[karen24]

I, too, are always in search of just the right chew "toy" for my Jack. I ran into a Blue Buffalo rep in Petsmart who really gave me the "hard sell" on the antlers. I didn't buy one because I wasn't sure enough, seemed too hard to me, and too expensive for something I was questioning. Yesterday I went into a little pet shop and talked to the owner, asking what she would suggest. She showed me little pencil thin rawhide sticks. When I pointed out the antlers there, she said, "oh, no, no they are are hard, your little guy could break his teeth." I wasn't thrilled with the rawhide sticks, but I did buy a few to give them a try. My little guy chewed one end til it was very soft. Not wanting a piece to be bit off and swallowed, I snipped that soft end off and discarded and gave the stick back to him. Continued like that, supervised chewing and I guess, from what I read, when it gets to about 2 inches long I will pitch it.

It sure is difficult to figure out what is just right and safe, isn't it!