Chewies in Heaven

Emme spends a lot of time with me in my sewing room while I am sewing or using the computer. She has a number of bones and chewies that are too soft for Rudy so she is only given them in the sewing room. We know from experience that Rudy will bite these items into large pieces and bolt them down. We have given him sweet potato chews, Greenies, cornstarch dental bones and other similar items and they last only minutes and go down in big pieces. That cannot be good for his digestive system, so we refrain from giving him those kinds of chewies. Emme, however, will chew on something for hours and so we have decided to only give these to her when Rudy is in another room. So the sewing room has become puppy heaven where there are wonderful things to chew. When I say, "Let's go upstairs" she dashes ahead of me to the sewing room and stands expectantly at the table where I always put away the bones or chewies that are specifically for upstairs. I shut the door to both keep her in with me and to keep Rudy out. We aren't fooling Rudy, however, because when she comes downstairs, Rudy sniffs Emme's mouth to see what she has been chewing on. I don't know how to tell a Labrador retriever not to bolt his food so this has become the best solution. Rudy still gets marrow bones to chew but very few other chewies. Femur bones, balls, and lovies are his entertainment. Emme goes to the sewing room and chews on everything, including some items that are not on the approved list. She is getting better at "leave it" so it all working out.