Kyjen Dog Games Seamsters

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Saw this at Unleashed and was intrigued by a toy that had some rawhide (which my dog loves) combined with a rubber to keep him busy. My dog loves rawhides but he can power through a big one (7") in about 30-45 minutes.

The concept is good, but my dog lost interest very quickly. Also, it is messy to "refill" the rawhideyou have to soak it to make it soft, thread it through the holes, and then wait for it to dry.

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My wife and I have a 25lb whippet-shepherd mix who really likes to chew, and is rather smart by dog standards. These two characteristics often don't mix well, which has led us on a search for the best of the best puzzle chew toys. I would like to thank Kyjen for sending me a copy of this toy in exchange for an honest review!

As soon as I took this out of the package and our pup smelled rawhide, her little tail started to wag! It's one of her favorite things, and despite there being a relatively small amount of rawhide strung on to the bone, it didn't take away from her butt wriggling in excitement!

BUILD/QUALITY

Well, it's nice to see that this is made of natural rubber. Not only does it have that nice vanilla-like smell, but you also don't have to worry about your dog swallowing potentially-toxic pieces of their toys! Now, I want to refer back to the title of my review in reference to the quality and how long this will last your dog. If your dog is an indiscriminate chewer, you will probably see pieces of the rubber coming off eventually. It's not because this isn't made of durable, high-quality rubber, but simply because there are holes for the rawhide to be threaded making it easier to bite a piece off. Luckily, our pup was MUCH more interested in the rawhide than the rubber, and after two chewing sessions and some fetch in the living room it looks no worse for wear. The toy comes with a refill, which was appreciated.

FUN/DIFFICULTY

I wouldn't call this a difficult puzzle toy there are no moving parts or hidden compartments like some of Kyjen's other toys, but the fact that it's not just a piece of rawhide really kept our dog interested. I would say it took about half an hour for her to get all the rawhide off and eaten, which is not bad for her! That said, she is only 25lbs, so your mileage really will vary. She had a great time standing on the bone while tugging at the rawhide!

REFILLING

Now, something that might be too much hassle for some is refilling the bone. According to the directions you soak the rawhide strips in warm water for five minutes, thread them through the bone, and then leave it to harden (around 12-24hrs depending on conditions). It's not the simplest of systems, but given how much our pup enjoys this toy I can't say that I mind it too much I plopped it in a glass of hot water while doing some dishes and it was ready to thread in 5 minutes. The refills are available here on Amazon, and will run you about $1 per strip. Compared to the refills for our Everlasting Large Bento Ball (three and half dollars each) which last her about an hour and a half, the cost/time ratio seems about right!

There is a piece of paper with a warning wrapped in each refill don't forget to remove it before soaking them (I didn't notice until soggy!)

The instructions tell you cut off excess rawhide, but I just double threaded which didn't seem to be an issue.

The holes are numbered for easy restringing I would suggest looping around number 1 so that it is held in place by tension!

OVERALL

There are several reviews on here from owners of heavy chewers that just didn't find that the toy lasted for their dogs and I have no doubt they are reporting their honest experiences. I also have to be very honest and say that my dog really enjoys this toy and it keeps her busy! I would probably rate this at 4.5 stars if Amazon allowed it the refill process is a little bit of a hassle but as a standalone product it really is one of the better easy puzzle toys out there for a moderate chewer. Amazon's star rating defines five stars as "I love it", and four stars as "I like it" I'm definitely right in between those two ratings! I would HIGHLY suggest buying a size bigger than you normally would despite being only 25lbs our dog is long and skinny (medium-sized) and I think the large bone keeps her busy for longer then a medium bone would! My wife and I wouldn't call this the answer to our puzzle toy search, but it's definitely good to keep a moderate chewer busy for a decent amount of time! Definitely recommended depending on the dog!

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Good product and Tilly enjoys playing with it, trying to get as much rawhide off as possible. However, the plastic is not durable enough for her strong teeth, and she has eaten away at much of the green plastic, trying to get the hidden rawhide parts. It was fun for her, but we can't allow her to play with it since she's eating the plastic off.

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If you have a dog that regularly chews through toys pass on this. My lab destroyed the large size of this toy almost instantly. Instead of chewing the rawhide he just chewed right through all the tabs that you thread the rawhide through. Apparently it was easier to chew through the rubber tabs than the rawhide. With the tabs chewed off this toy is useless. I know my dog is pretty good at chewing apart toys but he does have several other treat toys that have held up. Even other toys he has destroyed lasted at least a little while but not this one. I gave him the toy walked away for a minute throw the packaging and went back to see how he liked the new toy. He had already chewed several of the tabs off in that short amount of time. I watched him chew through the rest in another min or so. I have him the extra rawhide strip that came with the toy and it took him longer (about 10 min) to eat the rawhide alone then he spent destroying the toy itself.

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My dog is a chewer. He also gets bored easily, which means he's done chewing on his Kong or Nylabone in about 20 minutes. This product kept him entertained for two hours (at which point he had devoured all the rawhide). The downside is that the rawhide strips cost about $1 each and take about 24 hours to dry, so he only gets this toy as a special treat.