KONG Holiday CoreStrength Bone Dog Toy – Medium/Large

KONG Holiday CoreStrength Bone – Medium/Large

CoreStrength is KONG's layered chew construction: a multi-layered core wrapped in a textured outer skin, so that as a dog works through the surface it meets another layer rather than a hollow. The Medium/Large bone is the bigger of the two sizes, at 17.8cm long and 213g, for dogs of about 30–65 lb.

The outer surface is moulded with raised lettering, which is not decoration — the ridges are what scrape along the tooth surface and gum line while the dog chews. This is the festive red and green colourway of the same bone.

Performance & Benefits

• Multi-layered core that keeps presenting fresh material as the outer skin wears.
• Raised textured lettering works along the teeth and gum line during chewing.
• 17.8cm length gives a large dog something to hold between its paws.
• 213g, heavy enough to feel substantial but light enough to toss and retrieve.
• Works equally for solo chewing and for throw-and-fetch.
• Festive red and green, so it is easy to find under a tree or on a lawn.

Suitable For

• Dogs in KONG's 30–65 lb band, roughly 14–29kg.
• Moderate chewers that want a long session rather than a quick squeak.
• Dogs needing something to do while the household is busy.
• Christmas stockings and seasonal gifting.
• Not the toy for a determined power chewer — KONG's black Extreme rubber range is graded for those dogs.

How to Use

• Give it as a chew, or throw it as a fetch toy on grass.
• Let the dog settle with it somewhere it can lie down and work at it.
• Wash in warm soapy water and dry before putting it away.
• Check the ends and the ridges for chunks missing after each session.
• Rotate it with other toys rather than leaving it available all day.

Specification

• KONG size Medium/Large, for dogs of about 30–65 lb (roughly 14–29kg).
• KONG's published figures for the standard CoreStrength Bone in this size: 17.8 × 8.3 × 4.4cm, 213g, 80% styrene butadiene styrene and 20% polypropylene, made in China, item PFC11.
• KONG do not list the holiday colourway separately on their own website, so no separate figures are published for it. Barcode 035585506845.
• The smaller Small/Medium bone measures 14 × 5.7 × 3.2cm and weighs 109g.
• Descriptions of this bone as "multi-layered KONG rubber" are inaccurate; KONG declare it as SBS and polypropylene, not rubber.

Care & Caution

• A chew toy of the wrong size is a choking hazard. This one is sized for dogs of 30–65 lb; a smaller dog should have the Small/Medium bone.
• Take it away as soon as pieces are being broken off, or when it has worn small enough to swallow.
• Supervise chewing, and remove all packaging before the toy is given.