Best Bully Sticks5-6 Inch Beef Bladder Sticks - 30 Count (Pack of 1) - 100% Natural, Single-Ingredient, Supports Dental Health, Rawhide Alternative

They stink horribly. But our girl adores them. I tried different kinds, but she only loves those. And if she doesn't eat it immediately, she demands a 'fresh' one. And I have to put the older one back in the back to 'refresh' it :D What wouldn't we suffer for our sweet furry friends?

Seems like the company is finally doing some quality control of the number and size of the sticks within one package. The latest orders have thick bully sticks in them. Glad to see this positive change.

My dog loves these bones, she’s about 60 pounds and can chew on one for about 10 min which keeps her active and they are a great replacement for raw hide.

The traditional long chewing bully sticks are beef pizzle - they take longer too chew and are more solid.The gullet are a hollow cylander that is harder than the bladder, they chew through quickly.The bladder is softer and easier to chew through.Both our dogs like the bully sticks when they were younger.One dog is older and he likes the gullet or bladder sticks now, he is an aggressive eater, and likes the gullet a little better because they crack and crunch, and he likes to bite hard into them, he uses his long canine teeth.One dog has had the carnassial tooth removed because it had broken, this is a massive three rooted tooth located on the upper quadrant. He has a gap there where his gums are sensitive. He is also a picky eater, due to being a natural grazer, hypothyroid, having had anemia with the resulting treatment medications seeming to have permanently messed with his stomach, this dog also has small teeth without long canines. He really has a preference for the bladder sticks as they are softer. The bladder sticks will splinter a bit, so I sometimes remove it from him and feed it to him from the other direction. Dogs chew these type of sticks and then work them down their throat, so if a stick isn't well chewed it can cause choking. If your dog is choking on this type of stick you can usually open his mouth/jaw and grasp the end and pull the whole thing out - then introduce some water - then refeed the stick from the opposite direction to make sure it is chewed enough for the dog to swallow this way - which comes naturally to the dog.My dog who loves the softer to chew bladder sticks, will also chew and eat the gullets when the bladder is not available. The dog who is the stronger chewer, prefers the crunchy gullets but will not turn down a bladder stick.Neither dog will chew and eat the pizzle sticks anymore, as the dogs are older and I believe it makes their gums sore. As the dogs get older or have teeth issues, switch to the gullet or bladder sticks. My dog that is the picky eater, with the extracted tooth and stomach problems, who is such a picky eater that he doesn't eat much, always seems to feel better, and sleep better when he can fill his tummy a little more and clean his teeth a bit with a nightly bladder stick. He lets me know he expects one and will not stay asleep, but will wake me a few times expecting his treat.

I didn’t want to believe the other reviews, as I’ve purchased this brand (even the same item!) before, both from amazon & the brand’s website, but sadly, others are right. The 2 bags I received today (6inch ‘ 12inch) were SO sub-par from previous orders. The labeling is new, so maybe a new owner? Most of the sticks were hollow, as others have said. And over half of one bag of 6inch sticks were skinnnier than a pencil! I’ve attached pics of the various size ranges from that bag. I’ve never had such UN-uniform sizes! And I feel ripped off as my dogs (small 10lb’er and large 75lb’er) both crunch through these like they were a biscuit-style treat, not a rough bully stick that takes gnawing (even my 75lb GSD usually gnaws for good while with bully sticks, she dusted 2 of these 12inch sticks in 10mins!) These snapped through easier & the bites were eaten literally like a doggy biscuit. So disappointed! (Flavor is still good as dogged gobbled them up) This brand was my go-to for the past 2 years, had great quality bully sticks. Now, they are just over-priced dog biscuits. So so sad :-/

I bought my package on an Amazon lightning deal. I've seen a lot of negative reviews, and although these are not the very best chew I've purchased, I also think some of the criticism is unfair. First of all, if your pooch is in the habit of bolting his food, there is a choking risk regarding these as well as a lot of other chew treats. The point is for the dog that likes chewing to have something other than your shoes, furniture, and electrical cords on which to gnaw.Ox the oversized beagle puppy has been through four phone chargers, five shoes (all from different pairs, of course), seven sets of ear buds, one fan plug, mercifully not plugged in, and he's chewed or dug a hole in every overstuffed piece of furniture downstairs. When I took the sewing kit out to mend my furniture, he tried to run off with the sewing box. So I have a certain stake in finding chewies that will work for my boy.Ox likes these fine, and so do I. Do they stink? Why yes they do, and in fact I think they are the smelliest treat he's had, if you don't count fish. That's why he loves them. And I am willing to put up with the odor, so long as he doesn't bring them onto my bed, in order to have a few minutes of peace while he chews one up.The sad part is that they really don't last long. The other sad part is that, like most bully chews and jerky treats, they contain a whole lot of sodium, so I would never give him more than one of these each day.As a concerned dog mom, I initially consulted my vet about chew bones. What to use? I was referred to a website run by whatever vet association deals with dogs' oral hygiene, and there it was in black and white: don't give your dog anything hard to chew except for the nylon ones. The dog may break a tooth. And I considered this information against the 50+ years I have lived with one or more dogs and how we dealt with their puppy and young adult years, their voracious need to chew. And the fact is, we always used hard chew products, because otherwise we might not be able to keep our dogs. We would never under any circumstances have a dog not allowed in the house. So...?The next time we saw our vet, I asked, "What kind of dog do you have at your house?" I was met with a blank gaze for a moment, and then she said that she has no pets. She works long hours, so it wouldn't be fair. When she retires, she's thinking of getting a cat.So in the end, a vet can tell us what is in the books, and can also refer us to doggy dental care websites...but we are the ones that have to live with our dog.My advice to those that have an aggressive chewer is to consider yak milk treats. They are very, very hard, and if your dog has ever actually broken a tooth on a chew product, this advice isn't for you. But for those that have bought this product and been disappointed in how fast they disappear, I can tell you that a yak chew is a more long lasting chew...and it's going to cost a lot more, too.That's really the bottom line. The chews that last the longest--yak milk chews, braided bully sticks and the like--are more costly than the meat on your dinner table. It's crazy but it's true. You have to give up, to get. Consider your dog, consider your bank account, and then figure out what you will do.As for me, I choose to hedge my bets by buying some of every type of chew product, at least until Ox is civilized; not one of these treats costs anywhere near the price of a new sofa.