Rope Toys for Dogs

Rope toys are a great way to encourage healthy chewing, exercise your dogʼs jaw muscles, keep your dog entertained, promote oral hygiene and foster special bonding time between owner and dog.

Healthy Chewing

Instead of chewing on inappropriate things and objects, provide your dog with a healthy chewing alternative such as a rope toy. Rope toys also add variety to your dogʼs existing toy collection. Some rope toys even have yummy flavour infused ropes such as vanilla, mint, and fruit flavours to encourage active chewing.

Interactive Rope Toys

Many rope toys also have interactive toy ends to give your dog more chewing fun and mental stimulation. A popular and durable interactive rope toy guaranteed to keep your dog entertained for hours on end is the Busy Buddy Tug-A-Jug. Interactive rope toys present mentally stimulating puzzles designed to reduce boredom, separation anxiety and inappropriate behaviours. Instead of engaging in  unwanted behaviours such as destructivechewing or excessive barking, dogs will spend hours trying to figure out how to get at the yummy treats inside.

Dental Rope Toys

Rope toys help promote oral hygiene by keeping the teeth and gums clean with the ropeʼs natural flossing action as your dog chews. Some rope toys also contain attached rubber toys that have grooves and nubs to massage and clean your pets gums and teeth as your dog chews. There are also mint infused ropes that can help freshen your dogʼs breath while your dog chews away.

Rope Games

Initiating a rope game provides interactive exercise and special bonding time with your dog. Popular rope games include tug-of-war and fetch. If playing tug-of-war, be careful not to pull too hard to avoid accidental tooth injuries. To teach your dog to retrieve, reward your dog with a small treat every time he/she brings the rope back to you. Gradually reduce how often you give the treat and eventually, your dog will learn that you tossing the rope again is just as much fun as getting a treat. Many rope toys also have attached bouncy tennis balls which offer dual playtime fun perfect for tugging and tossing around.

Rope Toys for Training

Many professional dog trainers use rope toys as a training reward following a successful training session. Likewise, you can do the same or use your dogʼs favourite rope as a lure to steer him away from potential distractions (e.g. other dogs, animals, potential dangers, etc.)

Rope Care & Maintenance

Always supervise your dog when playing with rope toys or any toys for that matter. Be sure to regular inspect your dogʼs rope toys and discard any of those that are damaged, frayed or have loose strands and pieces to avoid accidental swallowing or potential injury. Rope toys should be cleaned frequently or on an as needed basis to reduce germs. When washing your dogʼs rope toys, be sure to use hot non-toxic soapy water, rinse completelyand dry thoroughly before using it again.