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04-21-2007, 10:48 PM | #1 |
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| Bully sticks vs. rawhide I don't give either, due to a choking incident involving Emma and rawhide a few months back. Everyone seems to talk up the bully sticks and the flossies...I have a few questions: I know what bully sticks "ARE", but what are flossies? I've heard they stink bad-is this true? What is the difference/why are bully sticks/flossies better? Would we avoid the risk by using these rather than rawhide? Any other info?
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04-22-2007, 06:08 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Is a flossie like a greenie? I'm wondering this too as I'm forever on the chase for safe chewy things.
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04-22-2007, 06:13 AM | #3 |
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| OK, I will finally confess...I don't even know what a bully stick is . I know what rawhide chews are and Murfee very rarely gets those. One of my sons dogs choked on them..but what is a bully stick? |
04-22-2007, 06:24 AM | #4 |
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| Suzzy, I will leave the flossie talk to someone who uses them. I can however give you EXTENSIVE information about bully's. I will post a snippet of what I know... BullySticks are made from penis or in some cases "ligament". Now I don't know what type of "meat" the penis would be considered -- ligament or muscle????? I'm not clear on that one -- maybe someone more knowledgeable about Bully's and/or penises can fill us in. Anyway -- some bully's are greasy and really stink PU gag a maggot type of stink. I have found that some of the pricey ones -- Red Barn, for example fall in the "stinky" category. I have found two in particular that DO NOT STINK -- well they don't smell any worse than anything else your yorkie can chew up and get slimy..... but this is more of a "yorkie breath" kind of stink. Hands down these are my two favorites: 1) If you only need one to try or only buy a few I would buy from Kathryn_V at BeyondSpoiled. You simply cannot beat her service, her prices are great, they are come packaged very nicely and buying from her helps to support one of our YT family members: www.beyondspoiled.com 2) If you need a whole bunch of them -- like me -- I buy bully's by the lot of 200 -- my personal favorite is an ebay dealer eddieb260. Here is a link to one of his ebay auctions and at $59.95 with FREE shipping for 200 4" bully's it would be hard to beat his prices. The all caps message below came from eddieb260's ebay site: http://cgi.ebay.com/BULLY-BULL-STICK...QQcmdZViewItem OUR BULLY STICKS ARE IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECENT RECALL OF T.W.ENTERPRISES. THEY ARE MANUFACTURED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND MEET THE HIGHEST USDA STANDARDS Last edited by chattiesmom; 04-22-2007 at 06:27 AM. |
04-22-2007, 06:47 AM | #5 |
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| Cindy, did you say penis..and really mean penis?? I don't get it. What is the point of chewing on a penis?? |
04-22-2007, 06:54 AM | #6 |
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| Patty, I can't answer that one -- I've never actually chewed on a penis before. The bully sticks I buy REALLY/TRULY ARE made from the penises. When dried they are like a piece of thick very tough jerky. |
04-22-2007, 06:55 AM | #7 |
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| Bully sticks are indeed dried bull penis which is apparently considered a tendon of sorts. Flossies are beef tendon (not penis so maybe a better choice for anyone that is uncomfortable with the penis idea). The flossies are much thinner and curled. I have never bothered with flossies just because I think they would go thru them too fast but I'm sure they would love them just as much. Both are digestible and far safer than rawhide. I've never seen either of my two yorkies or larger dog get a chunk off like rawhide. They just chew on the end for hours and it slowly gets shorter. I find they do stink a bit. I usually take them away if it's anywhere near bedtime as my dogs sleep with me and I don't need to be smelling bull penis while I am sleeping. Costco has started carrying them. They are in a pack of 1 dozen 12" sticks for about $12.50 or so. I prefer to use the 12" ones because they last quite a while and I always throw them away when they get down to a couple inches long so the 4" ones would be half waste.
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04-22-2007, 06:59 AM | #9 |
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| Cindy, Is that what you sent Murfee with his harness and leash? Is he really chewing on a penis..OMG..and he loves it |
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04-22-2007, 07:07 AM | #11 |
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| Hmmm, I could be wrong. I just had a look around (google) and maybe the flossies are penis's as well. Whatever.
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04-22-2007, 07:58 AM | #12 | |
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OMG..... your way to funny.....!!!!! The point of chewing on a Penis is this: The dogs love to and it keeps them ocupied for hours on end. And its totally HEALTHY... well maybe it healthy.. Who Knows. | |
04-22-2007, 08:34 AM | #13 |
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| Finally someone replyed to what a bullystick is.... I've been wondering for sometime now. Now I'm wondering .......did I REALLY want to know this!?? Naw, I can handle this Thanks for the info Jennifer & Lola |
04-22-2007, 01:09 PM | #14 |
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| ..but a penis. Now who would have ever even thought of that. My mind is just boggled |
04-22-2007, 01:24 PM | #15 |
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