What would you all recommend as a chew for a pup who likes to swallow everything she chews on? I mean most dogs I've seen will sit and work on a chew gradually whereas my pup has taken a 12in bully stick and chewed on the middle then tried to swallow both ends whole. I manage to get it away from her but I don't want to keep taking stuff away from her.
When she was much smaller, she swallowed 3-4inches of a bully stick that she pooped out (thankfully) and it was still there undigested in her poop. As of right now at my location, I can get the brand "Smokehouse USA" in roundbones, knee bones, ribs and such but I don't have access to anything raw due to the culture here and that my landlord would lose his mind if he found out that raw bones were on the floor of his home. I also have access to order stuff off of amazon.com if that helps any recommendations as well.
We are so close to moving out of here. SO SO CLOSE! But the closer we get and the more changes happening to her environment, the more stressed out my pup has been getting and she is taking it out on chewing everything in her sights (despite my trying to increase her exercise and training). The only option at the moment that I've been doing is to put a clamp at the end of a bully stick then push it through 2 red rubber kongs so that only about 3 inches of bully stick comes out of the top just to force her to slow down. She can't pull it out because the clamp stops it and she can't swallow massive chunks because the kongs keep her from chewing at the middle. It's a really weird work around so I am wondering if any of you have a dog that tries to just swallow stuff instead of chewing and what you give the dog to help them chew on something appropriate without worrying that they are just going to try to swallow it whole.
Are weight bearing bones appropriate or should I focus on knees and rib bones or should I just continue on with my workaround and wait til we get back to a location where I can get a raw bone?
Thanks in advance for any advice. We are excited to get to Colorado and enjoy those trails and mountains!
When she was much smaller, she swallowed 3-4inches of a bully stick that she pooped out (thankfully) and it was still there undigested in her poop. As of right now at my location, I can get the brand "Smokehouse USA" in roundbones, knee bones, ribs and such but I don't have access to anything raw due to the culture here and that my landlord would lose his mind if he found out that raw bones were on the floor of his home. I also have access to order stuff off of amazon.com if that helps any recommendations as well.
We are so close to moving out of here. SO SO CLOSE! But the closer we get and the more changes happening to her environment, the more stressed out my pup has been getting and she is taking it out on chewing everything in her sights (despite my trying to increase her exercise and training). The only option at the moment that I've been doing is to put a clamp at the end of a bully stick then push it through 2 red rubber kongs so that only about 3 inches of bully stick comes out of the top just to force her to slow down. She can't pull it out because the clamp stops it and she can't swallow massive chunks because the kongs keep her from chewing at the middle. It's a really weird work around so I am wondering if any of you have a dog that tries to just swallow stuff instead of chewing and what you give the dog to help them chew on something appropriate without worrying that they are just going to try to swallow it whole.
Are weight bearing bones appropriate or should I focus on knees and rib bones or should I just continue on with my workaround and wait til we get back to a location where I can get a raw bone?
Thanks in advance for any advice. We are excited to get to Colorado and enjoy those trails and mountains!
