I got the dog a new toy today.
"For Powerful And Persistent Chewers!"
This is what it looked like after 20 min:
Now, after 2 hrs it's down to a 2 in stub.
Maybe I should get her a rock to chew on?
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I'm missing my recently lost girl, but that brings back memories of her pupphood fixation on my Dansko clogs. No matter how high the shelf I put them on, she managed to chew through six pairs--but only the right foot clog. It was truly baffling to see her total ignore the left mate, but she did. I could only guess the right one fit her mouth better.
Ahh, good memories, now (though not so much at the time).... 
Ya got to treasure them while you can--even if they've been "naughty". 
And the shoes! My old dog, Zelda used to do the same thing.
Every morning I had to go on a hunt for my right shoe. It was always into some odd place: under the sofa, behind the bathroom door, in the front closet, etc. etc. It was never chewed or damaged. The nearest thing I can think of is that she just licked it or snuggled up to it.
Years have passed and many tennis balls caught and returned, and though they seem rather soft and wooly they have a markedly abrasive effect on dogs' canine teeth points. Alas, her more recent squeaky squirrel has not met the same fate, and retains its fore and aft squeakers.
