I give my dogs rawhide. I've never had a problem. I buy the big rolls, or the pressed rawhide, because it lasts longer and is harder. I throw them away when they get small enough to swallow. My dogs, however, just chew on them for a while, and then leave them. They don't go wild, trying to eat them.

My sister's dog aren't allowed to have rawhide, though, because they try to get them just soft enough to swallow them whole. That would be bad news! I think it depends a lot on the dog whether they should have them or not.