Anyone not like Bully sticks?

[jrousseau66]

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Originally Posted by jrousseau66

Are you kidding me!!? I tried looking them up the other day because I've seen people on here talking about them, but I didn't come up with anything... I thought maybe they were like a nylabone or something!


They are cow p*nis . Taken off the cow at slaughter. About 2 to 3 feet long. They are hung to drain then stretched to about 48 inches and dried. Then cut to different lengths.

Now I am wondering why some smell and some don't. Maybe not "drained" enough? I am thinking I could maybe handle ones that don't smell and are twisted. Its just that the regular ones I can even see the veins in. Even just talking about it is bothering me . I was so happy with them too, because they are great baby sitters.

Mary

Maybe I'm missing something, (wouldn't be the first time), but why would you want to serve a cow penis to ANYONE!!?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by jrousseau66

Maybe I'm missing something, (wouldn't be the first time), but why would you want to serve a cow penis to ANYONE!!?

Dogs love to chew on bones, but bones have been known to cause problems. They have made many different types of chewing sticks, rawhides and Greenies to name a couple, and the problem with ever other stick I've found is nothing is 100% digestible. Small pieces can break off and cause an intestinal blockage. While this isn't as much a risk with a large dog, because their intestines are also larger in diameter, it can be a problem with smaller breeds. Bully sticks are the only hard chewing stick I've found that are 100% digestible, this means no blockage can occur in the intestines, and this is life threatening, and not to be taken lightly. Dogs can choke on a bully stick, like they can with any chewing stick so they should always be supervised, but they will not cause intestinal blockage, where symptoms often occur after it's too late.

The reason you want to give your dog something to chew on is that this is very good for their teeth and gums, Yorkies are very prone to tartar, and many start losing the adult teeth by age three, so it's important to do what you can to prevent tartar build-up.

[jrousseau66]

But wouldn't there be lots of other ways? Safer, healhier ways?

[QuickSilver]

Hey, haven't you heard of Rocky Mountain Oysters?

While the idea of it may bother us, dried bull penis is perfectly healthy and safe. My guess is that it got popular because it is cheap. The guy who runs a pet boutique near me says he used to carry pigs feet, but they've gotten really popular as a gourmet item, and are no longer an inexpensive dog treat.

I believe that Flossies are just a cow tendon, not any ah, organ meat. There are lot of other things available: hooves, pig tails, and pig ears, to name a few. Really, it's just a piece of cow. It's not like the bull is using it anymore.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by jrousseau66

But wouldn't there be lots of other ways? Safer, healhier ways?

I haven't found any, Bully sticks are very healthy, their are mainly protein, and that's good for them, and they are really safe too. They just don't sound good, and really when you think about it most things don't sound that good that we eat.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Hey, haven't you heard of Rocky Mountain Oysters?

While the idea of it may bother us, dried bull penis is perfectly healthy and safe. My guess is that it got popular because it is cheap. The guy who runs a pet boutique near me says he used to carry pigs feet, but they've gotten really popular as a gourmet item, and are no longer an inexpensive dog treat.

I believe that Flossies are just a cow tendon, not any ah, organ meat. There are lot of other things available: hooves, pig tails, and pig ears, to name a few. Really, it's just a piece of cow. It's not like the bull is using it anymore.

Sorry to break it to you, but both flossies and bully sticks are made out of tendon, the flossies are just thinner strips of tendon, and are great for smaller dogs, and puppies.

[QuickSilver]

Here's a picture of a bunch of bully sticks. As you can see, they really just look like sticks. The ones I've purchased don't smell at all.

[QuickSilver]

I know they are both tendon, but I don't think a flossie is from the penis? I'm not sure why they would be marketed one way while bully sticks would be described as another.

[jrousseau66]

Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Hey, haven't you heard of Rocky Mountain Oysters?

While the idea of it may bother us, dried bull penis is perfectly healthy and safe. My guess is that it got popular because it is cheap. The guy who runs a pet boutique near me says he used to carry pigs feet, but they've gotten really popular as a gourmet item, and are no longer an inexpensive dog treat.

I believe that Flossies are just a cow tendon, not any ah, organ meat. There are lot of other things available: hooves, pig tails, and pig ears, to name a few. Really, it's just a piece of cow. It's not like the bull is using it anymore.

Well I think it's gross.

[QuickSilver]

You're certainly entitled to think that. Your dog might like them, though, and you don't have to taste them if you don't want to.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by jrousseau66

Well I think it's gross.

I thought it was gross too, I mean, it's still gross technically. But if you didn't KNOW what it was, it wouldn't bother you. Just like human food... you don't know what winds up in our food (believe me, it's disgusting, one Peanut Butter jar carries quite a few bugs that enjoy sticking in it). Just by looking at it, it simply looks like a stick. I buy them for Jackson because he LOVES them and it keeps him busy for a long time. All the other bones he eats sooo fast. Plus, he nearly choked on a rawhide as a puppy so never again. Also, the Bully Sticks I buy last forever it seems. So it's highly worth it to me. I can buy him one thick 12 inch, um, penis (LOL) and it lasts him all week sometimes. So while it's gross, I tend not to think about it. I've gotten him pig ears before and he loves them but he cherishes them sooo much and spends way too much time running around the house with it in his mouth, whining, looking for a place to bury it.

[adorame]

My Yorkies have never had any Bully sticks ever and I do not plan on ever giving them one. I did a search on it a while back a go and I read a lot of dogs got bacterial infections and a few even died from the infection caused by them eating a Bully Stick. Around the same time a member from YT,
diggy4, posted about her little girl Bella getting so sick form the bully stick she came close to not making it! I do not want to take a chance with my Yorkies!

[eauxbehv]

My dogs love them, but I don't like them..stinky...

[jrousseau66]

I just don't see where it's necessary; I don't believe the body parts from one animal are meant to be fed to another... I wouldn't eat body parts from another species, nor would I expect them to eat mine.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by QuickSilver

I know they are both tendon, but I don't think a flossie is from the penis? I'm not sure why they would be marketed one way while bully sticks would be described as another.

Here's the link from Merrick's page, I don't think there are marketed that much differently, maybe at some sites they are. Merrick Pet Foods - Dog Treats Tendons. There moisture content is less, probably since they are thinner and can be more easily dried. This would also affect the smell, and that's probably why flossies are said to have less of an odor.