Rona loves to chew hard plastic! We can be out walking across a field and she will find the one bit of broken plastic pipe which she will enthusiastically grab.
I think it’s because she was given large raw bones to chew at the breeders and that hard “crack” is what she wants.
I asked her acupuncturist about giving her a large raw bone and the answer was no. Too risky.
The suggestion was a kong, but it’s the wrong chew sensation.
Unfortunately, she has discovered our cheap plastic supermarket glasses - so far she’s demolished about five! She is at the height/size now where she can reach across the worktop or table.
Has anyone faced a similar issue with their dog and found a solution? Grateful any thoughts.
Vets not fans of chews and we had problems with one of our previous Airedales - they are happy to gulp large mouthfuls down, so a soggy, well-chewed pig’s ear they will sometimes try to swallow whole.
Our Isi had a piece a grey plastic downpipe, that he inherited from Gloria, a Bouvier that we used to look after during the day. He loved that downpipe!
We didn’t bring it with us stupidly as Bob was also partial to a quick chew. So now just have a bone - just a section of thick well chewed white bone that was also a hand-me-down.
Our previous dog, Issa(bella) (Maltese terrier) had a tin lid she used to chew every evening and then bury beneath under a large rug. She’d then jump up and down on top of the rug. God knows why. The lid was from an old jar of Black Cat brand S African peanut butter. When eventually, now in the UK, the chewed up lid imysteriously disappeared, we had to source an equivalent, now ‘antique’ lid on ebay.
I would have thought an X-ray was the next step.
A visiting dog left some kind of curved animal horn when he left and Jules chews that occasionally but he really isn’t interested in other things.
Possibly a deer antler? Our dogs sniffed a couple when they were puppies in UK but lost interest. Possibly too much work involved for Madame and La Pricipessa
pig’s ear gone in 2 mins. Plastic bucket for bird seed balls a great favorite to crack and hurtle round the garden with, but pieces spat out and collectable… cheap reading glasses…keep out of the way. 18 month GSD still a baby. Has raw bones from the butcher, I cut off fat and dig out marrow. great success.
Our vet said “don’t” because of the risk of small spikes of bone being swallowed.
I went into Animal Factory this afternoon (dreadful name - obviously sounds better in French!) and a wonderful manageress whisked me to a huge selection of chewable things. Rona is now happily lying on the kitchen floor demolishing a hollow sheep’s (goat’s?) horn. We also have a deer’s antler in reserve. The horn is the favourite at present. Good to know they are there and that they have an excellent selection.
We also sorted out a more secure harness for Rona, who was invited into the shop for a personaal fitting. She’s now got one that has a chest ring (which tends to deflect her pulling strongly) as well as one on the back of the harness. As she comes into adulthood she is gaining strength and although well-behaved all bets are off if she sees a feral cat or a deer.
Especially stuffed with something like Vache Qui Rit for extra stimulation as they try to lick it out, and it keeps them (fairly !) good for ages. Our dogs other favourites are dried pigs feet, again they seem to last for hours..
The sheep horns are great if you are worried. I keep and eye on a fresh bone, take of the fat an scoop out any marrow. The butcher gives good solid knuckles. He recently broke and started to chew on a pair of glasses, all bits removed of course. Antlers last for months!
I don’t know why I worry about what Rona eats. Her relatively modest taste now includes a couple of books, the manual for the DVD player, back copies of Private Eye, my orthotic in my right boot.
