| | |  | Dogs | Home » » Flexi Chew Chicken Flavor - Giant | | | | | | | Description: | | Made from inert, soft thermo plastic polymer, designed to satisfy the chewing instinct of moderate chewers. Bristles raised during chewing will help clean teeth and prevent tartar build-up. Not recommended for strong chewers. | | | Features: | |
• Designed to satisfy the chewing instinct of moderate chewers.
• Clean teeth and prevent tartar build-up.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Package Weight:
| 3.56 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 1 reviews |
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Not worth the cost for the amount of time they last. Plus, possible safety hazard to the dog.May 09, 2012
By Bill Firedrake
"BillFiredrake"
I have a 35-pound 6-month old Keeshond, who I would classify as a "moderate" chewer. I bought her this bone because she enjoys chewing things with a little bit of "give," and the Durachew Nylabones seemed to be too hard to hold her interest for extended periods. Indeed, after some insecurity about this bone, my Keeshond took to it just fine. She seemed to enjoy lying on the floor, munching away on it for several minutes at a time. After the first session, I saw that her favorite chewing end had begun to fray, but the instructions stated that such fraying is normal and that the surface of the bone is designed to fragment into small pieces the size of a grain of rice, which are miniscule enough to pass through the dog's digestive tract without creating any dangerous or life-threatening obstructions.
However, after only a couple more chewing sessions, I noticed that her favorite chewing end was wearing down to the point that nearly an entire nub was gone. Luckily for both of us, I never left her unattended while she was chewing on this bone. Earlier today, during one of her play sessions with the bone, I looked down and saw the bone lying on the floor, with my dog standing above it chewing on and trying to swallow something. The thing she was chewing on fell out of her mouth and I quickly swooped in to pick it up: It was a piece of the bone, substantially larger than a "grain of rice"--about an inch long by half an inch wide. Though I cannot say for sure that a piece of such size could cause a bowel obstruction, I did not want to take any chances. The packaging advises the dog owner to throw the bone away as soon as large pieces begin to break off, and I did just that.
Look. My dog is not a Pit Bull. She is a Keeshond. Keeshonden are not known for being aggressive chewers. And, although I will concede that my dog definitely enjoys chewing on things, she is not more of a chewer than an average dog, and there is no world in which she can be considered a "powerful" chewer. This bone only lasted for a week of occasional chewing? It should have stood up to more punishment. I only gave it a second star because my dog genuinely seemed to like chewing on it. Otherwise, I consider this bone a safety hazard.
If you do choose to buy this bone, make sure you always supervise your dog when he is chewing it so that you can stop him if he starts to break larger pieces off. The instructions probably only give this warning for the purpose of waiving the company's liability, but they are right.
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