BeneboneWishbone Durable Dog Chew Toy for Aggressive Chewers, Real Peanut, Made in USA, Giant

***EDIT 3: I have upgraded this to four stars. I received two replacement JUMBO bones after the one I purchased broke off almost instantly. I think that product had a defect in it, which is a little dangerous because it broke into a piece that could be swallowed. HOWEVER, the two replacement bones have been excellent. One got chewed up first, and it did slowly whittle away, but it did not break into any dangerous pieces and it did not get sharp. My puppy loved it! The second bone she has had a little more trouble chewing away, and it still gets her attention after months of hard chewing. Which makes me think that the bones have different hardness levels in the batches they are made, but that is just speculation. Regardless, the bone is great and does does not break into little pieces which could be choking hazards, and it does not get sharp.Great product, a little inconsistent in batches maybe, but it will get your dog's attention, provide hours of chewing, and the scent does not get on the carpet like other chew toys or bones. Good purchase!***Edit 1: Benebone contacted me almost immediately and offered a replacement of the larger size. Their customer service representative has been friendly and I forwarded my contact information through their website for the replacement. I will update when I receive the new product and my experience.******Edit 2: When I contacted Benebone's customer service to provide my address, they immediately responded in approximately an hour. In fact, they already sent and I received not one replacement, but TWO replacement bones and a nice handwritten note. I have attached a photo below proving it. The replacements were the LARGER, upgraded sizes too! I have upgraded this review to 3 Stars premised on the sincere and strong customer service they have shown me. THIS COMPANY STANDS BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. For that, I think it is just to upgrade my 2 star review to 3 stars. I still stand by what I had said below regarding the smaller size, but so far my puppy LOVES the JUMBO Benebone and I will surely review the JUMBO in two weeks to see how it holds up. So far, the JUMBO is 5 STARS for sure; it has held up much better than the other chew toy, despite my puppy's intense chewing on this bone (it smells much stronger than the little bone and the flavor must be super intense for her). Despite this intense chewing, the bone has taken very little damage from her--it is holding up much better.ADVICE: Do not go by the weight recommendations and size. If your puppy/dog prefers to chew on hard bones, just get the largest size for 100 lb dogs. If your puppy chews on hard bones once in awhile but not really, then you can go for the size for 70 lb dogs. I still think the 70 lb Benebone I got had a defect which resulted in one branch completely falling off immediately--the other two branches are solid despite heavy chewing--but this new JUMBO bone is amazing!***Original Review*** - 2 StarsI purchased this for my 45 lb, 8 month old pit bull/shepherd mix. It is a good idea and design, but one whole end was destroyed in no time. Perhaps I got a defective one with an air bubble or crack, as you can see from the photo below that one end completely broke off/wore down but the other two ends are barely damaged despite my puppy's chewing.Regardless, I feel a little mislead that it was rated for dogs up to 70 lbs and, while the packaging warns you that this is just an estimate, one who anticipate that it would last longer than a week for a puppy 25 lbs lighter than the estimate. Nylabones and elk antlers lasted much longer than this did and my puppy seriously chews on the elk antlers quite intensely.As way of some background, my puppy has a lot of chew toys ranging from bones, rawhide, ropes, stuffed animals, nylabones, and rubber balls. She certainly spent a lot of attention on this toy the last week, but it wasn't exclusive and her chewing was shared with some of her other staples.I like that this toy has bacon mixed in with it. If you smell the toy, particularly where your dog has been chewing, you can kind of smell a meaty aroma. It does not get on the rug or rub off, and it is a faint smell, but on the chewed parts you can smell something. It is not noticeable when you are sitting next to your dog/puppy and the toy, or near the toy; it is only when you pick up the toy and put it right to your nose. I can only imagine what this smells like to dogs with their super sense of smell!I also can't argue with the design/shape of the toy--it's perfect! The curve of the toy is great, as she can scoop it up or put pressure on one end to elevate the opposite end to chew on it.But I just can't get over how quickly that one end came off. I got it about two weeks ago and I gave it to her last week (I slowly introduce new toys to keep her occupied and her mind stimulated). Compared to other chew toys--including nylabone and elk antlers--this toy wore down much quicker. In fact, the nylabone she has had for much longer, the puppy nylabones nonetheless, have outlasted this toy and the nylabone has been around since we first took her home at 2 months. She has also had an elk antler which has also lasted much longer and she REALLY goes after that one.I have attached a photo below of my puppy and the damage to the bone. For the cost, which is about the same as a nylabone, I would have wished it lasted much longer than it did--which is why I got it in the first place as opposed to another nylabone. I would be happy if it lasted a few months, which is what I would guess to be its normal lifespan.I would not classify my puppy as a big chewer either. She certainly chews and can do damage to hard bones or chew toys, but she is by no means a destroyer--she does not even shred her stuffed animals and has executed only a few (some were not even dog chew toys but children's toys she was given to play with). This is the first hard toy she has destroyed where I had to take it away.CONCLUSION: Perhaps I got a Benebone that had a defect, or my puppy really just destroyed this one in a mere week, but I simply cannot recommend this version of the Benebone I got. I might try to get the jumbo Benebone or one rated higher for bigger dogs up to 100 lbs if they go on sale, but I don't think that my 8 month old puppy should warrant a toy for dogs up to 100 lbs when she has not destroyed any of her other toys like this one. It even takes her longer to go through some of the large rawhide toys she has!

My dogs are picky with toys they can't completely destroy in 5 min, so just keep that in mind for this review. They seem to like this toy and will chew on it if they're very bored, but they don't love it. They don't go after it like they would a stuffed animal, and its definitely no replacement for a rawhide bone or something they can actually tear up and eat in an hour or so. It does, however, offer them something to chew when I can't give them attention and won't give them another treat/bone. I find it works best if I only give this to them for a few hours, then put it away and trade it for a different flavored toy. It does last through some serious chewing though, I'll give it that, and it doesn't seem to develop chips or super sharp points after being chewed so I'm not too worried about my dogs' gums. They also don't seem to be able to break it, which is nice.Over all, I think this would be great for dogs that really like this kind of toy. It works well for my 1.5 year old bull mastiff/heeler when she feels like chewing it. My old german shepherd seems more interested in guarding it than chewing it, but she doesn't have all her teeth anymore, so I'm not too surprised. Wouldn't say its the best thing ever for us personally, but it works better than other flavored toys I've tried.

We are far from novices when it comes to dogs. We adopt rescues when it's time to add to the family. Our latest dog is an absolute old school dog. A super aggressive chewer, she would destroy other chew toys in a day or two, sometimes in minutes.When we discovered Benebones our dog was in love. She goes through about one a month. Ergonomic for dogs to hold and gnaw. As with everything else, we have to monitor her closely to make sure the Benebone doesn't get damaged or become dangerous. We always keep a spare on hand because she is miserable if she doesn't have it handy (or is it pawy?)Yes it's hard plastic, yes she chews it down and is obviously swallowing bits of plastic, but it has had no obvious detrimental effects since she's been enjoying them (over two years).

I have not one but 3 , yes 3 eight month old puppies who are power chewers. I mean a normal toy was lasting all of 10 minutes before they would have fluff ripped out and trying to eat the squeaker. We all know how pricey those toys can be and especially to last all of 10 minutes. Fast forward to these bad boys, I bought 3 large identical ones and they LOVE them. They'll chew, drop them and like musical chairs switch and chew on one the other pup had. They are still going strong almost a month in and they still choose them over other toys. I've already ordered backup replacements for when these get to sharp or jagged. My only word of caution would be is look out for these on the ground or getting dropped on your foot, they're not pleasant to step on once they have been chewed on lol

The medium size is perfect for my dog (7 month heeler, 30lbs). I was spending a fortune on dental chews bc she goes through them so quickly. This is a great daily replacement; she wouldn’t touch some of the other nylon chews I’ve tried. Keeps her busy and provides some of the mental stimulation she needs. She likes the bacon flavor I got, though I reckon she’d like the other 2 as well. Benebone was recommended by a friend, and I definitely will pass on the rec to others.

I'd like to make it clear that Benebone is very transparent about their products and I was not misled by them in any way. I blame myself, not them.I must not have been thinking clearly when I ordered this product based on rave reviews. It's clear that it's made of plastic and the company states that it will not last forever (obviously) and that it should be discarded after a month of use. It is this latter fact that I must have missed. The whole point of purchasing this instead of an organic/biodegradable product was for its assumed longevity.My dog loves it, but the tiny shards of plastic that break off with his enthusiastic chewing appear to be irritating his throat and he has developed a fairly alarming cough since he started using the Benebone last week. I've taken it away from him and will replace it with a rawhide chewy.I would not recommend this product.

I can’t comment on the flavour as I didn’t fancy having a lick myself! Didn’t really smell of anything at all to me but my 9 month old forche terrier (small dog) seemed to like it. Received at 2pm, was in the bin for 10pm due to being chewed so much the plastic was falling off and she was eating it. Wouldn’t recommend, very expensive and not durable at all. My dog is tiny no way should that of happened to it.

It usually takes a while for my dogs to take to a new bone after the immediate curiosity sniff is over. I bought 2 of these bones for my two very strong chewing staffies and they haven’t looked back.I don’t like paying too much for bones because it’s sometimes a hit and miss whether they eventually take to them or not. These bones were a hit from the start. I got 2 flavours and the two staffies like both bones and share. I don’t think they’ve gone back to any of their old favourites for any length of chewing time. These are now the new fav bones. More expensive than I normally pay, but worth it because I can tell I’ll get my money’s worth.

These bones are excellent for chewing. We usually buy our Vizsla bulley sticks, which cost about 80 bucks for 10. The bullys last around 2 weeks, which is about the same amount of time the benebone lasts. We do have some concerns though: (1) Where are all the small plastic bits going? Is my dog ingesting them? (2) The bone only last 2 weeks, so basically every 2 weeks we're sending one of these bones to a landfill somewhere.Basically, do I want to save myself $60 every 2 weeks, at the cost of my dogs health and the negative impact on the environment? I'm not sure they are worth the trade off., personally.

I bought the boys some nylon chew toys when I first got them which they have almost entirely eaten! So I bought them a bacon flavoured nylabone replacement - which they haven’t even touched. What a waste. The brand I bought before was bamboo-based wishbone shaped chew, but unfortunately has been discontinued. I took a punt on this benebone replacement.We’ve had it six hours and they’ve squabbled over it and already chewed happily at all 3 ends. A real hit with the fussy lads. I’m astonished and already bought another one so they don’t have to share.We are in lockdown at the moment so having something to keep them from being bored is really important and I’m honestly relieved and happy they love this so much! One of them tried to take it on a walk with us earlier, so they clearly really like it.It’s more expensive than other nylon brands but I think the texture and flavour is what they like. I’d say £10 is steep for what it is, but they absolutely love it and if it lasts, it’s money well invested.I bought the peanut flavoured mini, and it’s perfect for my 5kg chihuahua crosses. They love the curved bit too as it’s much easier to hold on to. No strong smell and so far seems pretty durable!