These items provide a safe and enjoyable chewing outlet for your dog, which is important for your dog's mental and physical well being. Benefits of Chewing Chewing is a very natural behavior for puppies and dogs and there are a number of benefits that chewing offers. When a dog chews on a hard object, it scrapes away the tartar that can build up and cause bad breath, staining and periodontal disease.
Dogs use their mouths for many things.
It's natural for dogs to chew, and chewing on hard chew objects provides an appropriate outlet for your dog's desire to chew. Chewing may provide some dogs with an enjoyable pastime, while others may chew to relieve boredom, frustration or anxiety. Puppies like to chew on something hard to relieve the discomfort in their gums as their adult teeth come in. This is called counter pressure. Chewing also helps develop strong jaws and trains them as youngsters on the items that are acceptable to chew.