Himalayan Dog ChewJughead Large Dog Chew Holder, Secures Chews for Dogs, Chew Smarter and Longer, Stimulate Your Dog, Holds Yak Chews, 1 Dog Toy

So, if you’ve ever met a Great Pyrenees, you know they’re enormous. With enormity comes enormous, powerful jaws and big, strong teeth. Miss Xena, my Pyrenees puppy, was decimating an XL cheese chew in about five minutes, quite literally. That gets expensive, real fast. And it’s no fun for Xena, when the five minutes are up and mom doesn’t have anymore pricey cheese for her. Enter the jughead. This thing is a game changer, seriously. She’s been chewing the same chew for 2 days and while it’s got tooth marks all over the exposed parts of the cheese, that sucker remains intact and she’s still enthralled by it. This is fantastic.It was very easy to put the cheese inside, stays in securely. No complaints there. My only issue with it is the horrible odor and the flavor. How do I know it tastes bad? I know, that sounds really weird. I didn’t lick it, I swear. I accidentally put my hand to my mouth after handling it, and the flavor is nasty, strong, and bitter. Wash it before you give it to your dog, and wash your hands after you handle it for the first time, or you will feel like you ate one of those earwax flavor joke jellybeans for the next few hours.Anyway, five stars from me. My dog is thrilled. The other three dogs are pretty upset with me though, for only getting one. I’m kicking myself too, I bought this during the Amazon pet days sale for $10 and now it’s double that. But it’s worth it, so I just ordered two more. Can’t disappoint the furry masses, after all, in the name of saving a few dollars. I’m thinking I’ll make it up in savings on cheese chews anyway.

ORIGINAL REVIEW: Got this for my puppy to help our yaky chews stand a chance but the rubber is already cracking at the edges. Maybe my yaky was too big or maybe our dog was a little too rough on it...I am hoping this one was just defective and have returned it for a replacement. If the second one stands up to his regular use I will update my review with what we learn.Aside from the cracks at the edges, my dog did love the toy. He carried it around even when it was empty and we tested it with water buffalo pizzle sticks which worked great too. It definitely keeps his little brain occupied longer than the treat by itself. There are some reviews saying the dog can't get to the cheese - if the dog is still interested and is licking and playing then the toy is serving it's purpose of keeping the cheese safe from being devoured in five minutes. The licking will soften the cheese and the dog will still get some of the treat, just very slowly. After a couple of hours our cheese hardly had any damage but the dog absolutely loved it. The jug head (if the next one isn't defective) is not only prolonging play, it's keeping dogs safe from choking themselves on small pieces they could normally break off of the cheeses.With all that said, your mileage may vary but with my three agressive chewers I rate this a 3/5 with hopes that the toy I got was just a bad batch and the next one may last longer. Great concept!UPDATE: after over a year with four of these jughead's now I am upgrading this product to 5/5 stars. The first one we had did start to fall apart but the Amazon return process made it easy to swap out and we haven't had an issue since. I think now the issue with the first one was just my own learning curve - I think the cheese I was using was too big so I bought 2 medium and 2 large jughead's to make sure no matter what size cheese I get it will fit, plus, now each dog can have their own jughead! As. All four of the jughead's we use are in great shape and have no splitting like that first one. I recommend the jughead to all of our friends and family.

Pros:Makes cheese chew last longer.Our dog seems to stay engaged for a long period of time.Will us as chew toy even when empty.Cons:Don't know what brand other folks are using for cheese chews but the chews I use can not fit bigger then a medium in.Since our dog likes to use as chew toy, it is not likely to last as we are already seeing some tearing from chewing on it.Our dog will finish the center section of the cheese chew that is easy to get to, then we have two short pieces that will fall out of the toy. If we just give our dog a loose cheese chew, we only end up with one small piece. Part of the attraction to the toy was being able to avoiding having the dog chew on pieces small enough to potentially choke on.Bottom line. cheese chews do last longer. Dog loves playing with the toy. Durability is questionable as chewing damage is visible after the second or third cheese chew. Does not eliminate and actually increases potential for dog having small pieces to chew on. More susceptible to damage from chewing than I hoped for. Like any chew toy, SUPERVISION IS REQUIRED. Level up supervision dependent on dog and chewing habits

Decent product. Makes stick last longer, has a sweet scented candle smell, can stain your carpet orange and if you have an aggressive chewers it will be worn down quickly. The overall it does what it needs for me to extend the yak sticks for my big dogs when I need to leave them in for a few hours. Without this my dog can finish a yak stick witching an hour or two with this after 5 hours they finish about 1/2 the stick.

Not a fan of this product so far. It is very large and heavy so definitely not for smaller dogs. It fits my golden retrievers Himalayan chews well but she can’t really get to them and kinda gives up on it. Maybe it needs a larger style chew but the recommended ones on Amazon don’t work great with it. My dog definitely enjoys the other style they sell better and I wish I would have bought that one instead, this style seems like it’s made for a more intense chewer.

My frenchie will take any chew treat and swallow the entire thing in two bites and throw it back up. But he wasn’t interested in chew toys. I needed to find something to naturally clean his teeth without breaking the budget. This toy is perfect because he’s obsessed with it but he cant just swallow the yak treat. It’s been 2 days and the treat is still intact! So glad that I invested in this toy.

Awesome length for keeping dog busy

Based on the inconsistent sizes of yak chews at my local petsmart, it can fit large, medium, and even some small and extra large. Anything from 5 1/4 inches to 5.5 inches. Holds the chew nicely. Dog has yet to cause any damage from chewing the rubber. Downfall is he is less interested in his chew at times he’s feeling lazy. It does also have a slight rubber smell. He loves it even without a chew in it.

I have a puppy who paces! This kept her busy for 4 hrs ! I have put a few different chews inside it . I highly recommend. She is a toy destroying girl and this one has been good for a week !!

I purchased this so my dog could chew safely on his Himalayan sticks. Understandably the dog just sees it all as one big chew. This item was destroyed after the first 10minutes of using it. On top of it there is a strong artificial plastic smell that also doesn't disappear after putting it in the dishwasher. Don't buy it! Some items weren't needed in the past hundreds of years of pet ownership and are also still not needed today. This is one of them. Most useless dog toy invention that I came across so far.

Is what it is - chew toy.