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Anyone have help for a toy destroyer?

My boxer mix is over 2 years old. Since the day I got him as a puppy, he was a destructive chewer. He is trained to only do this on his toys, so he does not destroy the house. But his toys only last a few hours. I got the black Kong Ball which has held up… but that is it. Here is what he does with his toys:
-Plush- tears a hole then eats the cotton
-Rope toys (for tug of war)- holds the rope, and pulls the string until it starts unraveling
-Tennis Ball- holds between his paws, pulls on the fibers until they start coming out. He then gets the cover off and punches a hold in the rubber ball (in the matter of a few hours)
-Hard toys- Finds a seam, nub, etc to get a tooth in. Holds the toy and pulls this until it breaks apart and he can further destroy.

Has anyone had experience with this? Is there any toys I may still could try? Has anyone found a way to curb this? We have another puppy, and we have to keep our boxer away from his toys for fear of destruction.

If you have a dog the ‘destroys’ legal selected items then you are lucky. Some dogs that have destructive behaviors go for couches, walls, doors, shoes, tv remotes, kleenexs, etc.

Destructive behavior can be one of the symptoms of separation anxiety but from what you’ve described it seems like totally appropriate behavior.

Some dogs, not matter what breed, a more into chewing and dissecting then other BUT all dogs require a legal outlet for their natural canine tendencies.

I actually encourage my clients to provide their dogs with anything (as long as it’s safe and may require supervision) for them to destroy, chew and dissect. It’s mentally healthy for them to behave as dogs. It only really becomes a behavioral issue is you limit any such activity to take place.

I used to buy the huge Easter bunnies after easter from Safeway grocery store. They were about 4 ft tall and for about $8. My female Doberman would suckle on it, carry it around, use it as a pillow and then about 1 month into it – make a hole and dissect the entire toy.

Plush Toys: supervision only – can be fatal if eating stuffing- You can remove the fluff and place rags into the toy carcass

Ropes – let his at it – superivison and remove once the rope is shredded so to limit ingestion

Tennis balls: supervision only. Some can pop them and some can get more then one ball in their mouth – high choking danger. Not to mention if he plukes the fuzz of the ball he might wear down his teeth

There are some really hard toys and deer antleers.

http://www.perfectpuppytoys.com/rubberballs.html

boomer ball: http://www.boomerball.com/

ruff wear: http://www.ruffwear.com/Products/dog_toys

antlerz : http://www.qtdog.com/antlerz.htm

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