Bully sticks

[finn's mom]

I have never given Finn any of those things, just because I hate everything about rawhide, and, pig's ears smell like urine. But, bully sticks, I don't know...so, they're wieners, huh? Well, that doesn't gross me out, but, does anyone know what they're treated with or anything? I just try to stick to all natural with Finn...I've never given him anything to chew on that is eventually edible. I wonder how long it would take him to finish one of those sticks...hmmm...and, I'm getting mixed signals here, do they stink or don't they? I could not handle the pig's ears, if they smell anything like those things, forget it.

[bckrazy]

thats the cutest picture, Pam!! your poodles are gorgeyous... I cant believe thats their first Bully stick

Gonzo loooves Bully Stix, he hates rawhide and hooves though. Bully Stix seem to be soo much easier on their teeth than rawhide and hooves but it keeps him occupied for over an hour. I haven't noticed any smell.. except when he didnt finish a huge one and I put it away until the next day. I think when they get wet and chewed up, then dry, they start to get an odor... I dont think they're treated with a lot of extra stuff. I'm pretty sure they're just dried out

[Giselle]

Giselle LURVES Bully Sticks. Then again, she loves just about everything. It lasts much longer than a Greenie, but oh, the giant mouth of a Greyhound. It probably takes Gissie 30 minutes to finish a 12" wiener (at her worse).

Gentledogs, beware!

[KYS]

Ahhh!
Cute picture, not sure I wanted to know what they were
made of.

[Rachel]

Oookay, I think we will just stick with our Greenies if you don't mind. I'm not showing these pictures to Hannah and Tucker either. They may have a different point of view.

[wolfsoul]

Bully sticks are so expensive over here. The ones in that picture would be about $12 each to buy over here. Does anyone else find them to be so pricey? I've heard that dogs just love them so I'd like to get some for my dog after I get him, but I don't think I could do it very often due to the price.

That's a really cute picture.

[jesse_3]

Umm, I think that I will stick with balls for Jesse. She only gets a raw hide every Christmas. She fineshes them withing a couple of days. We keep it tucked away when she is not chewing it though.

I love your poodles though! They are so cute!

Steph and Jes

[akaspaddero]

Ebay has a seller where you can get about 24 for about $40.00 That is where we buy ours. No way will I pay $4/5 dollars for just one small one...For those of you looking for an inexpensive place, try ebay store; http://stores.ebay.com/Discount-Pet-Direct.

[RobiLee]

Well, Pam, because of you my girls had thier very first bully sticks last night! I just wanted to report in and let you know that they loved them and so did I. We wanted to watch a movie last night and my girls tend to get rowdy and don't always want to be quiet so I picked up a couple of the bully sticks yesterday when I rented the movie. The girls chewed away while we watched the movie in peace! After they were done chewing they were content and curled up and fell asleep. I was out again today and picked up two more

Bella and Ripley are gorgeous and I'm glad I got to see them!

[DJFyrewolf36]

Hmmm...maybe I should treet my parents puppies to a couple. They LOVE chewing on stuff, and maybe they'll like the bully stick much more than the furnature!

[binka_nugget]

Originally posted by finn's mom
Well, that doesn't gross me out, but, does anyone know what they're treated with or anything? I just try to stick to all natural with Finn...I've never given him anything to chew on that is eventually edible.

I found this from another forum:

"From what I understand/been told; bullysticks are smoked to dry them out.There are no additives or chemicals."

As far as I know, they're completely digestible. I refuse to give raw hide to my dogs because of all the chemicals but I do give them bully sticks every now and then. They go nuts for it! (No pun intended )

One of their last Christmas presents was a 24 inch bully stick. They were very happy pups.

[Chica]

I have been giving Chica bully sticks ever since she was a wee puppy. It keeps her busy for hours. She won't chew on my stuff when she has a stick to chew. She loves them.

[gemini9961]

I saw these last night when I was getting dog food but I didn't buy one, but after all the great reviews I might have to try it for the girls. Hey it's au natural, right.

[micki76]

Oh Pam, my dogs are addicted to them. I buy them in large quantities online at Dog.com. They have specials all the time.

I like to give them because they're more easily digested than rawhide, and even Chester doesn't get large pieces off of them.

I've noticed that some smell horribly, while others have almost no odor and wonder why that is?

[NoahsMommy]

They sure seem to like them though.