10 minutes. The manufacturers obviously have to be very careful about what they state on their packaging, because of the potential for disastrous press and of course litigation in even extremely rare instances. I think a better amount of damage indicating that replacement is necessary, is when the bone gets to be about 2/3rds of its original size, i.e., the ends are eaten away.

Although there could be some enhanced risk of choking vs. removal at the first sign of damage, I believe the risk is extremely minimal. This is after using the nylabone produces for many years.

Everyone knows their pets better than anyone else, and this is a risk based decision. As long as you keep an eye on your guys I personally don’t believe the bones need to be removed at the first sign of damage. My little girl is also an aggressive chewer at times, and it would make no sense for me to replace these expensive chew toys that are important for keeping their teeth clean and avoiding damage to furniture etc., at the first sign of missing material. Any eaten away bits are supposed to pass harmlessly through them, of course individual dogs could have medical conditions that could make that an unacceptable hazard.

My guys are not interested in the super hard plastic product, only the transparent type of nylabone that has a much higher strain rate.

[Lisey]

My dogs do love the bones. I take them away when the ends are chewed off. I have never had any problem with them.

[caw]

Originally Posted by shawnzeppi

I just read though the entire string and no one really tried to answer this other than Jane:



If you take that advise literally (and admittedly that is paraphrasing from the instructions on the packaging) nylabones in my house would last about 10 minutes. The manufacturers obviously have to be very careful about what they state on their packaging, because of the potential for disastrous press and of course litigation in even extremely rare instances. I think a better amount of damage indicating that replacement is necessary, is when the bone gets to be about 2/3rds of its original size, i.e., the ends are eaten away.

Although there could be some enhanced risk of choking vs. removal at the first sign of damage, I believe the risk is extremely minimal. This is after using the nylabone produces for many years.

Everyone knows their pets better than anyone else, and this is a risk based decision. As long as you keep an eye on your guys I personally don’t believe the bones need to be removed at the first sign of damage. My little girl is also an aggressive chewer at times, and it would make no sense for me to replace these expensive chew toys that are important for keeping their teeth clean and avoiding damage to furniture etc., at the first sign of missing material. Any eaten away bits are supposed to pass harmlessly through them, of course individual dogs could have medical conditions that could make that an unacceptable hazard.

My guys are not interested in the super hard plastic product, only the transparent type of nylabone that has a much higher strain rate.

I agree with you. If I threw my Nylabones bones away the minute there was some "wear"......I couldn't afford to get her those very often. I have never had a problem with them. I think they do a great job of helping to keep the teeth clean when they have been eaten on a little bit. Those sharp little protrusions really clean under the gums a bit.

[My Sophia]

my two love their bar-b-chews. I have to watch because they like to chew off the little white rib "bones" that stick out either end, but other than that I've never had a problem.