hmm, what to say? some people have cognitive dissonance and some lack common sense and some have dementia that takes precedence. you can't argue with that. nevertheless if the dog eats a rope toy today the dog is likely to eat a rope toy tomorrow especially if you give it to him to eat. and if a dog has a rope toy removed it is likely the dog will not understand that the rope toy he chews reconstitutes in his intestine and must perforce be removed. this is up to you. i can only pray for what the dog swallows to transmute to poo.