I give Bronco (6 months) bully sticks made in Independance, IA too. The brand is
True Chews. Once his saliva softens the bully stick, they do get stringy and if he eats them on the couch there tends to be little pieces all over. But I haven't had any problems with it getting caught in his hair or him choking on it. Eventually the stick gets smaller and once it's about 2 inches long, I'll take it away from him as he could get the whole stick in his mouth. I've also heard some bully sticks tend to really smell and these don't smell at all. I'm really happy with this brand.