I bought a couple of bully sticks at petsmart a couple days ago and gave it to Riley and Shasta after dinner last night. Those suckers were gone before i could blink! I guess some dogs REALLY like them and others dont. Who knows. Speaking of TSC i need to make a trip for some more bones.

 

TSC has a great bargain bag with like 2 lbs. of assorted goodies with bullies/knuckles/knuckles bones for $11.99. I think it is a good deal considering a pkg. of bullies was $17.99 for just one variety of treat. I am going to start buying it for my dogs, but I will get the other variety w/o the b sticks next time.

 

Some bully sticks are more appealing than others. Depends on the brand, some are stinkier. The first bully sticks we gave our dogs lasted forever since at the time they weren't into them. It seemed like they didn't like them at first, but once they started getting them chewed a bit, them they really went to town on them.

So you could try gnawing on one end a bit to get it going for her.


Just kidding

 

Some bully sticks are more appealing than others. Depends on the brand, some are stinkier. The first bully sticks we gave our dogs lasted forever since at the time they weren't into them. It seemed like they didn't like them at first, but once they started getting them chewed a bit, them they really went to town on them.

So you could try gnawing on one end a bit to get it going for her.


Just kidding

this one is really stinky if she needs me too start it for her she is out of luck. I would be puking and I know what they are made from.lol I will stick to knuckles then

 

Raw knuckle bones are safe from what I understand. Saber is 15 weeks and she gets raw beef soup bones, loves them. She loves bully sticks too. I just got a Himalayan chew which is made from yak milk and is a very hard treat. She likes that a lot and it lasts a long time.

 

I have never heard of a Himalayan chew. I will have to research that one more. Ok so knuckles are safe for a pup-thanks.

 

Sometimes it takes a little while for dogs to get used to things. They don't always like them right away.

I would just leave them around with the rest of her toys and let her chew on it as she pleases. It's not going to go bad or anything like a raw bone would, so it should be fine.

Let her pick it up on her own and go from there. Give it some time, don't force it or anything.

 

Sometimes it takes a little while for dogs to get used to things. They don't always like them right away.

I would just leave them around with the rest of her toys and let her chew on it as she pleases. It's not going to go bad or anything like a raw bone would, so it should be fine.

Let her pick it up on her own and go from there. Give it some time, don't force it or anything.

Thanks I will try that. I tried to play with her w/ the stick, but she just avoided it. I will give her some time and if the b stick just is something she is not interested in then I will just keep them for my mastiff(Lola). Lola will eat anything so the sticks will not be wasted.

 

Ruger wasnt into them a couple of weeks ago. Now he is rarely seen without one. He is teething so bad I am glad he has bullys.....

 

Ruger wasnt into them a couple of weeks ago. Now he is rarely seen without one. He is teething so bad I am glad he has bullys.....

I am glad he does like them, they seem essential for a teething pup.

 

Oh man I wish we had a Tractor Supply! My dogs love bullies but they do not last long. I have also tried the Yak milk and talk about stink butt

 

I just looked at the ingredients.........yaks milk, cow milk, salt and lime juice.

 

I also found the himalayan chews on Amazon.

 

He did get kinda gassy, thank goodness it did not last long!

 

Ok if I try them I will know to keep some Gas X on hand. Thanks.

 

I'm waiting for my first order of Himalayan Dog Chews AND Bully sticks to arrive! Ridley is an extremely powerful chewer and we've had some close calls lately with inappropriate things being demolished and eaten. I figured that if nothing else, both of these things are digestible so hopefully he will like them and they will last long enough to be worth the money!

Eventually I'm going to do a blog review about so-called indestructible toys. I'm slowly working my way through the lists I've seen!

 

I'm waiting for my first order of Himalayan Dog Chews AND Bully sticks to arrive! Ridley is an extremely powerful chewer and we've had some close calls lately with inappropriate things being demolished and eaten. I figured that if nothing else, both of these things are digestible so hopefully he will like them and they will last long enough to be worth the money!

Eventually I'm going to do a blog review about so-called indestructible toys. I'm slowly working my way through the lists I've seen!

Ok so when you do get your order of the himalayan treats if you don't mind let me know how it goes for Ridley and what your opinion is of them. I would appreciate that a lot.

*I think a blog for all those supposedly industructible toys is a fabulous idea.*

 

I also ordered the odor free bully sticks - 12" thick from bestbullysticks.com. I will be glad to let you know what Ridley thinks about them and the Himalayan Dog Chews!

 

My dogs don't like the stinky (cheaper go figure LOL) ones but devour the ones sold for 8 bucks a piece!

 

Ok so it seems like not all the bully sticks are the same. I guess maybe I should try Jamie on a different brand then and she if she likes it better. The one I gave Jamie was really stinky.

 

We didn't have any gas or digestive issues from the Himalayan chew here, but I got the large size and Saber has chewed for hours and hours over the last few days and has not even worn it down a half inch yet. It is really hard.

I get the odor free, 12", thick bully sticks from bestbullysticks.com for only $2.89 each. When she was 9-13 weeks old one lasted a week, chewing for a couple hours a day. Now at 15 weeks one lasts about 3-4 days.

The soup bone she has had for about a week I think. I got it from the grocery store, just a beef soup bone with marrow, big enough she couldn't swallow it. She chewed off the meat in about 2 days, and still is chewing the bone. I stick it in the freezer when she isn't chewing it. It was less than $3 for two large bones.

 

Thanks for the info. It seems as if bestbullysticks.com is the best place to get both the bullies and himalayan chews from. I will try the odorless since she seemed to not like the stinkier one. All dogs are different I guess some like the stinkier ones some don't.

 

I've tried all of the above. they love the bully sticks but end up swallowing the last few inches which always makes me nervous. They were ok about the Himalayan chews, not crazy about them but would chew on them awhile.

Marrow bones work the best for me. The butcher shop sells them by the bag, 6" and will cut in half if requested. I freeze them so it takes the longer to get the marrow out, then I refreeze and use again a couple of times. They are also more economical than the bullies.

 

I've tried all of the above. they love the bully sticks but end up swallowing the last few inches which always makes me nervous. They were ok about the Himalayan chews, not crazy about them but would chew on them awhile.

Marrow bones work the best for me. The butcher shop sells them by the bag, 6" and will cut in half if requested. I freeze them so it takes the longer to get the marrow out, then I refreeze and use again a couple of times. They are also more economical than the bullies.

I will have to see if I can find a butcher shop around me. I have heard of this suggestion before from a couple other members here. We are really limited around where I live, so I wonder if I could buy some like this from like a grocery store such as H-E-B or Brookshires?

 

Mine was in the grocery store meat section labeled as "beef soup bones."

Another thing Saber likes is an elk antler. You can get them on the same site. I got mine at the farm store for, I think $5. It is a large size, about 7" long. I got one that is sliced in half lengthwise to expose the marrow, which is dry and very hard. She's had it a month and hasn't gotten all the marrow out yet.

 

Stosh was mad for the bully sticks at first but has cooled on them a bit lately- he does like the braided ones so I'm thinking it's because they're thicker and he doesn't have any feeling on the left side of his face yet. So those must be easier for him to feel in his mouth and chew on. He loves the Himalayan chews too.

 

So I'm assuming that bullysticks are ok for a 10 week old? I'm so nervous about any kind of bones. I will NOT give rawhide...they just scare me! And for soup bones...is it ok to give a 10 week old one?

 

So I'm assuming that bullysticks are ok for a 10 week old? I'm so nervous about any kind of bones. I will NOT give rawhide...they just scare me! And for soup bones...is it ok to give a 10 week old one?

Yes, there are several members on this forum that give their young pups the bully sticks, soup bones, and the Himalayan chews.