Sticks

Amado has been trying to pick up every stick he can find and chew it up. I just wanted to see if that's safe for him to do. Thanks!

I would say that its not safe. Zeus tends to pick up and chew sticks too but I always take them out of his mouth as they could split and splinter causing damage.

Okay, thanks!

Yes, it's best not to encourage stick chewing. They do splinter & he could swallow large pieces or get a tiny bit caught in his gums or cheek.

Moo loves a stick, she can make it sawdust in seconds but she is a little older

You can get safe sticks from Amazon which are made by the Kong company, please see link below:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/KONG-Squeezz-STICK-MEDIUM-PSS2/dp/B009O3AKEK/ref=sr_1_145?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1350584534&sr=1-145

kathytake2 wrote:You can get safe sticks from Amazon which are made by the Kong company, please see link below:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/KONG-Squeezz-STICK-MEDIUM-PSS2/dp/B009O3AKEK/ref=sr_1_145?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1350584534&sr=1-145

Moo said thats not the same thing

Bis loves sticks too, often go into the garden to her breaking a new one off of the tree as Janey said Bis is quite a lot older too! Should probably be discouraged as a pup, splinters hurt!!

janey wrote:

kathytake2 wrote:You can get safe sticks from Amazon which are made by the Kong company, please see link below:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/KONG-Squeezz-STICK-MEDIUM-PSS2/dp/B009O3AKEK/ref=sr_1_145?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1350584534&sr=1-145

Moo said thats not the same thing

Well Moo, no it isn't but this is much safer for you ><

Avoid at all cost would be my advice ... my last staff was crazy about sticks, logs, tree's, ... he would run into a forest and attack the first tree he saw, break away a bit of bark, and tear it upwards within seconds he could damage a tree really badly

The other thing, is when he chewed wood, peice's would get lodged between his teeth and gumline etc, and caused a lot of problems for us all later in life and big vet bills !!!

My 2 are beavers too, Tommy is presently trying to kill my shed , starting at the corner

Definately needs to be discouraged. A good drop command or a squirt gun is usefull