Chew and calm toys

This shelf is for toys meant to be chewed, carried or kicked: rubber, nylon, and the odd catnip kicker. A dog who needs to gnaw will pick a chair leg if you do not offer something sturdier. Match the material to the chewer.

Nothing here is a treatment for fear, and catnip does not settle every cat — plenty of cats get playful, and some ignore it. Take a chew away when it is small enough to swallow, and follow the maker’s size guide.

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KONG Extreme

By KONG

The tougher black KONG rubber, for dogs who destroy the classic red one. It is still a chew, not a challenge to prove a point.

Best for

Power chewers who need a rubber toy, sized from the maker’s chart

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Nylabone Power Chew

By Nylabone

A nylon chew for dogs who need something rigid to gnaw. It is not edible, whatever the flavour smells like.

Best for

Determined chewers, when you want an alternative to the furniture

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Benebone Wishbone

By Benebone

A flavoured nylon wishbone that many chewers carry around as well as gnaw. It gives them a legal object for that habit.

Best for

Dogs who like to hold a toy and chew the ends

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West Paw Hurley

By West Paw

A buoyant Zogoflex bone for dogs who fetch, carry and chew, without the hardness of nylon.

Best for

Moderate chewers who want one toy for the garden and the sofa

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KONG Kickeroo

By KONG

A crinkly cat kicker with catnip. A lot of cats bunny-kick it. Catnip makes some cats playful and leaves others unimpressed.

Best for

Cats who like a toy they can grab with their front paws and kick

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