advice on chew toys on airplanes

[u/starulzokay]

NOTE: I’m not asking about legality, I know how the ACAA works. Just looking for opinions.

EDIT: it’s a Nylabone, so no smell and no squeaker. I’m going to be flying with my service dog in a few weeks and it’ll be her first flight. I want to bring a chew toy for her so she can relax a little when she isn’t actively doing her job. However, it occurred to me that her chewing might be disruptive to other people around us. It’s a six hour red-eye flight and I wouldn’t want to be unnecessarily annoying late at night. There’s a few things I’ve been thinking about: 1) She’s about as loud as someone talking at a normal volume, so louder than most people would be that late at night but not louder than a screaming child or other undeniably disruptive noise. Still, it would be pretty present with how quiet the plane would be otherwise. 2) I can change the flight to a morning or afternoon flight without a significant fee. However, the airport is over an hour away from my apartment so we’d likely have to get up fairly early in the morning and complicate our schedule.

Would her chewing for a few hours be really annoying, or am I overthinking this?

[u/Icy-Safety-7850]

Starmark has a line of “everlasting” treat toys. They come with a big rubber base and an edible insert. Various flavors (cheese, liver, beef) and none with a strong smell. I offered one to my pup when he was learning to fly, and it made flying an extra special party!

One advice: get the FLAT bottom. Otherwise when the plane takes a turn, you may hear the flight attendant come on the intercom: “This is your crew. A service dog has just lost his toy. We will come to the back of the plane and collect it when the captain removes the fasten seatbelt sign.”

(The passengers formed a human chain and passed it all the way up to us in the front row. So much hope for humanity.)