Dinosaur Doggie Dental Chew

A dinosaur in the house is a dangerous thing, and your dog knows this. It will lie in wait, scanning the doorway, alert to the heavy thump-thump of an approaching T-rex.

There is life and limb at stake here. We know how this ends. We've all watched Jurassic Park. At the very least, a brontosaurus in the living room will play havoc with the furniture, not to mention all interior walls, and the exterior ones too.

Only your pet dog stands between your family and annihilation. Then here it comes.... thump... thump... thump... can you hear it?  (I know it sounds remarkably like a dog's tail wagging hard against the carpet, but work with me here.)  The steady approach of a great and terrible creature intent upon chaos!

Your dog strikes!  In a frenzy of barks and flying saliva, paws knock it to the floor and a powerful jaw clamps upon the fierce Tyrannosaurus rex. There's not been such an epic battle since King Kong faced down Godzilla, but your canine is equal to the task.

Snarling bites and nips subdue the dangerous dinosaur, and the gnawing may commence.

Your family is saved!  Hurrah!  Hurrah!  Hurrah!  And your home too!  Bravo that dog!

Amongst the thousands of enthusiastic reviews about this product, there are some which constitute dire warnings. The stories told by these dog owners were alarming enough for me to initially decide not to write about these dental chews. I didn't want to be responsible for dogs with broken teeth and sore mouths!

But then I looked into it further. I couldn't understand why so many other pet owners were thrilled to bits, if these dogs did all of that. Were those people evil or something?

It turns out that the toys come in various sizes. Some pets were getting injured, because they'd been bought dental chew toys that were too small for them.  As Nylabone puts it:

The pressure exerted by a dog’s jaw is considerable, and when directed straight down can put tremendous stress on the teeth. It is recommended that non-edible chews be large enough to encourage chewing from the side rather than the top and bottom.

In short, please be responsible pets owners, when choosing the size of your dental dinosaur chew toy for dogs. Then all will be good.