Boy how times have changed. I used to get Bravo bully sticks wholesale from a friend 8 years ago. I used to get the 30 piece box of 12 inch sticks for $20. I think that the most I paid was $35-$40 about 3 1/2 years ago. Then they all of a sudden jumped up to close to $80 & I stopped buying them. I guess that is when they started to really catch on. Now the box of 30 is almost $200 & that's still at a closer to wholesale price then retail. I got them for a number of years for my dogs. I think that is sickening! They were not as popular then...most people didn't even know about bully sticks back then.

They are best for pups up to 6 months of age or smaller dogs. The adult dogs eat them in a very short time. Not really worth the exspense. Younger pups will get days out of a 12 inch one.

Red Barn (brand name) is a brand that I have occasionally used. They are not as nice as the Bravo ones...but not as smelly as some of the other brands. I haven't priced them in a while, but suspect they are about $4-6 a piece, maybe more. Some of the catalog &on line stores carry them & some retain stores. I think that LB sells Bravo ones. Don't know the price.

Stuffed & frozen kongs are great. Stuff with whatever your dog likes. I use cream cheese & salk free peanut butter. Buy the black extreme ones..they are tougher & better able to stand up to chewing. I have had adult males that are very hard chewers not destroy them. Not to say that their arn't dogs out there that can, though.

I had a 6mo old pup break off the end of a large made for aggressive chewers Nylabone. He was sitting right next to me when he did it...I grabed it & tossed both pieces out & never bought another one. They DO NOT DESOLVE in the dogs stomach if pieces are ingested...they cause odstructions as Kelly stated. They are DANGEROUS! I had the same 6 mo old pup chew up an everlasting treat ball, too. So I'd keep an eye out on any of those kinds of toys..even with pups.

Just my experiences.

thank's for the idea's. I hope no takes offense i'm not going to go into details,I 'm starting her narc training i won't be giving her toys to chew on. that's why i what natural chew.

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Haha- was that link the one word you could say to get people riled up? Nylabones are known to cause some pretty serious problems when a chuck breaks off and gets impacted in the intestines..... Not generally recommended.

John, as the consensus was above- it's a very individual thing, specific to your dog about breaking teeth. Koenig chews VERY hard, and I can't give him antlers or rec bones anymore, for fear of him breaking teeth. He gets Kongs, and Orbee's. My other dog is perfectly happy to easily gnaw on a rec bone or an antler, and she does so safely, so I don't worry about the risk of broken teeth.

Doh! - Yes that was the one! I linked the wrong page.

Too many tabs.

That's the one I wanted.

Goughnuts

I know my dog wouldn't go for the the goughnuts unless there was food involved or I set up up on something (then the challenge would be getting it down). He's a rubber destroyer only in the case of things like the kong, where he just figured it's easier to go through the side to get the peanutbutter in one go than lick for 30 minutes to get it out in little bits.

I stopped by the store again today, we're trying turkey necks, frozen. I'll be timing him. Just need to clean up my bedroom a little more before trying them out (less things to get turkey goo on)

The Goughnuts are a special polymer that does have rubber, but it's also gone through a special bonding process that increases how resistant they are to chewing.

If your dog can get down to the red, sometimes they ask if they can do statistical data on your dog because there aren't alot that can get it down that far. They also replace their products for free, which is a nice thing.

My previous dog was a chewing machine! I got her one of the black goughnuts and the first day she had it, she chewed it for close to 7 hours and there wasn't a mark on it. She had an extremely powerful jaw and after a month, she got through to the red part. I would still highly reccomend this toy.

I'm amazed that with such a powerful jaw she still took treats with the lightest of touch. I also had a new appreciation of possible damage she could do if she wasn't well trained.