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Toy Safety

We are all about keeping our dogs safe as well as happy, so keep a few things in mind when you are buying dogs toys, no matter where you get them. The two dangers posed to dogs by toys are 1) ingesting something that is either toxic or that can block their digestive track and 2) toys that can be lodged in a dog's throat and block their breathing.

Shopping carefully can go a long way to keeping your dog safe:

  • Be sure to buy toys that are sized appropriately for your dog. Toys must be large enough to avoid being lodged in a throat, and sized such that hearty chewers can't bite off a piece of the toy. Hard chewers do better with round toys, if they are too large to be crunched by the strong molars at the back of the mouth.
  • Be sure to remove puppy-sized toys as your dog grows. If you're not sure if a toy is too small--it probably is.
  • Always supervise play with toys that could be destroyed (being especially careful of squeaky toys) and partially swallowed.
  • Remove toys at the first sign of damage that might put your dog at risk. No toys are 100% safe, but some toys are much less safe than others. Avoid toys with small parts that can be easily removed and swallowed.

So sorry, but for health reasons we can't accept returned toys.

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