He smelled it and walked away. I put soft chicken inside and he licked it until the treat fell out. Then he walked away and hasn’t touched it again. It’s very sturdy and does crackle, but dog wasn’t interested in it.

I am laughing because at every angle, this dog toy made to replace Water bottle chewing, looks and feels like something that would be purchased from an adult toy store.Once we were all able to get past that, we gathered up all of my dog’s dangerous water bottles he had been chewing on and gave him this toy. He was not sure at first, so we did add a small amount of peanut butter inside as it is hollow and he has not stopped playing with it since. I have been able to set my water bottles down low and he has not taken one. This toy is amazing so far. Day 1.

My small but persistent gnawer immediately got to work on these and hasn’t been able to make a dent on them. Can’t say the same about other “tough” toys like nylabones and kongs for example. The crunch seems very satisfying for a dog. We bought the medium size for our 11 pounder.