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  • 1.  Hockey pucks as chew toy?

    Posted 02-04-2024 08:24 AM

    A visitor to our shelter commented that his last dog loved to chew hockey pucks and the puck stood up to heavy chewing. Made me wonder, of course, If pucks are safe options for chewing dogs. Any ideas on that?


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    Eudora Watson
    Volunteer
    Potsdam Humane Society Shelter
    New York
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  • 2.  RE: Hockey pucks as chew toy?

    Posted 02-04-2024 09:24 PM

    Standard pucks are just rubber, so I don't see a reason they wouldn't be safe, as long as they're not too small for the dog, of course, otherwise I could definitely see it being a choking hazard.



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    Sam Maurice
    Humane Society of Jefferson County
    Jefferson WI
    https://hsjc-wis.com
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  • 3.  RE: Hockey pucks as chew toy?

    Posted 02-05-2024 04:12 PM

    Thanks very much. We're near the Canadian border and located in ice hockey land, so it was a really interesting idea to me. 



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    Eudora Watson
    Volunteer
    Potsdam Humane Society Shelter
    New York
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  • 4.  RE: Hockey pucks as chew toy?

    Posted 02-05-2024 04:40 PM

    I'm from Hockeytown, so I was definitely intrigued, too! Might be worth contacting some minor league teams and seeing if there's a partnership opportunity there. You could contact the NHL teams too, of course, but you'll probably have more success with the minors, and New York has a ton to choose from!



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    Sam Maurice
    Humane Society of Jefferson County
    Jefferson WI
    https://hsjc-wis.com
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