What Size Kong??
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NinaA
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We have the largest and we have the next to largest. The largest are black and the hardest, but the girls prefer the smaller sized colored ones. They are not little enough to swallow or anything, but the colored ones apparently are a little bit softer. Moonlight also loves her kong ball which we do play with in the back yard. It weighs a "ton" but you can throw it, and it has grooves that are good for her teeth. It's also red, so it's easy to find.
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I bought a red one (about 4-5 inches long) for Stanley. I put peanut butter inside it and gave it to him. I left him alone for about 2 minutes and when I returned to see how he was dealing with it I found the kong in about 6 pieces. He bit right through it. It's funny because he has a furry stuffed football that he carries everywhere that he never hurts. I guess I'll have to spend the big bucks for the biggest one if they are harder.
ina/puusty
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Another way to entertain them..ask your friends to save some assorted tree trim/pruning..from yard work. HB is endlessly thrilled with her 6 acres of sticks: walnut, hazelnut, maple,fir, pine, cedar, laurel, un named 'river drift', etc. Diff. 'styles', textures, flavors..and of course free. If y'all simply must buy toys..have your neighbors charge ya. 
Sneaking now..QUITE outta reach!! ina n HB
Sneaking now..QUITE outta reach!! ina n HB
MGoBlue
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Your dog's correct Kong size really depends on how hard of a chewer your Newf is.
We went through a few sizes through puppyhood and "teenage" years, and are now maxed out at the black King Kong. It takes her a few months to wreck one of those.
Whatever size you choose, be sure to make it a "supervised" toy, because even the black Kongs for heavy chewers can be broken apart if you have a persistent enough Newf!
-Tiff
[ 06-13-2006, 01:23 PM: Message edited by: MGoBlue ]
We went through a few sizes through puppyhood and "teenage" years, and are now maxed out at the black King Kong. It takes her a few months to wreck one of those.
Whatever size you choose, be sure to make it a "supervised" toy, because even the black Kongs for heavy chewers can be broken apart if you have a persistent enough Newf!
-Tiff
[ 06-13-2006, 01:23 PM: Message edited by: MGoBlue ]
Yogi & Cordelia's Erin
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Ooooh there's a Kong stronger than this black monstrosity?
I will have to check it out. Yogi has the strongest jaws.
I will have to check it out. Yogi has the strongest jaws.
NinaA
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Wow, harder than black!!! Hard to imagine. I'm with Ina. We use a lot of sticks here - especially maple and cherry. Not good to play with any evergreen, though, and pine is especially not good - resins I think. Mine have kongs inside and big sticks outside, except for the kong ball which is outside. Wouldn't want to be throwing that thing in the house!
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