The planet Pluto? Just kidding, it isn’t a planet. But it would take about that level of sturdiness to avoid destruction from the pups I’ve had.
In the meantime, back to real answers…
So far, the only thing our Jack Russel Mix hasn’t destroyed has been a regulation soccer ball - she will run that all over teh place, but since she can’t actually get her teeth on it, can’t destroy it.
And Kongs -
Her favorite toy?
Empty two litre bottles - she’ll pop them all over the place, fight them, then rip the heads— errr— caps off - then she is ready for the next one.
Cheap, disposable, and who cares if they get messed up? they go in the recyclable bins anyway.
My dog recently had surgery to his stomach and intestines to remove a large piece of Nylabone. The entire end of the bone passed through his stomach and was lodged in his intestines. The vet gave us the piece and it looks like it was barely chewed and almost cut clean from the rest of the bone. My precious, adorable Beagle/Lab mix dog, Buddy, is now recovering from what could have been a devastating outcome. I threw away all the Nylabones that we had in his toy basket and would never recommend giving them to any dog. The particular Nylabone was suppose to be for larger dogs who were powerful chewers. My Buddy is 55 lbs and an average chewer. The bone was obviously defective and should be recalled to prevent any other dogs from going through what our dog and family had to endure during this emotional and financial exhausting time.
Yes, we took all of our dogs’ Nylabones away on our vet’s recommendation. Not just because of the risk of them swallowing a piece, but also because dogs can crack a tooth on them. As the vet pointed out, “don’t give your dogs anything to chew on that’s harder than their teeth.”
Which was a shame, because our little chewing machine took a long time to get through a Nylabone…
Our Pit could destroy anything but a Kong.
Tony Stark once went up against a Boston Terrier. He survived by luck and a very clever ad hoc combination of a flight repulser, a spare foil chocolate wrapper, and a pint of non-dairy creamer, but he had to go and invent a new element to provide extra toughness to the Iron Man chassis for his next encounter.
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Somehow, our crazy-destructive chewy basenji hasn’t managed to even nibble off a tiny shred of this toy, the Bumi.[URL=“http://www.westpawdesign.com/catalog/dogs/dog-toys/eco-friendly-dog-toys/eco-friendly-products/bumi”] I don’t understand it at all, it seems soft and shreddable, but it’s survived several valiant attempts. You know, even with the head-tilted chewing for engaged carnassial teeth. I’m seriously impressed. The reviews on the website do have others’ less positive experiences.
The feet go pretty quick, but the rest of the thing can last for months. Mine even likes it after the squeeker goes missing.
Those are the same people who make the Hurley I mentioned in post #7 – they claim only something like 1% of dogs can damage it in any way. (Unfortunately, we own one of those special dogs, so we buy them in bulk.)
Maybe a little late, but you’re thinking about it the wrong way.
Instead of a toy the dog can’t break, think about a toy that you can repair easily.
We usually get a large stuffed animal for our dog. If she gets to the stuffing, we simply put the stuffing back in and put in a couple of stitches. Sometimes it’s a bit smaller than when it started, but the dog doesn’t care.
We do this for about a year, then bring in a new one. The old one, which is now yucky and filthy, gets thrown away and we don’t worry about washing it. Everybody is happy.
Ours don’t ever completely tear up Booda Bones. They fray a bit, but generally stay intact.
Posted too soon! The Bumi is significantly reduced. Not quite at throwaway stage, but not far off it. sigh