Bully Sticks

Natural Farm Bully Sticks Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found
Chews and Bully Sticks

Natural Farm Bully Sticks Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found

Fourteen months, one bag at a time, on a 68 pound Lab mix with a sensitive stomach and a serious jaw. Here is what held up and what did not.

Natural Farm Bully Sticks vs Yak Chews: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?
Chew Comparison

Natural Farm Bully Sticks vs Yak Chews: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?

A 68 pound Lab mix, 14 months of bully sticks, 10 months of yak cheese, and the honest answer about which chew lasts and which one settles a dog tonight.

10 Reasons Bully Sticks Suit Heavy Chewers
Dog Chews

10 Reasons Bully Sticks Suit Heavy Chewers

What 14 months of supervised chewing taught me about length, ingredients, and a dog with a sensitive stomach.

Why Natural Farm Bully Sticks Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar
Treats & Chews

Why Natural Farm Bully Sticks Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar

A retired HVAC guy, a 68 pound Labrador mix, and fourteen months of the same bag in the same jar on the same counter.

How to Pick Bully Sticks for a Heavy Chewer
Chews

How to Pick Bully Sticks for a Heavy Chewer

Five things I check now before a chew goes in the jar, learned the hard way with a 68 pound Labrador mix and a rug full of splinters.

Natural Farm Bully Sticks: An Honest Review
Dog Chews

Natural Farm Bully Sticks: An Honest Review

Fourteen months, one bag at a time, on a sixty-eight pound Lab mix with a sensitive stomach. What lasted, what did not, and the two inches at the end that nobody mentions on the packaging.

Yak Cheese Chews

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found
Dog Chews

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found

Ten months, several bags, and one dog with a sensitive stomach. What actually held up.

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews vs Bully Sticks: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?
Chew Comparisons

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews vs Bully Sticks: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?

Ten months of yak cheese chews and fourteen months of bully sticks, tested on one 68 pound dog with a sensitive stomach.

10 Reasons Yak Chews Last for Big Dogs
Chews

10 Reasons Yak Chews Last for Big Dogs

A retired HVAC tech with a 68 pound Lab mix explains why one cheese chew outlasts a whole bag of everything else, and what he would still skip.

Why Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar
Treats & Chews

Why Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar

Ten months, one bag in the pantry, and a dog with a sensitive stomach. What actually happened.

How to Use Yak Chews Safely With a Big Dog
Chew Safety

How to Use Yak Chews Safely With a Big Dog

A 68-pound Lab mix, ten months of hard cheese chews, and the five-step routine that turned a one-evening chew into a week-long project.

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews: An Honest Review
Chews

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews: An Honest Review

Ten months in the rotation, one wasted chew, and the handling step that turns the last third of a yak chew into something worth keeping.

Elk Antler Chews

Elkhorn Elk Antler Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found
Dog Chews

Elkhorn Elk Antler Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found

Eight months, one piece of antler, and a sixty-eight pound Labrador mix with a hydraulic press for a jaw. Here is what actually happened, including the parts where it did not work.

Elkhorn Elk Antler vs Yak Chews: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?
Chew Comparisons

Elkhorn Elk Antler vs Yak Chews: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?

One chew lasts eight months. The other gets a dog to sit still for half an hour. A 68 pound heavy chewer settles the argument.

10 Reasons Elk Antler Chews Work for Power Chewers
Dog Chews

10 Reasons Elk Antler Chews Work for Power Chewers

Eight months, one X-Large whole antler, and a 68-pound Lab mix who has destroyed everything else in the basket. Here is what held up and what I would skip.

Why Elkhorn Elk Antler Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar
Dog Chews and Treats

Why Elkhorn Elk Antler Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar

Eight months, one 68 pound Labrador mix, and the only chew that has not been destroyed, ignored or thrown out.

How to Introduce an Elk Antler to a Power Chewer
Chews and Dental

How to Introduce an Elk Antler to a Power Chewer

A hard chew handed over with no plan is how you get a cracked tooth, a guarded dog, or an antler that never gets touched again. Here is the routine that worked on a 68-pound Lab mix, in order.

Elkhorn Elk Antler: An Honest Review
Chews

Elkhorn Elk Antler: An Honest Review

Eight months with one whole X-Large antler in a 68 pound Labrador mix's basket. What wore down, what did not, and the two things I wish someone had told me before I bought it.

Dental Treats

Greenies Large Dental Treats Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found
Dental Care

Greenies Large Dental Treats Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found

Eleven months of one a day after supper, a 68 pound Lab mix, and an honest accounting of what changed and what did not.

Greenies Large Dental Treats vs WHIMZEES Dental Chews: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?
Dental Care

Greenies Large Dental Treats vs WHIMZEES Dental Chews: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?

Eleven months of one-a-day Greenies, one bag of WHIMZEES, and one 68 pound dog with a heavy jaw and a picky stomach. Here is where each one actually earns its place in the cabinet.

10 Reasons Daily Dental Chews Help Big Dogs
Dental Health

10 Reasons Daily Dental Chews Help Big Dogs

Eleven months, one chew a day, and a dog who now stares at the cabinet at six thirty. Here is what actually held up, and what I would not buy again.

Why Greenies Large Dental Treats Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar
Dental Care

Why Greenies Large Dental Treats Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar

Eleven months, one a day after supper, and an honest look at what a dental treat can and cannot do for a 68 pound Labrador mix.

How to Keep a Large Dog's Teeth Clean With Dental Treats
Dental Care

How to Keep a Large Dog's Teeth Clean With Dental Treats

Five things I got wrong before I got them right, from a guy who has been handing his 68 pound Labrador mix a dental treat after supper for eleven months straight.

Greenies Large Dental Treats: An Honest Review
Dental Health

Greenies Large Dental Treats: An Honest Review

Eleven months of daily use, an ingredient panel read line by line, and the parts of the bag that oversell what a dental treat can actually do.

Soft Training Treats

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats Review: Six Months in the Training Pouch
Training Treats

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats Review: Six Months in the Training Pouch

Six months, one leather pouch, and a dog who finally comes back. What worked, what melted on the truck console, and what these treats will not do for you.

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats vs Natural Balance Rewards Minis: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?
Training Treats

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats vs Natural Balance Rewards Minis: Which Is Better for a Big Dog?

Six months with one bag on my belt and one in the pantry, and a clear answer for anybody whose dog is over fifty pounds.

10 Reasons Soft Training Treats Beat Biscuits
Training Treats

10 Reasons Soft Training Treats Beat Biscuits

A retired HVAC man, one yellow Labrador mix, and six months of paying attention to what actually lands when you say the word.

Why Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar
Training Treats

Why Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats Earned a Spot in the Treat Jar

Six months, one sensitive stomach, and the bag that finally earned counter space.

How to Train a Lab With Soft Training Treats
Training Treats

How to Train a Lab With Soft Training Treats

Five steps that worked on a food-crazed Labrador, plus the timing mistake that makes even good treats useless.

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats: An Honest Review
Training Treats

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats: An Honest Review

Six months, a sensitive stomach, and a treat pouch that gets refilled from the pantry. What the label promises, what it leaves out, and who should walk past this bag.

All Reviews

Natural Farm Bully Sticks Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found
Chews and Bully Sticks

Natural Farm Bully Sticks Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found

Fourteen months, one bag at a time, on a 68 pound Lab mix with a sensitive stomach and a serious jaw. Here is what held up and what did not.

Natural Farm Bully Sticks: An Honest Review
Dog Chews

Natural Farm Bully Sticks: An Honest Review

Fourteen months, one bag at a time, on a sixty-eight pound Lab mix with a sensitive stomach. What lasted, what did not, and the two inches at the end that nobody mentions on the packaging.

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found
Dog Chews

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found

Ten months, several bags, and one dog with a sensitive stomach. What actually held up.

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews: An Honest Review
Chews

Himalayan Dog Chew Yak Chews: An Honest Review

Ten months in the rotation, one wasted chew, and the handling step that turns the last third of a yak chew into something worth keeping.

Elkhorn Elk Antler Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found
Dog Chews

Elkhorn Elk Antler Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found

Eight months, one piece of antler, and a sixty-eight pound Labrador mix with a hydraulic press for a jaw. Here is what actually happened, including the parts where it did not work.

Elkhorn Elk Antler: An Honest Review
Chews

Elkhorn Elk Antler: An Honest Review

Eight months with one whole X-Large antler in a 68 pound Labrador mix's basket. What wore down, what did not, and the two things I wish someone had told me before I bought it.

Greenies Large Dental Treats Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found
Dental Care

Greenies Large Dental Treats Review: What a Heavy Chewer's Owner Found

Eleven months of one a day after supper, a 68 pound Lab mix, and an honest accounting of what changed and what did not.

Greenies Large Dental Treats: An Honest Review
Dental Health

Greenies Large Dental Treats: An Honest Review

Eleven months of daily use, an ingredient panel read line by line, and the parts of the bag that oversell what a dental treat can actually do.

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats Review: Six Months in the Training Pouch
Training Treats

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats Review: Six Months in the Training Pouch

Six months, one leather pouch, and a dog who finally comes back. What worked, what melted on the truck console, and what these treats will not do for you.

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats: An Honest Review
Training Treats

Wellness Rewarding Life Training Treats: An Honest Review

Six months, a sensitive stomach, and a treat pouch that gets refilled from the pantry. What the label promises, what it leaves out, and who should walk past this bag.