I'm glad to have read this. I have two lab mixes, and I am amazed at what goes down those gullets. The ones that scare me is when they steal aluminum pans out of the garbage, chew them into weird shapes, and swallow the pieces.
They would probably swallow these treats whole.
I have two male labs and all they live for is to eat. If I kept them supplied with treats, I'd be bankrupt in a month.
Our basenjis seem to have a daily nutritional requirement of Tupperware. They have consumed, over a period of time, entire bowls.
Taking a break from her love of socks, our little Lhasa ate a "splash ball" (one of those nylon-covered foam balls about the size of a tennis ball) last November. I found no evidence of it for a few days, and thought she'd probably be in trouble soon. She continued to eat and eliminate, and eventually coughed it back up 2 wks after Christmas. I think she has two stomachs!
When my now deceased lab was a puppy we left him at home alone for longer than usual one time. He ate a chair. True he did not swallow it whole and he was careful to keep the shredded cushions in one pile but when we arrived home we had an ex chair. I guess their is nothing finer to a pup then the wholesome taste of finished wood.
I tell people who have labs. They love to chew and they stay at the puppy stage longer than other dogs so be prepared to scratch your head a lot and say " how the heck did he eat that?"
I wonder what breeds were represented among the dogs who died or needed surgery. If there are a disproportionate number of labs and lab mixes, I don't think the treats are the main problem. A couple of months ago I was in the waiting room at a vet hospital, sitting next to a woman who was there with her Lab, who was attached to a shiny new leash. He had a new leash because he'd eaten his old NYLON one, in 3 pieces, one of which had passed, but the other 2 had become hopelessly stuck.