Puppy Power! (Kong Puppy Kong)

Member Name: wendybull

Product:	Kong Puppy Kong
Date:	09/09/09 (40 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Easy to clean, Good for gums

Disadvantages: Expensive treats

Having brought our new puppy into the family, we had to stock up on new "puppy safe" toys.

In Pets At Home we found the Puppy Kong toy and having read previously good reports and feedback about Kong we purchased it along with the Puppy Kong paste to squirt inside.

Basically this toy is a kind of hollow cone shaped toy, made from softer rubber than normal Kong toys so that a puppy has a chance of being able to chew it and get rewarded with whatever treat has been stuffed inside.

When your puppy starts to teeth and get adult teeth, the kong toy can be frozen making it even more of a relief to chew on with the freezing rubber soothing their gums.

We have the biscuits and the paste to stuff inside but I have found the toy holds more interest for my dog with the paste inside. He is 3 months old and finds it easier to lick at the inside and taste the paste than to try and get any biscuits out at the moment. As he gets older and uses his noodle more I am sure he will figure out how to get at the biscuits and retrieve them but for now the paste works well.

It easy to wash through by running under a warm tap and poking your fingers or a thin "bottle" brush inside. The paste is slightly more of a pain to clean but not too bad.

These toys are fairly expensive though - or at least the Kong treats for inside are. The initial expense of the toy, £5.99, can be offset by the fact that it should last your puppy through until they are big enough and strong enough to use an adult toy, but the treats are too expensive if you use the Kong version. The paste is worth it, although at £6.49 for a tube which would probably last a couple of weeks it is still fairly high, but the biscuits are around the £5.00 mark for a smallish box and to be honest I will use ordinary dog biscuits, broken up to push inside from now on.

Overall I am pleased with this Kong puppy toy and Max seems to enjoy it when I need him to be calm and concentrate on something other than my trouser legs for a while!

Summary: Recommended