Editor's pickKONG
KONG Classic Dog Toy
The one enrichment toy we would buy first. Stuff it, freeze it, and a bored dog has a proper job for half an hour.
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Our picks in toys for dogs, and why each one earns its place.
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Benebone
Benebone Wishbone
A nylon chew shaped so dogs pin it with their paws, with flavor right through it. Lasts where soft toys vanish.
- Determined chewers
Nylabone
Nylabone DuraChew
A budget tough chew sold in real chewer-strength grades. Size up from what you think you need.
- Heavy chewers
Outward Hound
Hide-A-Squirrel
Squeaky squirrels tucked in a plush trunk. Taps the foraging instinct and most dogs keep going back to it.
- Bored foragers
Chuckit!
Ultra Ball
A high-bounce rubber ball that survives fetch obsessives and fits the launcher. Kinder to teeth than a tennis ball.
- Fetch-mad dogs
KONG
KONG Extreme
The tougher version of the Classic for dogs that wreck the red one. Same stuff-and-freeze trick, more chew resistance.
- Power chewers
West Paw
Zogoflex Hurley
A tough, floatable bone with a real guarantee behind it. A good middle ground for medium-strong chewers.
- Strong chewers
- Water dogs
Nina Ottosson
Dog Brick Puzzle
A slide-and-lift puzzle that turns dinner into a ten-minute problem. Start on easy or they give up.
- Smart, bored dogs
PetSafe
Busy Buddy Twist 'n Treat
A screw-apart rubber toy you adjust for difficulty as your dog gets the hang of it.
- Enrichment seekers
Goughnuts
Original Ring
A near-indestructible ring with a red safety layer that shows when to toss it. Built for the worst chewers.
- Extreme chewers
PAW5
Wooly Snuffle Mat
A fabric mat you scatter kibble into so dogs sniff out a meal. Sniffing tires and calms them.
- Anxious eaters
- Fast eaters
ZippyPaws
Skinny Peltz (No Stuffing)
No-stuffing plush with squeakers for dogs who love to shake a toy but not swallow fluff.
- Gentle shredders
Mammoth
Flossy Chews Rope
A cotton tug-and-floss rope for interactive play that also works the teeth. Supervise and retire it once it frays.
- Tug players