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

Falling apart after third use (Fixed – updated review below)
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.

Good product but short of what I hoped for
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

Not Durable
Much weaker rubber than a kong, which makes sense because it needs to flex over the chew, but i bought a large yak for the large size jug and the whole at the bottom were large enough o pop a corner of the yak out both side, and not wide enough to fit he width of the jug to keep those ends from poking through the rather large holes on each end. This has resulting in the rubber splitting in less than an hour bc it was the only place to chew to really get to the yak from, I dont blame the guy…. To bad bc i loved the idea. Need smaller holes a the end, or a ideally a girthier yak chew to encourge chewing from the middle, not ends.

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.

My puppy was not impressed with the smell of the chew, and it was very difficult to get rid of it. The chew’s advertising is also very misleading, as you think the Super 100% Natural Cheese Chew comes with it, which it doesn’t. You ask yourself, what are you advertising more, the chew or the insert?