Best chew toy for American Bulldogs

Replacing chew toys every month adds up fast — and with a serious chewer it's not just a cost problem, it's a safety one if they're getting through toys fast enough to swallow chunks. The right chew toy for a dog like that needs to be genuinely tough but not so hard it risks cracking teeth, and the right call depends on how your dog actually chews and how strong their jaw is. What breed and size is your dog, are they a moderate or aggressive chewer, and what's behind the chewing — boredom, anxiety, or just that they've always been like this?

That's a classic American Bulldog situation — they're not chewing out of stress, they just have extremely powerful jaws and genuinely need something to work on. The problem with most toys, including standard Kongs, is they're not rated for that jaw strength. What size are you currently buying when you get Kongs — small, medium, large?

It's normal for the wrong size and grade, but not for the right one. The Kong Extreme in XL is a completely different product to the standard Kong — it's made from a much denser black rubber compound specifically designed for power chewers. For a 35kg American Bulldog who powers through large standard Kongs, the XL Extreme is the right match. Stuffing it with frozen peanut butter or wet food also extends each session significantly, so he's working for it rather than just demolishing it. Most serious chewers at this level get weeks to months out of an XL Extreme rather than days. It won't last forever, but the cost-per-month drops dramatically.

Yes — Kong's XL Extreme is rated for dogs 30kg and above, so he sits right in that range. The black rubber is noticeably stiffer and more resistant than the red, and that's the whole point of the Extreme line. If you wanted to go even further, Kong also makes a Kong Extreme in XXL, but honestly for most American Bulldogs the XL holds up well. Buy one, stuff it with something frozen, and see how he gets on over the first few weeks. If he's destroying it within a fortnight, come back and we can look at something like a Goughnuts ring, which has a safety indicator built in. But start with the XL Extreme — it's the most likely fix here.