Gnawin’ Forever Treat Toy

February 1, 2012 at 2:30 pm

It’s really hard to keep active dogs occupied for any length of time. But we have to, don’t we? Active dogs of any size can’t just sleep all day. So we give them rawhide and toys designed to keep their attention and prevent boredom-induced vices such as chewing other stuff.

The Gnawin’ Forever treat toy is a new toy from an old company, Ainsworth Pet Nutrition. It’s the first interactive long-lasting dog treat of its kind because the treat that is placed in the toy cannot be crunched up with the back teeth. The dog can lick, spin and nibble with the front teeth, but unless the dog gets the toy apart, she can’t chow down.

The Gnawin’ Forever includes a barbell-shaped toy with round ends and a “spool” through the middle, joining them. A hard cylindrical treat is slipped over the spool and the toy is locked together.

Our test sample included a bacon flavored treat. Although my do did not show any interest in it, a friend of mine tested it on her two energetic mid- to large-sized dogs and told me over and over again that, “they loved it!” Her dogs – especially one of them – are aggressive chewers, and very hard on their toys.  They both wanted to play with it when they first got it, and my friend had to make them take turns. The edible part for her lasted “an hour or two,” and then the dogs chewed the toy. They got the toy apart and were chewing on the middle spool within 24 hours, so my friend threw that part away. But a week later, the dogs are still playing with the red ends. The toy was a total hit with those dogs.

I would recommend this toy for all but the toughest chewers. And even if you have an aggressive chewer, you can still let him use this toy if you supervise, and take it away before the toy part is destroyed. That way, you can get additional treats to put on it and use it over and over again. It doesn’t stain carpets. The refill treats are made from food-grade ingredients (no plastics) and are easy on the digestive system.

The toy comes with a treat, and then you can purchase two-pack treat refills. It appears to come in one size, which is about five inches wide and seven inches long (great for even the biggest dogs). PetFoodDirect, which may be a partner or subsidiary of Ainsworth, has a dedicated page/department for Gnawin’ Forever toys and refill treats. The toy with treat is $26.98 and the refill two-pack is $9.99. Their page says, “A PetFoodDirect Exclusive,” but I see it’s also available at www.petstoreonline.com, www.thepetcenter.com (although they may not actually stock the toy; they may be affiliates of PetFoodDirect).

You can get a $5 off discount at www.gnawinforeverqr.com.

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Gnawin’ Forever Treat Toy

February 1, 2012 at 2:30 pm

It’s really hard to keep active dogs occupied for any length of time. But we have to, don’t we? Active dogs of any size can’t just sleep all day. So we give them rawhide and toys designed to keep their attention and prevent boredom-induced vices such as chewing other stuff.

The Gnawin’ Forever treat toy is a new toy from an old company, Ainsworth Pet Nutrition. It’s the first interactive long-lasting dog treat of its kind because the treat that is placed in the toy cannot be crunched up with the back teeth. The dog can lick, spin and nibble with the front teeth, but unless the dog gets the toy apart, she can’t chow down.

The Gnawin’ Forever includes a barbell-shaped toy with round ends and a “spool” through the middle, joining them. A hard cylindrical treat is slipped over the spool and the toy is locked together.

Our test sample included a bacon flavored treat. Although my do did not show any interest in it, a friend of mine tested it on her two energetic mid- to large-sized dogs and told me over and over again that, “they loved it!” Her dogs – especially one of them – are aggressive chewers, and very hard on their toys.  They both wanted to play with it when they first got it, and my friend had to make them take turns. The edible part for her lasted “an hour or two,” and then the dogs chewed the toy. They got the toy apart and were chewing on the middle spool within 24 hours, so my friend threw that part away. But a week later, the dogs are still playing with the red ends. The toy was a total hit with those dogs.

I would recommend this toy for all but the toughest chewers. And even if you have an aggressive chewer, you can still let him use this toy if you supervise, and take it away before the toy part is destroyed. That way, you can get additional treats to put on it and use it over and over again. It doesn’t stain carpets. The refill treats are made from food-grade ingredients (no plastics) and are easy on the digestive system.

The toy comes with a treat, and then you can purchase two-pack treat refills. It appears to come in one size, which is about five inches wide and seven inches long (great for even the biggest dogs). PetFoodDirect, which may be a partner or subsidiary of Ainsworth, has a dedicated page/department for Gnawin’ Forever toys and refill treats. The toy with treat is $26.98 and the refill two-pack is $9.99. Their page says, “A PetFoodDirect Exclusive,” but I see it’s also available at www.petstoreonline.com, www.thepetcenter.com (although they may not actually stock the toy; they may be affiliates of PetFoodDirect).

You can get a $5 off discount at www.gnawinforeverqr.com.

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Gnawin’ Forever Treat Toy

February 1, 2012 at 2:30 pm

It’s really hard to keep active dogs occupied for any length of time. But we have to, don’t we? Active dogs of any size can’t just sleep all day. So we give them rawhide and toys designed to keep their attention and prevent boredom-induced vices such as chewing other stuff.

The Gnawin’ Forever treat toy is a new toy from an old company, Ainsworth Pet Nutrition. It’s the first interactive long-lasting dog treat of its kind because the treat that is placed in the toy cannot be crunched up with the back teeth. The dog can lick, spin and nibble with the front teeth, but unless the dog gets the toy apart, she can’t chow down.

The Gnawin’ Forever includes a barbell-shaped toy with round ends and a “spool” through the middle, joining them. A hard cylindrical treat is slipped over the spool and the toy is locked together.

Our test sample included a bacon flavored treat. Although my do did not show any interest in it, a friend of mine tested it on her two energetic mid- to large-sized dogs and told me over and over again that, “they loved it!” Her dogs – especially one of them – are aggressive chewers, and very hard on their toys.  They both wanted to play with it when they first got it, and my friend had to make them take turns. The edible part for her lasted “an hour or two,” and then the dogs chewed the toy. They got the toy apart and were chewing on the middle spool within 24 hours, so my friend threw that part away. But a week later, the dogs are still playing with the red ends. The toy was a total hit with those dogs.

I would recommend this toy for all but the toughest chewers. And even if you have an aggressive chewer, you can still let him use this toy if you supervise, and take it away before the toy part is destroyed. That way, you can get additional treats to put on it and use it over and over again. It doesn’t stain carpets. The refill treats are made from food-grade ingredients (no plastics) and are easy on the digestive system.

The toy comes with a treat, and then you can purchase two-pack treat refills. It appears to come in one size, which is about five inches wide and seven inches long (great for even the biggest dogs). PetFoodDirect, which may be a partner or subsidiary of Ainsworth, has a dedicated page/department for Gnawin’ Forever toys and refill treats. The toy with treat is $26.98 and the refill two-pack is $9.99. Their page says, “A PetFoodDirect Exclusive,” but I see it’s also available at www.petstoreonline.com, www.thepetcenter.com (although they may not actually stock the toy; they may be affiliates of PetFoodDirect).

You can get a $5 off discount at www.gnawinforeverqr.com.

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Gnawin’ Forever Treats

Ainsworth Pet Nutrition sent me samples of the Gnawin’ Forever chew treat and a couple refill insert from (available exclusively from)  Pet Food Direct to do a review on.  I held on to them to use as their b-day pressies. Tonight I opened them to give it a try.   They have an entertaining animated commercial on their youtube page with Chompers the bull dog.

Its really a rather ingenious toy that boasts “upto two hours of chew time”.  Conservatively, I would say Rufus had it devoured in less than 15 minutes.  Clearly Rufus’s mouth is alot bigger than Chompers lol.  I was a little disappointed that it took him such a short time to finish it off, but this is the same dog that can down a large Busy Bone or Jumbone in less than 5 minutes.  Had he not been able to get the whole thing in his mouth and slobber all over it, it probably would have lasted much longer.  A smaller breed dog or one that is less aggressive of a chewer would certainly get significantly more time out of it.

The rubber outer housing twists apart and a chew insert (which smells incredible to the dogs, they wouldn’t leave me alone while I was trying to open the package) can be inserted on the inner peg.  There is a small space between the insert and the post so it spins around much to the delight and frustration to the dog.  You should have seen him trying to figure out how to get ahold of the chew treat inside.

I handed it to Brutus first, but he wasn’t quite sure what to do with it so I gave it to Rufus and he figured it out in no time flat.  He absolutely LOVED it.  In fact he loved it so much he licked the carpet clean well after it was finished and wouldnt let any of the other dogs have it.  He usually isnt possessive of his toys so this one really struck a chord with him.  Look at the intensity…

After Rufus finished his off, I refilled it and gave it back to Brutus and he knew exactly what to do with it after watching his brother.  I set the stop watch on him to see how long it took him to devour it and it took even less time.  He had the whole thing in his mouth and had broken off the first hunk of it in less than 60 seconds.  The entire thing, save some crumbs, was gone in under seven minutes and thirty seconds.

Rufus then stole the empty rubber dumbbell housing back and laid on his pillow and licked the crumbs that were left behind in the grooves for another hour plus… He even tried to take it outside with him when he went to pee for fear one of the other dogs would take it.

They really enjoyed it though and were certainly in blissful delight while they had a go at it.  The housing is available exclusively at petfooddirect.com for $26.99 and comes with 3 inserts, each additional two insert pack is $9.99.  After the initial investment of the housing, it is comparable in price to a large Jumbone or large Busy Bone which it did outlast and they found it a lot more enjoyable.  My only suggestion would be for them to make a BIGGER one for giant breed dogs.

Rufus does have a bit of a sensitive stomach and so far so good… no gas or otherwise, yet.  And yes, that’s Toddlers in Tiara’s you hear in the background.  We (ok, me) got sucked into an all day marathon… don’t judge. The show is like a train wreck you just cant look away from.

***EDITED TO ADD*** It has been over 24 hours and zero gas and all digestive processes were normal!  So they get my sensitive tummy stamp of approval!  Rufus also carried it to bed last night and hasnt let it out of his sight.  I do believe a standing order for refills needs be made.  He’s never shown such interest in a toy before.

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