Briar chew toys for dogs?!

[karam]

Saw this yesterday in a German pet shop, then googled and apparently it's a thing in the UK too (example).

Feels like an insult, though I am aware that these are the unusable roots most likely. They were smoothened, probably by sandblast.

 

[Sigmund]

Bones from Morgan pipe company sells pipes for chew toys.
_TEMPLATE - https://morganpipes.com/products/dog-bones

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Saw this yesterday in a German pet shop, then googled and apparently it's a thing in the UK too (example).

Feels like an insult, though I am aware that these are the unusable roots most likely. They were smoothened, probably by sandblast.

View attachment 298051

I could see making some fun beater pipes out of those.

 

[sasquatch]

Dogs love briar, and it's tough as hell.

 

[verporchting]

Right up until the pooch starts gnawing on your best artisan pipe because his taste in briar has evolved….

 

[karam]

Right up until the pooch starts gnawing on your best artisan pipe because his taste in briar has evolved….

LOL yeah exactly, my dog is big too, wouldn't get to even gnaw anything, two bites and the pipe is gone...

Bones from Morgan pipe company sells pipes for chew toys.
_TEMPLATE - https://morganpipes.com/products/dog-bones

What a stupid idea, really! What's next, making leather chew toys look like shoes?

 

[didimauw]

LOL yeah exactly, my dog is big too, wouldn't get to even gnaw anything, two bites and the pipe is gone...

What a stupid idea, really! What's next, making leather chew toys look like shoes?

Right?? You can have THIS chunk of briar, but THIS one is off limits.....ha yeah right.

 

[Alejo R.]

Saw this yesterday in a German pet shop, then googled and apparently it's a thing in the UK too (example).

Feels like an insult, though I am aware that these are the unusable roots most likely. They were smoothened, probably by sandblast.

View attachment 298051

Yes, I put the link to a news story about the seizure of tons of briar taken from a Spanish national park in a post about the origin of heather. Apparently they are preying on the species for that purpose.

 

[karam]

I could see making some fun beater pipes out of those.

I actually considered it but the chunks cost 20 euros whereas I'd bought pre-drilled stummels for that price, plus I don't have my tools here.

 

[Alejo R.]

Here the article

Expolio de cepas de brezo en Jimena para fabricar pipas de fumar y juguetes para mascotas

El principal destino de las raíces recogidas ilegalmente en Jimena es Italia La Guardia Civil interviene 27 toneladas de cepas de brezo en Jimena

www.europasur.es

 

[makhorkasmoker]

Here the article

Expolio de cepas de brezo en Jimena para fabricar pipas de fumar y juguetes para mascotas

El principal destino de las raíces recogidas ilegalmente en Jimena es Italia La Guardia Civil interviene 27 toneladas de cepas de brezo en Jimena

www.europasur.es

I read that article when you posted it on another thread. I have wondered since if you or someone had started a thread focusing on that article or on the subject of illegal briar harvesting in general. It seems, to me at least, that it would be an important topic of discussion here. Thanks for for bringing it to our attention. I have not seen anything about it in the English language press

 

[kcghost]

Well, if they were dirt cheap, I'd okay if that's what you want. But at 20 euros I'd say hell no. Seems like a waste of briar but I am probably being sensitive.