In life, generally the real thing is better than the imitation. But every once in a while, something comes along that’s better than the real thing. Our new Maplestick is made with nothing but maple wood and nylon, for a durable fetch toy which will have dogs ditching regular sticks.The Maplestick is a nylon/wood mix and it has a bit more “give” than our other flavored nylon chew toys.