Benefits of Bully Sticks? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

viviansnickers · 04-01-2009, 10:19 AM

Hi all..

Ok, I ALWAYS read how Yorkies LOVE bully sticks and how some stink and others don't and how there are hairs that accumulate on them

and so on. I was a vegetarian for 10 yrs and bully sticks give me the willy's (bull's penis--EWWWWWW!) BUT I was able to switch to raw food and am fine with it......so I have to ask....

What are the benefits from Bully Sticks??
Is Snickers missing out by not having them?
Can yorkie's digest them properly?
Are they nasty?
They are nasty to me right now, I see them in stores and thinking of a bull's weiney sitting on my carpet gives me the heebee jeebee's!!

I just don't want Snick to be missing out on something great???

Wylie's Mom · 04-01-2009, 10:53 AM

Lol, I know what you mean.

Dogs do have a real, instinctive need to chew - so that's one benefit; also good for teeth and jaw. As I understand it, bullies are totally digestible.

I get mine on eBay from eddieb260 and they don't stink - I just tried a new eBay vendor who was a bit cheaper - and UGH - STINK stink stink. So, I'll be going back to eddieb. There are YT vendors who sell them too.

linz06 · 04-01-2009, 11:01 AM

Another benefit is they give you a break

Layla will chew for HOURS if I let her. She absolutely loves them. They are 100% digestible. You just have to watch out when they get too small because they may become a choking hazard. I don't find it to be too gross... the end gets soft and slobbery but it's constantly in her mouth until I take it away and put it in the closet. It dries out again quickly. I use the Moo brand bully sticks and haven't had a problem with smell.

BonBon · 04-01-2009, 11:08 AM

My guys LOVE bully sticks, especially the spirals. They're good for the teeth and jaws, and they are a great source of protein. They are supposed to be fully digestable. They really aren't nasty at all. They feel like a smooth, clean bone and you can't even tell they were a weinie at one time

. Some are too smelly even for me (& I'm not that sensitive to it), so I would recommend you start with some from Westbrook (AMD I think is her username) or another site that has a reduced odor on their sticks. I like Merricks, too but they've gotten so expensive.

Oh, let her try just one! Westbrook offers a free sample.....

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valentine92 · 04-01-2009, 11:41 AM

My guys love bully sticks. I buy them from a member on this site. They have a very low odor. They go crazy for them and now I buy them in bulk so I wont be without!

viviansnickers · 04-01-2009, 01:23 PM

Oh, let her try just one! Westbrook offers a free sample.....

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BUT IT'S BULL WEINER!!!!!!!!!

Wylie's Mom · 04-01-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by viviansnickers

BUT IT'S BULL WEINER!!!!!!!!!

Think of it as BULL REPRODUCTIVE APPARATUS.

Yorkielove1 · 04-01-2009, 01:29 PM

Bella LOVEEES bully bones! But yes they STINK!!!!! ick.. she sure does love em though!

Sweet Apple · 04-02-2009, 05:40 PM

Apple's bully stick, that I bought from a boarding/kennel place that only serves holistic food, etc. smells something horrible!!! I was told they were pure beef, w/no additives, and yada yada yada...I didn't know they were bull weiners

...lol...I'm going to call that place, tomorrow, and tell them what I heard...I'm cracking up here; this is tooooooooo funny...They did, however, say they were high protein & "fat", and not to let her eat the whole thing...Just give it to her for 1/2 hr. or so a couple of times a day, when I needed to do something w/o her under my feet...It works well, when I'm drying my hair, putting on make-up, etc....I don't leave them w/her, when I go to work, because she might get carried away, and they're too fattening, and the pup won't eat his regular diet....Go Viv, take the plunge, feed weenies lololol.....
Love, Maggie & Apple

xoxoxox

MaddiesMommie · 04-02-2009, 07:13 PM

Sorry can't help ya.

I cant get over what they are!

viviansnickers · 04-03-2009, 04:32 AM

Maggie.....I don't think I can take this plunge!

I think the raw is the only plunge I can...haha!!

Amanda....I can't get over it either...I almost dry heave just seeing them in the stores along with pig ears, snouts, and all that nasty stuff!!! UGGGHHHH!

Maybe if there was some nutrition Snick was missing out on...I just can't do it.

GROOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSS Ewwwww Yucky Yuck!

Ann.....hahaha reproductive nastiness!!

Wylie's Mom · 04-03-2009, 07:21 AM

Vivian - I had another idea for you - what about Himalayan dog chews? I've meaning to try these forever - and I really should. No gross factor about them.

MaddiesMommie · 04-03-2009, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by viviansnickers

Maggie.....I don't think I can take this plunge!

I think the raw is the only plunge I can...haha!!

Amanda....I can't get over it either...I almost dry heave just seeing them in the stores along with pig ears, snouts, and all that nasty stuff!!! UGGGHHHH!

Maybe if there was some nutrition Snick was missing out on...I just can't do it.

GROOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSS Ewwwww Yucky Yuck!

Ann.....hahaha reproductive nastiness!!

LOL! I know what you mean. I try so hard to find the best grade food for her and then let her chew on a weeny!!!!!

I find myself thinking"I wouldn't put that in my mouth!"

Vivan, I had luck in finding a NV raw dealer and will be starting Maddie on this in the p.m.'s ASAP! ( With all your excitement on the subject, wanted to let you know you have another follower!! LOL)

mkawczak · 04-03-2009, 07:47 AM

WHAT??????? Are you serious????...I NEVER knew that is how they got the name!!!! Holy SH@#$%...TOO FUNNY...But I still have to admit it won't stop me from buying them!!! My boys love them...if they only knew the sacrafice a fellow "male" went through...giving up his "boy toy" lol

Lexi Rae · 04-03-2009, 07:53 AM

personally, i dont care if they stink .. if it helps lexi and keeps her busy,
the stink will have to stay.

04-01-2009, 10:19 AM	#1
viviansnickers Snick&Viv= BFF Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,755	Benefits of Bully Sticks? Hi all.. Ok, I ALWAYS read how Yorkies LOVE bully sticks and how some stink and others don't and how there are hairs that accumulate on them and so on. I was a vegetarian for 10 yrs and bully sticks give me the willy's (bull's penis--EWWWWWW!) BUT I was able to switch to raw food and am fine with it......so I have to ask.... What are the benefits from Bully Sticks?? Is Snickers missing out by not having them? Can yorkie's digest them properly? Are they nasty? They are nasty to me right now, I see them in stores and thinking of a bull's weiney sitting on my carpet gives me the heebee jeebee's!! I just don't want Snick to be missing out on something great??? __________________ -Vivian Mommy to my cuddlebug baby boys-Snickers & Reesie

04-01-2009, 10:53 AM	#2
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	Lol, I know what you mean. Dogs do have a real, instinctive need to chew - so that's one benefit; also good for teeth and jaw. As I understand it, bullies are totally digestible. I get mine on eBay from eddieb260 and they don't stink - I just tried a new eBay vendor who was a bit cheaper - and UGH - STINK stink stink. So, I'll be going back to eddieb. There are YT vendors who sell them too. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

04-01-2009, 11:01 AM	#3
linz06 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,154	Another benefit is they give you a break Layla will chew for HOURS if I let her. She absolutely loves them. They are 100% digestible. You just have to watch out when they get too small because they may become a choking hazard. I don't find it to be too gross... the end gets soft and slobbery but it's constantly in her mouth until I take it away and put it in the closet. It dries out again quickly. I use the Moo brand bully sticks and haven't had a problem with smell. __________________ Lindsey and Layla, Lucy, and Kash

04-01-2009, 11:08 AM	#4
BonBon Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies Posts: 10,350	My guys LOVE bully sticks, especially the spirals. They're good for the teeth and jaws, and they are a great source of protein. They are supposed to be fully digestable. They really aren't nasty at all. They feel like a smooth, clean bone and you can't even tell they were a weinie at one time . Some are too smelly even for me (& I'm not that sensitive to it), so I would recommend you start with some from Westbrook (AMD I think is her username) or another site that has a reduced odor on their sticks. I like Merricks, too but they've gotten so expensive. Oh, let her try just one! Westbrook offers a free sample...... __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown

04-01-2009, 01:23 PM	#6
viviansnickers Snick&Viv= BFF Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,755	Oh, let her try just one! Westbrook offers a free sample......[/quote] BUT IT'S BULL WEINER!!!!!!!!! __________________ -Vivian Mommy to my cuddlebug baby boys-Snickers & Reesie

04-01-2009, 11:41 AM	#5
valentine92 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 49	My guys love bully sticks. I buy them from a member on this site. They have a very low odor. They go crazy for them and now I buy them in bulk so I wont be without!

04-01-2009, 01:29 PM	#8
Yorkielove1 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: glendale AZ Posts: 790 Blog Entries: 2	Bella LOVEEES bully bones! But yes they STINK!!!!! ick.. she sure does love em though! __________________ Princess Isabella & Courtney http://meandbella.blogspot.com

04-02-2009, 05:40 PM	#9
Sweet Apple Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, Texas USA Posts: 2,473	Apple's bully stick, that I bought from a boarding/kennel place that only serves holistic food, etc. smells something horrible!!! I was told they were pure beef, w/no additives, and yada yada yada...I didn't know they were bull weiners...lol...I'm going to call that place, tomorrow, and tell them what I heard...I'm cracking up here; this is tooooooooo funny...They did, however, say they were high protein & "fat", and not to let her eat the whole thing...Just give it to her for 1/2 hr. or so a couple of times a day, when I needed to do something w/o her under my feet...It works well, when I'm drying my hair, putting on make-up, etc....I don't leave them w/her, when I go to work, because she might get carried away, and they're too fattening, and the pup won't eat his regular diet....Go Viv, take the plunge, feed weenies lololol..... Love, Maggie & Apple xoxoxox

04-02-2009, 07:13 PM	#10
MaddiesMommie LoveMy2 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 4,060	Sorry can't help ya. I cant get over what they are!

04-03-2009, 04:32 AM	#11
viviansnickers Snick&Viv= BFF Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,755	Maggie.....I don't think I can take this plunge! I think the raw is the only plunge I can...haha!! Amanda....I can't get over it either...I almost dry heave just seeing them in the stores along with pig ears, snouts, and all that nasty stuff!!! UGGGHHHH! Maybe if there was some nutrition Snick was missing out on...I just can't do it. GROOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSS Ewwwww Yucky Yuck! Ann.....hahaha reproductive nastiness!! __________________ -Vivian Mommy to my cuddlebug baby boys-Snickers & Reesie

04-03-2009, 07:21 AM	#12
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	Vivian - I had another idea for you - what about Himalayan dog chews? I've meaning to try these forever - and I really should. No gross factor about them. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

04-03-2009, 07:47 AM	#14
mkawczak Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,320 Blog Entries: 3	WHAT??????? Are you serious????...I NEVER knew that is how they got the name!!!! Holy SH@#$%...TOO FUNNY...But I still have to admit it won't stop me from buying them!!! My boys love them...if they only knew the sacrafice a fellow "male" went through...giving up his "boy toy" lol __________________ N.Y. 'S FINESTPONGO,AIDEN,HARLEY, KI-KI ,GARFIELD ,MINI-ME

04-03-2009, 07:53 AM	#15
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	personally, i dont care if they stink .. if it helps lexi and keeps her busy, the stink will have to stay. __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...