Meet Chazz, the 115-pound olde English bulldogge.
It doesn't look like it from these pictures, but two-year-old Chazz is a dog toy manufacturer's worst nightmare. Give him a squeeze toy, plush creature, rope or ball, and this dog will chew right through it.
His mom keeps buying him toys and each one - including an Air Kong squeezer dumbbell - lands in the Chazz Can - a place all 'indestructible' toys go.
To launch insidetoronto.com's latest pet column - Pet News, which will provide news and pictures of what's new in the world of animals from toys and food to training and treats - Chazz is offering a challenge. Dog toy companies big and small are invited to send in their most tough toys to see if it stands up to Chazz.
Toys that land in the Chazz Can - that survive his jaws of steel - will be mentioned in an upcoming column.
Do you have a news item you would like to tell owners of dogs, cats, reptiles, bird or rodents? Email letters@insidetoronto.com with information, photos or press releases.
And good luck.
Elk Antler Dog Chew - www.urbandogproducts.com
Freelancer and Woman and her Suitcase columnist Maria Tzavaras discovered the Elk Antler Dog Chew at the most recent Woofstock event in Toronto.
Billed as a long-lasting, 100 per cent natural chew toy, Urban Dog Products Inc. said on their website that each spring male elk - raised on government-inspected Canadian farms - shed their antlers, which are then collected and shipped to be cleaned and sterilized.
No artificial flavour or colour has been added, there is no odour and the antler will not splinter, chip or crack.
Antlers are a source of glucosamine, calcium and other essential minerals, said the website.
Pet News is a monthly column that compiles listings about what's new in the world of pets. Suggestions include toys, training and services. Email suggestions and photos to letters@insidetoronto.com and include the words Pet News in the subject line.