Originally Posted by luvnquilt
About the kong which is a great idea by the way, if you fill it with peanut butter, it gives them something to do that is yummy and rewarding (some people hide a treat under the peanut butter). giving him something rewarding for being a good boy while he's in his crate will make it fun for him and he won't use that time to be destructive.
This was the only toy that my dear late Chesepeake could not destroy in 5 minutes. She also loved to try to get the peanut butter out of it. She really liked the rope toys, but she would put your foot on one end, and grab the other in her mouth and she would yank. Rrrrrriiiiiipppppp! Didn't last long.
On the other hand, I needed to dig up a dead tree. I yanked, and shoveled, and yanked. I didn't get it out of the ground until she grabbed a branch in her mouth and helped me pull. She was strong.