The one chew toy that I stick to is the orginal nylabone, puppies and adults, never knock on wood had any problems with them except once with my corgi she got a small sliver stuck in her gum that was it. The kongs are great too. -----Original Message----- From: David Fritsche <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx> To: israelfriedberg <israelfriedberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, Jan 21, 2011 9:34 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] suggestions please ?Hi Sam... ry of false, I do not know, but our vet advised us years ago to not give ny dehydrated skins, ears, etc. to any dog. This was based on his xperience of have to surgically remove them when they rehydrated inside and aused a blockage. I suppose if the dog actually chewed them up in little ieces this would not occur, but if they just chew them enough to swallow hem whole, it conceivably could create the problem. Anyway, we've simply held to his advise and not given them. However, when we take all five to Pets Mart and turn them loose shopping, hey all come back to the checkout stand with a dehydrated skin. ave ow do people feel about giving pigskins to 3.5 month old puppies? any ther uggestions that are a bit more healthy? am =========================================================================== ===========================================================================OST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind re permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the howgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its dministrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any ost. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER F ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL ARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A IOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html ATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================