Types of Dog Toys Available

For a dog, a toy is a substitute prey item, an important thing like food. Even though it looks funny when your dog plays, to your dog it isnt meant to be funny but the expression of some extremely serious and survival linked behavior. So, get the best toys for your puppy/dog. There are as many different dog toys as a person or dog ould imagine. !ou will find a very large sele tion of toys if you go to your lo al pet store or look at a printed or online atalog. "enerally, dog toys are lassified into three different ways# hew toys, play toys and food dispensing toys. $ets see ea h type individually. Chew Toys Toys in this ategory are the first and foremost designed to be eventually edible. They also fulfill a se ondary purpose of dental are, leaning teeth or massaging gums and teeth. This se ondary purpose makes them espe ially useful with a teething puppy. They usually ome in a sele tion based upon the dogs age and si%e. For instan e# a hew toy for &ernard puppy would be different si%e than a hew toy for 'a hshund puppy. (t is imperative that you find the orre t si%e of hew toy for your dog be ause a &ernard puppy ould easily hoke on a hew toy designed for a 'a hshund. These types of toys would in lude rawhides, )ylabones and "reenies. Play Toys The primary purpose of toys in this ategory would be for play and to be thrown and retrieved by the dog or the owner. Examples would be s*ueaky toys, tennis balls, flying dis s and dumbbells for water retrieval. +sually these toys are durable and designed for different si%e mouths. ,owever, theyre not made to be hew toys, and, thus, should not be left alone with a dog. &e ause the skins of a tennis ball an be torn off easily, hewed and swallowed, and a s*ueaky toy an be de-s*ueaked by the dog pulling out the plug at the bottom of the toy or by hewing through the fabri of the toy itself to remove the plasti s*ueaker. &oth these examples an be deadly to a dog if swallowed. Food Dispensing Toys This is a newest ategory of toys that has been developed within the last five to ten years. .ithout the food in them, they an also fall in both hew and play toys ategory. .ith food stuffed or fro%en inside, they fulfill a type of babysitter and entertainer role that goes beyond the hew or play toy, in short, it also a ts as dog treats. Examples of these types of toys would be /ongs, sterili%ed bones and &uster 0ubes. These toys are great for dogs with separation anxiety and an be given to the dog when the owner leaves, thus hanging the dogs fo us from, 1why are you leaving me alone again23 to 1,urry up and leave so ( an have my &uster 0ubes.3 4nd before ending the arti le, here is a small suggestion, be sure to supervise your dog when it is with the toy and play along when possible to make it a prefe t bonding time as well.

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