Chili Dawg is still a young puppy, so he mouths and chews EVERYTHING: furniture, walls, baskets and worst of all, our body.  Right now I am on a mission to find appropriate things for Chili to chew.

Chili has a drawer full of toys, but this lamb that I purchased at Target is his favorite.  The toy makes a “baa” sound and at first Chili Dawg used to whine whenever it made noise; it was so funny!

Another favorite toy isn’t a toy at all, but a small clothing hamper that I bought in Target’s Dollar Spot.  He loves to put toys in the hamper and also get in there himself.  

These are rawhide chews.  They can be bought plenty much anywhere dog products are sold, but I got these from Whole Foods.  Rawhides can be dangerous if swallowed, so we have to really watch Chili when he’s chewing one of these.

These bully sticks that I bought at Highland Pet Supply are an alternative to rawhide and are supposed to be healthier as they are totally digestible.  Rawhides are the hides from a cow, but bully sticks come from a bull/steer.   A part of the bull that is shaped like a stick.  Remember that a bull is a male animal.  Did you get it yet?  Yes, you can be grossed out; I am.

If you didn’t know what it was, then you wouldn’t be so grossed out over the bully sticks because they really aren’t that identifiable.  That’s not the case with this cow’s tendon I bought at Iman Park Pet Works….it looks exactly like a tendon; ewww!

It smells awful too, but look how much Chili Dawg loves it.  The tendon also kept him quiet and occupied for a good hour, so that was golden, but I don’t know if I can take the smell.  Chili Dawg’s breath was kicking something terrible for days afterward and that just won’t do because I like to hug him.