Long lasting natural dog chews

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What can I give my dog as a long lasting chew that he won't try to swallow whole?!

He loves rabbit ears but these are very thin and he just trys to swallow them 😔 he loves pig and goat ears but when they get small enough to fit in his mouth, he tries to swallow these too. Same with bully sticks. I have tried putting them in a holder but he has no interest as he can't throw them around and play with them. He can't have yak chews as they upset his stomach and he bites large chunks off 🤦🏼‍♀️

Deer antlers, he gets bored of and he has had a horn (forget which one) but these splinter.

Any ideas ?!

cow hooves? Not as long lasting as horns but do last. They are a bit smelly

Sounds like you’ve tried lots of things

This site has lots of natural chews really good service and fast delivery

https://floppyear.co.uk/

Coffee wood chews are meant to be good too but haven’t tried with ours. They love Yaks and antlers shame they aren’t ok for yours.

Dried ostrich bones.

Trust me on this!

@Lastqueenofscotland2 not tried cow hooves, are they OK for a small-medium dog?

@24Dogcuddler that website looks fab, will have a look!

@SirSniffsAlot aren't the ostrich bones quite big?

They are big (is that a problem?) and very light. They have a honeycomb structure which means they break down safely as the dog chews them and into very small pieces, but still last a good while.

Another vote for Ostrich bones. Yes they are big, they aren't meant to and couldn't eat it in one sitting.

Mine also like deer legs with the hair still on.

My German Shepherd loves a deer leg or filled hoof (sadly smelly so definitely one to eat outside). Also something called a jurassic bone from a brilliant local pet shop. I have no idea what animal it is from but it is huge+

It'll be ostrich or beef - you can tell by how it chews down. Beef will be much harder, heavier and won't have the honeycomb structure inside.

I’ve got 2 dogs around 12kg if that’s what you’d call small/medium and they love their hooves :)

have you tried kongs instead? We fill our with smash and carrots with a smear of really yummy liver pate dotted through. We then freeze them and it takes the dogs hours to lick them fully clean.

Thank you so much! I'll get him some cow hooves to try 😊

He isn't interested in kongs sadly!

I have a pet supplies shop, and we stopped stocking hooves after a customer's doberman pierced their intestine with a piece of hoof (not purchased from us). The dog survived but had traumatic and expensive surgery. Obviously, there is some risk with all chews. We sell olive wood chews which seem popular.

Cow hooves (though they absolutely stink)
Ostrich bones
Deer legs
Braided ostrich
Braided pizzles

Braided lamb or ostrich tendons
Fish chews from https://naturalcornishpet.co.uk/products/natural-cornish-pet-cornish-whitefish-fingers
Lots of different natural chews here https://www.jrpetproducts.com/products/basa-fish not just fish based
i get all of mine from these two companies, great service, quality products and quick delivery.

Yak milk - very expensive though