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If your pup treats their bed like an excavation site or a full-on chew toy, choose durability-first designs.—Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026 Outscoring the Broncos by 14 points in the second half, the Jaguars embraced the underdog role, turning Denver into its own personal chew toy before a stunned sellout crowd.—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025 This means holiday decor that looks or tastes like a chew toy can pose a danger.—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2025 Hence big media outlets’ decision to frame the young woman’s death as a chew toy for the right, instead of a crime that never should have happened.—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025 If that's not possible, distract them with a chew toy or treat.—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Verdict Overturned, June 8, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major ruling that found the First Amendment didn’t necessarily protect a dog toy company that created a humorous chew toy that looked like a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey.—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025