Nikko has had Red Barn and Merrick's bully sticks before, both of which were quite stinky - and quite expensive as well.
Just a few days ago, I got a free sample from AMD
at www.WestbrookDog.com, and I love it (and more importantly, Nikko loves it too). Just PM her and ask nicely. :-) It isn't stinky like the other ones we'd been getting, and it looks like it was dried more naturally... the other ones looked like they had been put in a mold or something weird to get a specific shape. I'll definitely be getting my bully sticks from westbrookdog from now on (thank you AMD! and by the way, my mom's dog loved her sample bully stick as well!). After this bully stick, I definitely agree that not all of them are created equal!
Lauren & Nikko
PS: We're also particularly fond of the curly bully sticks... I think they're easier for Nikko to hold on to while he gnashes on them.