Macy is a rat terrier.  She loves to chase things and tear them up.  She seems to prefer fuzzy soft toys which tend to be the less resilient ones.  She just doesn't play with plastic/rubber toys as much.  She'll play with kong toys, but only if they're filled with food. 


I bought her a little squeaky toy and within two days she had ripped it's throat out.  In the last two weeks i've had to sew it up 5 different times. 


I also bought her a rattling Wag-O but upon closer inspection of the tag, it said "Not a tug toy" which explains why she ripped a hole in it the first day.


I also bought a tennis ball.  It was working well for a few days but one day I came home and half of the fuzz had been ripped off.  another 20 minutes and she had it completely bald. 


Lastly, I bought a really cute plush hedgehog with a rubber core designed for heavy chewers.  That also worked really well for a few days, but eventually she started to rip the skin off.

She also really likes chewing up towels and clothing and pillows, especially her own bed. 

One thing that does work well is rawhide, since she eats it instead of leaving bits of it all over.

Any other suggestions?

my dog likes a large Buffalo raw knuckle bone in working condition (two attached pieces with the joint still active). she gets a big kick chewing off the 'good stuff' and then bouncing around the room with it in her mouth and making the joint work   

If she prefers plush toys I would sugguest the Plush Puppies brand.  Of course being plush they are NOT a chew toy.  But the "hide-a" line made my Plush Puppies has held up VERY well. Espcially when you consider I have a cattle dog and a german short hair pointer/cattle dog mix.

Only had to "operate" on one bee so far!  Plus the squeekies never give out on this thigns.

I get a kick out of those of you out there with small dogs. We have Kuvasz and Great Pyrennes, all rescues.

They can destroy things faster than you can buy them. Our youngest, 22 months, can destroy a newspaper in seconds. Anything that they can reach is fair game. We learned NEVER  to leave food out within "nose range" if the big males can get to it, its gone. Loaves of bread, gone in 6 seconds, wrapper and all. Then I am a nervous wreck for days until all the wrapper comes out. We had a dog once that got up on the counter and got a chicken.

One of us has to guard the table when we eat, someone always has to be there otherwise, its gone.

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I have a cat like that...

I'd have to agree on Nylabones for my dogs, German Shepherds.  They last forever.  I buy the giant size ones.

I would agree, most of the time. We had a large Male Kuvasz years ago, we would plop down a large nylabone and he would pick it up, bite down and crack it in two.

sheesh

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The previous "poster" that owns the boutique is right on with her suggestions.  I also own a holistic dog and cat supply store.  I would add a product by Phydeaux that is similar to a nylabone but a better shape.  The solid white colored nylon bones by Phydeaus are the toughest and hold up great.  They also make a heavy nylon ball, about the size of a baseball that truly is indestructable.  I have sold them for five years and NEVER had one chewed up.  They are amazing.  I would also add that the Hucks by West Paw are pretty tough, as are the octopus purple toy by Tuffies.  Also big old knuckle bones (uncooked) that are either raw and frozen or else pressure sterilized.  We also hear good feedback on the holee rollers and sometimes the tirebiter toys.  But the tuffies are the only really solid plush style toy, other than a white fleece tug toy by Premier pet products.  Good luck on your search.