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HUGE Nylabone chew toy
Greetings everyone and welcome back to another episode of Tough Toy Tryouts. If you’re new here, do us a quick favor and hit that subscribe button and if you want to know the very minute an episode drops, be sure to hit that bell icon to setup alerts. It’s been a while since we’ve tested an actual chew toy so this week we’re taking a look at one of the biggest and strongest products made by Nylabone called the DuraChew Double Action Dental Gum Massaging Excellence Mark 3 Gamma Foxtrot Chew Toy of Enlightenment.
Alright, so most of that was made up but it’s still a pretty long name. As with all Nylabone products, it’s made from a strong nylon that’s infused with bacon flavor by some kind of science magic that has little bumps on it to help remove plaque. On top of that, it has a softer rubber center that’s apparently mint flavored and allows for the insertion of treats like. I attempt to do here. So now that I gave you the boring specs of this toy, it’s time to let you in on the truth about this product. Going back centuries, this chew toy has nosed its way into some of the most historic portraits known to mankind.
Sometimes it shows up in plain sight and sometimes it will only show up when subjected to particular light waves. We don’t know where this toy came from or why it chose this form. But what we do know is that whoever holds this bone is blessed with the gift of painting. It is now my turn to wield this ancient artifact and show the world its power. Behold! My masterpiece! Alright, enough theatrics. Now that we sort of know what product we’re testing, let’s throw this thing on over to Story and see how it holds up after a week’s heavy abuse. And with a spin of the screen, a week has past.
As you can see, there isn’t that much damage to the toy and for good reason: Story just wasn’t interested. I don’t know if it was the toy itself or the fact that Story only wanted to play fetch but she just didn’t dedicate much time in destroying it. It was very rainy this week so we couldn’t get it out to the dog park either, but oh well, the ratings must go on! For safety, this bone toy receives a 3. As with all other Nylabone products,
I wouldn’t leave this toy out for Story as you really need to monitor your dog’s play with nylon chew toys. While it’s okay to swallow some small pieces of the material, you definitely don’t want any pieces larger than a grain of rice to be eaten. Other than that, there’s no other small pieces that could be mistakenly swallowed. As for design, I’ll give this toy a 4. Sure, Story wasn’t that interested in the toy but I did like the inclusion of the treat holders. It gives a softer part of the toy for your dog to focus on if the nylon part is starting to hurt their teeth. And though I didn’t chew on it much myself, I feel as if the flavoring wasn’t very strong with the toy.
Longevity is a hard one to judge since we didn’t get a whole lot of chewing done but I’ll have a little faith and give this a 4. There’s no rawhide rings needing replacing and the nylon is much tougher than that found on non-Nylabone products. The rubber center also seems to be of very sturdy construction. Adding treats to this will likely extend its life as well since they will focus less on the ends. That leaves us with the price which at just shy of $13 on Chewy gives this baby a 3. It’s a hefty toy and will likely last well over a month but it’s still a bit overpriced. Hopefully, you can find it a bit cheaper later on. And for all of you keeping track at home or on your cellphone during a bathroom break, that gives this Dura Chew a final score of 3 and a half bones. It’s a pretty average toy that’s a bit overpriced but the inclusion of the treat holders gives this toy a little something extra.
Story says she’ll forego her seal of approval this week but it’s worth considering for large dogs. And alas, we must close out this week’s episode. We hope you’ve enjoyed the series thus far, and if you have, do us a favor and hit that “Like” button for us and share with all your dog-loving friends. Don’t forget to ask your questions here or on Twitter and feel free to leave suggestions for toys Story can try out in the future.
INDESTRUCTIBLE DOG TOYS!
Hello! It's me and Ellie here back with a brand new video! This week we'll be talking about indestructible dog toys, does your dog rip apart soft toys like there's no tomorrow? Well luckily we'll be looking at all the different types that are supposed to be indestructible Aren't we Ellie? Ellie here loves to rip off ears, tails and she loves to get the squeakers so firstly if your dog destroys toys this is what to avoid, squeakers and soft toys, these are the worst because they're just so easy to rip up into tiny pieces and once the squeaker is gone your dog isn't interested in the rest of the toy so the number one product is Kong toys, these are like a variety of hard rubber toys and you can usually put like treats inside of them so you've probably seen these around, they're known to be extremely difficult to ruin because of this rubber material and because they are known as indestructible, plus there's a huge variety of sizes and shapes for any type of dog so you can get small indestructible toys as well, which is helpful for people who don't have huge dogs like Ellie Two! Does your dog prefer soft toys like Ellie? If so there are toys out there for your dog - P.L.A.Y toys is like a monster toy which has been double sewn that means it's extra sturdy and extra indestructible with thicker material, it also comes with a squeaker for the squeaker lovers out there, it's made out of 100% recycled material plastic bottles so it's good for the environment as well Three! Zogoflex Hurley - it's great for those dogs that love to chew and swim because it floats on water and it's also been made out of material that is extra durable for those dogs that do like to rip apart their toys Four! Goughnuts, and I think I'm saying this right, Goughnuts? I presume it's Goughnuts because it's in the shape of the donut, Goughnuts indestructible dog toy, so it is supposedly indestructible, it's in the name obviously, the reviews of the product actually say that people who have tried other supposed indestructible toys say this one is foolproof so if you are struggling for an indestructible toy, you might want to try that one Number five! Ruffer and Tuffer Dog Retrieving Toy - this is a rope toy designed specifically for dogs because dogs can actually only see blue and yellow, so this has been designed blue and yellow obviously, to be more visible for them, so this one is tougher than most other rope toys! So that's all! Please let us know if you have any indestructible dog toys that you'd like to share in the comments, or if these, you know, weren't good advice please let us know that as well, we're always happy to hear from you! Give this video a like and don't forget to subscribe, also keep up-to-date with the notification bell just click on that and you'll be able to know when me and Ellie put out a new video every week! Finally we did promise a t-shirt giveaway! Didn't we Ellie? For our best and favorite comment, Ellie helped us choose didn't she! So this t-shirt goes to our favorite comment and that is from - Animals Are Our Angels - Isn't that a nice name Ellie? They said "I love your channel, it has changed my dog Roxie's life and has given me peace of mind, keep up the great work and have a wonderful day, love, Susan and Roxie!" that's so lovely! Right, well you can claim your t-shirt, just go to the Instagram page, which I'm featuring here and then give us a direct message and we'll get in touch with you