chew chew chew..

So Holly is still in the chewing stage and her and Darkley like to play tug of war with the toys. After going through many toys in the past week I bought them a Kong stix

Kong are known for their tough toys, this sadly lasted my two the whole of five minutes! My garden is covered in snow like filling! They still are using the material to run about with but this is not for chewers! Holly also managed to chew some plastic off the Kong jumping jack this morning which Darkley has been chewing and playing with for months! she is one determined chewer! It isn't all solid so she managed to pick at the ends and destroy it that way!

I would recommend this toy though. Darkley and Holly love it because, like the original Kong it bounces about randomly and they love to chase it about! It says you can put treats in it but it is a bit awkward to do so..hasn't stopped the pups having fun with it though!


So i have to mention the original Kong. Darkley got the normal red medium sized one when I first got him and he got the large size later on. They do live up to their reputation! A year and half later they are still going strong and even Holly has failed to destroy them (give her time though!) In summer I like to freeze some nice tasting ice in them for the pups which they seem to enjoy. They are amazing in helping with bored collies also! living in rainy London can be boring for the pups at times and they need something to do apart from roll about in mud and cover the house in it! you can put all sorts of treats inside for them. Darkley needs extra bran in his diet so I mix it up with water and it makes some sort of weird paste and I plonk that in the kong. It takes him ages to get the bran out and he has given up many times and just gone to sleep instead! Holly also has a large puppy kong with a squeaker in it. It is still in once piece and squeaking but she has gotten bored with it pretty easily. I think it is because she can't make it stop squeaking as easily as she normally can!


All in all if you get the right size and chew strength you can't go too wrong with Kongs. The original Kong is a firm favorite with rescue groups, vets and owners for a reason, however don't make the mistake I did in thinking that all their products are up to the chewing test! Some of the cheap £1 toys I have for the pups lasted longer then the stix toy did!