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Before getting my first puppy I never bothered to ask: “What are the best chew toys for a puppy?” I just went to the nearest pet store, grabbed the cutest, squeakiest, squirrel toy, and brought it home to Linus.
Two years later, before bringing home my first guide pet dog puppy, our group leader suggested I bring a plush toy to rub all over Stetson’s littermates. getting the scent of littermates on a plush toy would make our puppy’s first night home a lot more comfortable.
Fast forward 15 years and we finally found our favorite plush toy for puppies. The Calmeroos Puppy toy w/ heartbeat & heat pack is by far our favorite puppy toy during the first week with a new pup.
Not only do we get the scent of the littermates on our Calmeroos Puppy, but we also have the added reward of a heartbeat and heat pack to comfort our puppy during those first few nights.
What Are the best Chew toys For Puppies?

However, over the years we learned that plush toys are terrific for young puppies, but as they get older our little Goldens and Labs tend to shred the basic stuffed squirrel (they love extracting the squeaker).
So, if you’re like me then you’re always on the lookout for the best chew toys for your puppy.
Something durable, entertaining, fun, and…DURABLE!
Best Chew toys For A Puppy
We recently received this email from one of our readers:
Wanted to find out any additional puppy toy ideas you have? We have a stuffed duck. A rope. A Kong. any other references for best toys? thanks and have a good. We have an 8 week old golden retriever pup.
—K.G.Over the years I feel like we’ve purchased every puppy chew toy under the sun.
The good news is annually companies come up with new, innovative chew toys for puppies.

Here’s our quick list of best Chew toys For A Puppy.
Our top Picks
BEST overall CHEW TOY: KONG classic pet dog Toy“Dublin loved his classic KONG. We love its versatility.”
BEST CHEW toy FOR PUPPIES UNDER 3 MONTHS: Calmeroos Puppy“We gave Anna a Calmeroos Puppy during his first night…not a peep!”
BEST natural CHEW TOY: Bones & Chews Bully Sticks“Our pups love them! We love the pups chew on the sticks vs our hands.”
BEST INTERACTIVE CHEW TOY: Hide-A-Squirrel Puzzle pet dog Toy“Cute, adorable, and practical. Adelle loved pulling out the squirrels.”
BEST long lasting CHEW TOY: Goughnut – Indestructible Chew Toy“Possibly the most long lasting chew toy on the market.”
BEST budget CHEW TOY: Gumby pet dog Toy“I’m not sure if the Gumby toy will remain at this ultra low price but at the time of this writing it’s a whopping 72% off!”
BEST cute CHEW TOY: Mr. bill pet dog Toy“I may be dating myself, but I love Mr. bill and his patented “Oh No!”

What We look For When picking Chew toys For Our Puppies
Okay, people and gals you may not like my answers because you’re going to have to pull out your checkbook (does any individual genuinely still have a checkbook) if you want to follow my advice.
For openers, you must have lots of puppy toys…lots of them!
When it pertains to the best chew toys for a teething puppy you need variety.
That’s right! There’s not a one-size-fits-all when it pertains to the best puppy toys.
Here’s our list of what we look for when we pick the best chew toys for our pup:
Durable – What good is a puppy chew toy if it only lasts 5 minutes before it’s destroyed?
Texture – Puppies get bored with the same type of toy so we always keep our eye out for different textures like fluffy, extra furry, rubbery, leathery…you get the picture.
Interactive/Puzzles – We are always harping on our readers to not just exercise your puppy’s bodies, but their mind as well. Interactive pet dog toys are a terrific way to tire out your puppy’s mind.
Variety – If all your puppy toys are plush stuffed toys with squeakers your puppy will get bored in a hurry.
Price – We have puppies throughout the year and in fact this past summer we had a litter of 10 puppies. The little ones and small breed dogs don’t need the higher-priced long lasting products. A budget toy will do just fine with our smaller pups.
Cuteness – Yep, it’s a aspect when we choose our puppy toys…especially if my partner is with me ?
DURABLE! – Did I already say durable? When you have a mouthy lab puppy you need something that is close to indestructible.

After reading the above list you probably guessed that we have a lot of puppy toys. Yup, our house is a puppy playground, but we have one a lot more thing we need to mention:
Don’t let your puppy play with all their toys all the time.
We only allow our puppies to play with one or two toys at a time. If they get bored with those toys then we pick them up and give them a new toy.

That’s why it’s crucial to have variety and different textures. You can keep your puppy entertained and interested for long periods of time.
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