I had always used rawhides and the compressed rawhides with my 14 pound poodle mix, Gizmo. Then I got my Biewer Yorkie, Lilly, and continued to use them, but threw out the peices once they got small. Then one night Gizmo got real sick and I found large pieces of rawhide. I guess in his rush to make sure that Lilly didn't steal it from him, he actually ate it. So, every piece of rawhide and compressed rawhide was thrown out. Now I just buy the actual smoked bones from Petco. They last until you decide to throw them out and yet they will sit there and chew on them for hours. I have seen quite a few posts regarding how bad rawhides are, but none about the smoked bones.....if you all know of any reasons I shouldn't be giving these to them, please be sure to tell me! Thanks!
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