Dog update: he still totally chews a lot. Toys that work well:

  • A Kong-brand squeaky toy (he has yet to desqueak it and it's been multiple weeks!)
  • Nylabones (his favorite was the bacon flavored, he has been less excited about the sweet potato flavored)
  • A normal Kong (but he's less excited about it than the squeaky toy)


He loves pig ears, but they're a 5-10 minute treat for him so it's not something that will keep him occupied for an extended period.

He continues to get into the recycling and I am learning new things about his ability to get things off of high places every time I leave him unsupervised. Now that I have some time to devote to it, I'm going to re-do how and where I store some of this stuff to give him fewer opportunities. He really loves milk jugs, though. I wish he'd stop trying to chew pieces off of them so I could let him have them, but that doesn't seem to be a compromise he's willing to make.