Nylabone dog chews and toys

A toy built for a gentle chewer will not last against a powerful adult jaw, and something built to withstand a determined chewer can be too hard for a puppy's developing teeth. Nylabone's line-up reflects that, with puppy-specific designs, standard chews for average dogs, and reinforced options for heavy chewers.

Picking the wrong strength for your dog is the most common way owners end up disappointed with a chew toy generally, not specific to this brand — matching the toy to how your individual dog actually chews matters more than the flavour or shape on the front of the pack.

Our range includes puppy chews and teething designs, flavoured chew sticks in bacon and chicken, and dental-focused chews aimed at helping reduce plaque build-up through the mechanical action of chewing. Between them they cover a young dog cutting teeth through to an adult who needs something to work at.

As with any chew toy, supervise your dog with a new one the first few times, check periodically for wear, and replace anything that is starting to break into pieces small enough to swallow.

No chew toy, from any brand, lasts forever, and Nylabone's own guidance is to replace a chew once it is worn down, splintering, or small enough that your dog could fit the remaining piece entirely in their mouth. A worn chew stops doing its job and starts becoming a genuine choking or blockage risk.

Rotating two or three different chews rather than leaving one out permanently tends to keep a dog more interested in each one and makes it easier to notice when a specific chew is wearing down, since you are handling and checking it more regularly rather than it simply living in a corner unattended.