I know we all love to spoil our dogs with lots of new toys, but I’m here to tell you to be careful. Not all toys on the market are actually safe for our dogs to play with.

The pet toy industry is unregulated, there are no safety regulations and toys can be made with virtually any material. This means that every time your dog licks, chews, or sniffs on their toys, they could be ingesting toxins into their bodies that could lead to health issues. 

Be especially careful with plastic toys, as many of them may contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenol-A (BPA).

We recently found a toy in a pet store which proudly announced ‘made from high quality materials’ on the packaging. I am naturally super sceptic when it comes to broad claims like this, so we decided to do some more digging into this specific toy. Turns out that this toy was actually “Made of 100% Vinyl”, which is a known carcinogen that leaches toxins when our dogs chew on it. Even worse, Vinyl or PVC has a strong chemical smell and has been shown to leach toxins into the air that we breathe, with the potential to harm our health and our pet’s health. 

In this blog post we will tell you all you need to know to make the best decisions when it comes to choosing safe and non-toxic toys for your pets.