We have a 2.5 year Malinois with worn-out teeth due to tennis balls. Can you assure me that Wubba is safe? Any other advice on preventing tooth wear?

Cindy, love the pics of Rush!

I'm not sure who else to ask about this but in various places on your website you + Ed talk about teeth wearing down from bitework and the textures of various toys/ bite sleeves. We have a 2.5 year malinois who does agility. He always has something in his mouth and tugs like a maniac. Anyway, we stupidly let him have tennis balls, which he chomped on and carried around night and day and by age 2 we realized he had obvious wear to his teeth. Consulted with vet and threw out all the tennis balls. His favorite toy, which we reserve for his agility training, is the Kong Wubba. I'm not sure if you are familiar with it; kong shape, balls inside fabric, floppy tentacles. I was reading your descriptions of the jute wearing down teeth and suddenly started to wonder if the beloved Wubba was further damaging his teeth. I've never had the chance to feel a jute bite sleeve and don't know what a tooth-damaging texture might feel like. The extent of the tooth-wear is disturbing in such a young dog. Can you possibly reassure me the Wubba is safe/ throw it out now? Any other advice on preventing tooth wear would be appreciated.

Wendy