Never try to choose the toys that bear the label stating about the avoidance of usage for children below age of three years. This is due to the fact that if such toys are accidentally bitten strongly and the contents inside may not be digestible by stomach. Hence, be careful in avoiding such toys.

About provision of toys made as rawhide chewies, you need to consult your veterinarian and most of the times, the usage of such toys if purchased need to be monitored closely by the owner.

Toys that are lesser in size need to be avoided generally. This is due to the fact that playfully, some times, particularly the puppies swallow such toys and hence, this may ultimately either cause choke in the upper esophagus or problems in the stomach, later.

Generally you need to choose soft texture toys for puppies but you have to watch on how they use the toys, in a constant manner. When the dog grows up, the jaw power gets increased. Hence, you need to change the type of toy that is able to bear up the biting pressure of the dog.

The safety of the toy to be chosen generally depends on the size of the swallowed material. If the swallowed material is of bigger sized one, then, this may cause an emergency problem for your dog.

The toy should not be made up of known toxic materials. If so, the dog may reveal vomiting etc. after it swallows such toys.

Hence, more care is to be taken up before the purchase of the toys. Better to have some sort of consultation with the nearby dog owners or the pet specialist with regard to this, if you have any doubt. Frisbees and dumbbells are the safe toys for your dogs when compared to the sticks.

Whenever you go for the purchase of toys used for the kids as the case with the usage of stuffed bear, always have it as a point that you need to remove the eyes, ribbon etc. so that the accidental swallowing based hazards may be prevented to a greater extent.

King kong toys are available in the pet product selling market and you can even stuff these kong toys with peanut butter or butter spread and can then be used as retreat based toys for your dogs. Use appropriate sized kong toys for this purpose. This assures the safety of usage of these toys by these dogs.

Toys with pointed ends should be avoided because this will often cause injuries to the oral region and may result in ulcerations in the buccal mucosa and stomatitis may occur ultimately.

Avoid any squeaker containing toys and many times, the squeaker may be found buried in the center of the toy and often, the dog may be very particular in finding out the squeaker and swallowing also frequently will follow this. Hence, health problem may occur many times. I hope you now have some ideas on safety of dog toys.

There are plenty of the dog toys available in the market. Choosing the right one is really challenging for the pet owners. Like the human being the taste differs from dog to dog. The toy purchased must suit the liking of the dog. Like mentioned earlier, different types of toys such as stuffed toy, chew toy, rope toys, interactive toys, dental care toys, plush toys etc are available in various size, type, cost etc. The point one has to remember while purchasing the dog toy is the safety of the dog. By buying the poor quality toy, one should never invite the health complication for the beloved pet animal.

The points to consider in dog toys

There are certain key features that one has to consider at the time of purchase. Size- the size of the toy should be such that the dog shouldn’t swallow. Safe- the toy must be safe to use and should not harm the dog in any way. The material used needs to be non –toxic. Design- the design of the dog should be such that it shouldn’t have any sharp edges which can damage the dog’s mouth. Durable- None prefers anything that becomes useless short duration of time, which holds good for dog toy too. Washable- the toy should be washable, so that the hygiene requirement is met. The toys suitable for heavy breeds will never meet the requirements of small breeds. Just because a toy is popular in heavy breeds, he can’t buy the same for small breeds.

The toy that can be tossed a long way is preferred by many as most of the dogs will love to play with it irrespective of the breed size. The toy must be funny for the dog. The dog must love the toy. The toy must flexible, it can’t be too rigid.

The dangers of using wrong toys

Small toys or the stuffed or rope kind of toy needs to be avoided if the dog loves to chew. This is because the stuffed part or the loose string can be pulled out by the dog and can be ingested, thus causing hell a lot of complications. The ingested part may choke or even block the intestine which may result in fatal consequences. It is the duty of the pet owner to have a count on the toys so that he can find out if any one is missing. Please avoid the toys that are breakable easily and the ones that are made in flimsy materials. In case the dogs are taken to water body for play, ensure that the dog toy purchased can float.

The pet owner’s responsibility

The duty of the pet owner doesn’t end with the purchase of the toy that is liked by the dog. He needs to supervise the dog while it plays with the toy. The toys should be periodically checked for cleanliness and damage. In case any minor damage or loosened part is noted, the toy has to be thrown out immediately. One has to have some toy in store for immediate replacement. The dog toys must be rotated on regular basis in order to sustain the dog’s interest in playing. The pet owner must remember to take the dog toy while taking the toy for short tour or our door play.