Chewing is a healthy, beneficial activity and dogs with beef and other allergies need not miss out
Dogs love to chew. They need to. It's satisfying, and can mitigate anxiety. Indulging this healthy behavior is usually not a problem nor something that we give a lot of thought to since there are so many products on the market that are safe for supervised chew time or when our favorite pups are alone. Of course, we need to take some things into consideration, including how powerful of a chewer a dog is or what their preferences are. Traditional choices Beef rawhides are the ultimate in chewing pleasure for dogs, there's no doubt. They're tough, long-lasting and provide they kind of satisfying mouthfeel that dogs crave. They do get a bad rap for their indigestibility and the potential hazard for choking, but honestly I've found that with my own dogs and charges whose owners supply them, they are quite safe so long as chew time is supervised carefully. I simply take the rawhide away when they show evidence of being dangerous. Bully sticks, tracheas, b...