As you may have noticed, a dog’s life is filled with many hours of boring downtime.

A canine can only sleep so much and at least a couple of hours each day is filled with the usual stuff: sniffing, digging and, most importantly chewing. A word to the wise: avoid alienating your human roommates by chewing on something from your owner’s ‘approved list,’ rather than the leg of Grandma McGrath’s ancient rocking chair.

With that in mind, I thought I’d recommend a few chewable fabric toys from our friends at Olive Green Dog like the boiled-wool cat heads pictured above, (I’m usually discouraged from chewing on cats).

Another fave: these Sweater Monkeys (above) made from recycled sweaters. and possessing a great chewable shape.

So many legs…so little time! The Socktopus (above left) provides a multitude of chewable appendages. Socto is made from real red-heeled socks and is a suitable chewing option for even the most hyper-active hound. I can never get my paws on those damn squirrels in the back yard but the boiled-wool Wooley Squirrel (above right) is easy prey.

Height-challenged individuals like myself may occasionally feel compelled to move up the food chain in search of chewing subjects – thus I fancy the Leopard and Lion toys (above) for ego soothing purposes. Tasty note: these all-wool, handcrafted beauties are made by native artisans in Kenya.

(And hey, use code: OliveAC & receive 10% off.)