toy for my pitbull?

Question

i have a yr and a half old pitbll who goes through toys like crazy, he either pulls them apart or gets bored so i need to find a good one....its really important to me right now, cuz hes stuck in the house for a few days until we fix the fence, and already he is all upset wanting to go play outside :( so whats a good one that can keep him going for a few days?

Answer 1

Kongs. Filled with kibble and peanutbutter mix. Chill them in the freezer for a couple of hours before giving them to him. Depending on how hard of a chewer he is, there are different thicknesses of kongs. The regular red ones and a black extreme chewer version. Kong also makes a ball that is really great as well, but get the biggest one you can or don't let him have it unsupervised until you know how he treats it. It is still a lot safer than a tennis ball.
Nylabones are great as well. Get a couple of those.
Also, getting a coated cable tie out (like an overhead run or one that is long enough to go around a tree) for short term use while you fix the fence is another great way to allow him to be outside with you all without the chance of losing him. Make sure he can't slip his collar though before you hook him on though. (pitts have fat heads, so this should not be too hard, lol!)
Hope this helps!
oh, almost forgot.. for my extreme chewer I got a larger ball made for horses at a Western/tack shop . It is too big to get in his mouth, but he likes pushing it around and jumping on it, lol!

Answer 2

Kong toys definitely tends to stand up really well. My puppy has chewed through her first puppy Kong and most of the red Kong Dental Toys, but her two original (red) Kongs are still standing. When they started showing some wear and tear, I bought a black Kong and it keeps her very busy - when it becomes not so challenging, they recommend moving a size up. For more durable Kongs, avoid their soft toys and rope toys, which I don't feel are any more durable (yet much pricier) than other toys. Also to keep your dog busy with the Kong, stuff it with things that are really hard to get out. Peanut butter can be licked out in less than a minute by my dog, but if I spread peanut butter on a slice of bread and jam it into the Kong, it can take her 15 or 20 minutes to get it out. Jam biscuits that just barely fit into it or fill it with liquid and freeze it - this is best taken outside.

I have tried the Combat Battle Tested toys which are made out of the same material as luggage - it's supposed to be rip resistant. But my dog has destroyed two of these toys in the three days that we've had them.

My dog's not a huge fan of nylabones, but if you go this route stick with the really hard nylabones. I made the mistake of buying one of the flexible ones and it was in pieces in only a few minutes - the rubber isn't digestible, so this is dangerous. And they make them in lots of shapes (dinosaurs, wishbones, dog bones, etc).

Other options for strong chewers are rawhide and cow hooves, but you have to be careful because these can cause intestinal blockages and irritation. I limit my dog to a decent sized (a square chip or part of a larger bone) rawhide a day. If you want lasting rawhide, don't get the compressed rawhide - my dog eats it like it's just a biscuit.

The best stuffed animal we have found is a little stuffed toy made by Ty (the company that makes beanie babies). It's a 9 inch pink dog that has been chewed on and tugged on - between both my dog and her 5 month old labbie friend with each holding onto an ear of the dog. We have had it almost three weeks and it still hasn't burst a seam, all its ears are on, and no weak spot is noticible yet. This is by far the longest a stuffed toy has ever remained intact in our house.

Answer 3

I too have a pit bull - he can chew up a KONG toy (his favorite) in a matter of minutes. Doggonit.

And don't get me started on stuffed toys. Shreds in seconds.

I put kibbles and tempting treats (like cheese or peanut butter) in a plastic soda-pop bottle with the cap taken off. Baby Blue will play with that bottle for hours.

When you fix the fence, consider putting 2 strands of electrified wire (6 and 12 inches above) around the upper perimeter - as well as 2 strands of electrified wire at the ground (8 and 16 inches high) about 18 inches inside your fence. This will discourage escapes - by climbing or jumping as well as digging. All Precious has to do is put a paw or a nose on that electric wire - and he'll think twice about going near the fence.

I did this and Baby Blue - the Houdini of dogs - hasn't tried to escape since. I power mine with 2 solar fence chargers. Not cheap - but believe me well worth the $$ spent.

Just be sure to warn your fellow humans about the electric fences. Othewise they'll get "sparked." Ouch!

Answer 4

I firmly believe in Kong toys for dogs, get the black, "Extreme Kong" toys. I have the most adorable pembroke welsh corgi, and he too goes through toys like crazy and/or gets really bored of them. This is our solution:

Although he tends to chew through the Black Kong in a matter of months, we fix it by only giving it to him whenever we're either really busy or not home. That way, he sees it as a treat, something he only gets on various special occasions, and thus is always excited to get it, and doesn't get bored with it. He does wear it out by the end of the year though, so we just get him a new one for his birthday or Christmas each year. Also, since he is a aggressive chewer, we can't give him soft toys at all (he worked on a pillow once...needless to say that didn't work out too well), and we get him a Kong that's bigger than the recommended size, since then he has a harder time getting it all in his mouth, and then it takes him longer to wear it down.

Some dogs also enjoy the treat balls that you can buy which when they roll around deposit treats on the floor. I've heard of dogs amusing themselves for hours at a time on one go with those. The reason we don't use it is that if you use it too often, your dog may/will become obese because of all of the treats in it.

Just try a variety of hard rubber toys, depending on your dog perhaps he will enjoy one that squeaks (which reminds me, when we gave my dog one, he was terrified of the squeaking but loved the ball, so he rolled it around and as soon as he started biting it, it squeaked so he got scared...eventually the fear wore off though, but that was after about a month).

Experiment...that's all I can tell you... Good luck figuring out what he likes, I'm sure you'll get it!

Answer 5

Maybe you should try the Kong toy . They say it works real well on dogs that have a habbit of ripping toys into shreds within days . Or try the almost industructible ball . They also say that its built for the toughest dogs .

Answer 6

order the galileo bone, the souper and get the ultra king kong, it is black and the hardest they have. make sure you get the biggest one. the galileo will outlast you dog, trusy me. i have had one for 6 yrs now.

i do not recommend the kong ball b/c it is a lot softer than the black kong and he will EASILY destroy it

Answer 7

The hardest Kong you can find at Petco or something. They have fillers for them and everything. I recommend Kongs.

Answer 8

squirrels, cats, rabbits. or try a huge dog bone i have a 80lb pit and i bought a fishing rod and put a huge fishing line on it with a strong pound test and tied things to the end of it and i toss it around for him he loves it

Answer 9

you could get another dog to keep him occupied just make it's not to small because you don't want ur pit bull to eat it but idk of any good toys srry.

Answer 10

A small child.