Nature Gnaws Braided Bully Sticks for Dogs 5-6" (3 Count) - Long Lasting for Small and Medium Dogs - Natural Beef Dog Chew Bones - Rawhide Free

The dogs love them but they don’t last very long.

My 6 pound dog Loved Them. !!!

I bought these as an "upgrade" from the thin chews, from the same brand, for my 10lb Chinese Crested puppy. He can chew through the thin sticks in about an hour. He's a healthy, strong chewer.He LOVES these....and I want to give them to him.Butttt....the smell!!!!!It makes me gag. And I can smell them all over the house. He has chews all over the house. I thought he left his "land mines" everywhere, until I finally figured out it was his new, thoroughly loved, beloved chew.I'm not sure I can get by the awful smell. I took it off auto ship while I'm looking for a new braided pizzel for him without that atrocious smell. Poor Bao Chopstick will have to learn to love another, unfortunately.

Both of my dogs love these bully sticks. I started out buying the 5-6" ones and realized that they were going through them quickly. Also, my one dog gets down to the last two inches of it and then swallows it whole. I try to keep an eye on her because the last thing I need is her choking. The 11-12" sticks are the exact same as the 5-6" ones - just longer. I think they get more chew out of the longer ones (I'm not throwing away as many small pieces) and they are priced better than the 5-6" ones when you look at price/count. By the way, my dogs are 9 and 17 pounds, and they both go to town on the long ones. I just take them away when they are a little less than half done because I don't want them to overdo it.I recently bought another brand. I was wanting to see a couple of things: (1) what the size was of the other ones (they were both 11-12", but I was not sure how wide they were); and (2) whether they liked them and/or took them longer to eat. It's all about having a healthy treat at a reasonable price and, yes, these are expensive. So, here are the results of my experiment: (1) basically the same size; (2) they don't like them as much. I do periodically see them chewing on them (which is good because they were almost double the price - basically five bully sticks that were the same price as the Nature Gnaws package with ten). I guess I can look at it this way...since they are not eating the other ones, they are lasting longer. Haha. But that's not why be buy these things - for us to waste our money products they don't enjoy.I know some folks have commented that they stink. There is definitely a smell to them (as there was for the other brand), but it wasn't terrible. My dogs eat them in the house and they eat them outside. Doesn't bother me either way. I will say that sometimes when I take it away from them and put it on the bathroom counter and forget...I will be at the sink and think...what is that smell? Then I see the half-chewed bully stick. I just chuckle. It's not bad unless you are hyper-sensitive to smell. But then I can't imagine most dog owners are hyper-sensitive to smells because dogs can be...well...smelly!!! :)

We chose to buy these raw hide free chew sticks for our now two year old chi-mix and he loves them!They are braided and my dog has learned to get them apart into three separate strips in record time. So, for him, it's like he hit the jackpot! Three!But seriously, my dog loves these things. They keep him busy and are good for his dental health. They do have a slighlty gross smell when wet from dog saliva. I only know this because one was left right next to my face one morning while I was still in bed sleeping. I woke up wondering what that awful smell was! I give these an A++ and highly reccomend. Just don't get too close to a freshly chewed stick until it dries.

I was looking for a long lasting chew stick for my dog. This is not it. While my dog likes it, in less than an hour, it is gone.If you don’t care how long it last, this is a good product you might like.

Why did you change formulas? I have ordered these for 3 years, and my large and small pups have loved them! NOW they are a VERY dark color with a TERRIBLE SMELL! They have made my refrigerator and my dog smell like a rottening slaughterhouse. I had to throw them out. What is going on? I was very happy with the old product, a light color and no odor.

Love this company and my beagle does too!