Vets Warn of the Dangers of Throwing Sticks to Dogs

[Deeds]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/vets-warn-of-dangers-of-throwing-sticks-to-dogs/102178708

[Adrienne]

Stick chewing can literally become a pain in the arse! Had to take a pup to vet one public holiday ($$$) because I let him chew away on a stick the day before ... little bit of stick went in and couldn't quite get out. Poor little guy. Very lucky vet nurse was able to push it back in and somehow get it out without any problem.

 

Ball obesessed dogs are a complete pain (near constant demand to "throw it") and can be dangerous because they become completely UNAWARE of everything else around them, hyper focused on ball/stick. My girl, who I got as an older pup who had been kept on a verandah for her life and was thrown a ball for exercise and amusement is completely obsessed to the point where I have removed all balls from our environment...if she sees one she starts to vibrate! We do other things for fun.

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My orphan pups need to be encouraged to chew. So I was online shopping. 

https://www.budgetpetproducts.com.au/search/java+wood

And they are from coffee trees which I though was toxic to dogs (unless it's just the beans and such). 

So I didn't buy them anyway.