HeyRunDog Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 While shopping I decided to buy Grace to her first hide knotted bone as a treat this weekend. She was lying on her bed/my sofa when I got back so with due reverence I placed this highly prized treat in front of her, apprehensive as to whether I would be able to take it off her if the need arose. She took a quick sniff and a tentative lick before.... ...laying back down again totally ignoring it. Ah well. The dog across the road will benefit from her rejection Quote Grace (Ardera Coleen) b. 18 June 2014 - Gotcha Day 10 June 2018 - Going grey gracefullyGuinness (Antigua Rum) b. 3 September 2017 - Gotcha Day 18 March 2022 - A gentleman most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseyGrey Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Grace knows that hide bones are a lot of effort for not much reward. Maybe she would prefer a Dino ostrich bone instead dad? Get yourself back down the shops! Quote Buddy Molly 🌈 5/11/10-10/10/23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocsDoctor Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 It might be worth trying dampening it slightly, to make it a bit chewier and smellier, and offering it to her again? A truly dedicated greyhound slave might also try giving it a mock-chew at that point too, saying 'lovely hide bone! yum yum yum!' One of my friends gave Tiger a Yakers chew for Christmas - a bone-shaped thing containing hardened yak's milk. He was initially sceptical but now a convert - the good thing is, it is so hard that it is going to last ages, even the most enthusiastic chomping makes relatively little impact. Quote Clare with Tiger (Snapper Gar, b. 18/05/2015), and remembering Ken (Boomtown Ken, 01/05/2011-21/02/2020) and Doc (Barefoot Doctor, 20/08/2001-15/04/2015)."It is also to be noted of every species, that the handsomest of each move best ... and beasts of the most elegant form, always excel in speed; of this, the horse and greyhound are beautiful examples."----Wiliam Hogarth, The Analysis of Beauty, 1753. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenEveBaz Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Milo is an enthusiastic chewer of select items. Elk antler, no. Artificial plastic nylabone, yes. Quote Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadine Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I thought... with a baby hound in my home, my furniert might not be super safe anymore. So I went and bought 2 pieces of chewing wood (coffee tree and olive tree) for the little landshark. What a hit they were. Abu, who never plays with toys, took both toys. Now I have at least 5 pieces of these things and every dog in our house loves them... ... and the furniert is still safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenEveBaz Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I've had dogs bring in dug-up roots from the yard to chew on. How do most adult dogs know that it's (relatively) okay to chew on some wood, but not furniture? Quote Ellen, with brindle Milo and the blonde ballerina, Gelsey remembering Eve, Baz, Scout, Romie, Nutmeg, and Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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