Are Bully sticks safe for yorkies

[Lexi Rae]

lexi has them everyday, i never take them away from her

[romeos mommy]

my romeo luvs bully sticks. i order them from dog.com for about 80 cents each. he goes nuts when he hears the ups truck. it's so cute to see his excitement. he dances around the box until i open it up. the one problem i have is he chews it constantly and his jaw gets sore. so he can only have it for a little while everyday.

[TatumsMom]

You know, in reference to the smell..... I have now bought two of them - one was a 5 inch one and one was a 12 inch one that I cut in two pieces. They are both Merrick brand. The first one smelled like pee but the second one just smells kinda smoky - not nasty at all. Wonder why they would be different? Maybe one really was dried bull penis and the other just a muscle/tendon thing??? Any ideas anyone??

[TatumsMom]

Originally Posted by romeos mommy

my romeo luvs bully sticks. i order them from dog.com for about 80 cents each. he goes nuts when he hears the ups truck. it's so cute to see his excitement. he dances around the box until i open it up. the one problem i have is he chews it constantly and his jaw gets sore. so he can only have it for a little while everyday.

Wow! Thanks for sharing that site info. I've only been able to find them for about $2.50 each! But I have a question..... What is the difference between the 89 cents "bully stick" and the $1.29 "steer stick"???? Here's the link to the page I'm looking at....

http://www.dog.com/search.asp?SKW=bu...ick&searchcat=

I'd really love to know before I order some.

[Shanatink]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

My three love bully sticks, and what better use of an old dried up penis? LOL

Good point

[schatzie]

I have always given a thumbs up to bully sticks until Ransom arrived. They now are no longer allowed in our house. I say this for only one reason and that is purely cosmetic and not health related really.

After chewing the stick and it becoming soggy and gluey in texture as is normal for these sticks. Ransom seems to have the abilty along with chewing to suck strands of his hair into his mouth which make its way along to the back of his throat.

The clumps of hair lodge and become horribly nasty. This happens each and everytime Ransom chews on them. If I am lucky I can gently wash this gooey mess out of his hair. Once not so lucky and i had to cut a small chunk off.

His face becomes so darn sticky and strands of the soggy stick just get's all over his hair.

So, it's not fair to have Ransom watch Schatzie chew one and not have one himself so we decided to end our love/hate relationship with the bully sticks.

[TatumsMom]

Romeo's Mommy says she's only tried the bully sticks. Does anyone know what the steer sticks are??? Look at this website...

http://www.dog.com/search.asp?SKW=bu...ick&searchcat=

[yorkshirecrazy]

Just got some at Petco because some of you here recomended so I hope they are good. We will see if Daisy likes....

[romeos mommy]

i never tried steer sticks. i will order 1 next time. now i'm curious.

[TatumsMom]

I guess I'm gonna have to call Customer Service tomorrow and ask because now I'm really wondering what the difference is. I'll let you know what I find out.

[Babbie]

http://www.bullysticks.com/

"Bully Sticks are 100% Bull penises, Not a tendon, and not processed meat strips. Bully Sticks are dried, lightly smoked or natural flavor and delivered to your door. We never try to hide what they are by giving them little cute names."

[Jenn218]

Mojo is picky and he didn't really like the Bully Sticks. When he did finally play and chew on it.....it got all gooey and sticky (reminding me of a rawhide) and it freaked me out. So, I don't think he will get anymore.....

[barbg402]

I buy bully sticks for my girls and they love them. I like them because they are hardy and all beef.

[Babbie]

Mojo never had it, and probably never will....Bull penises for my Mojo? NO WAY

[vheskett]

Originally Posted by GucciMyGirl

Hi I just brought Gucci a bully stick the woman in the pet store highly recommends for small dogs she says they are very safe to chew on unlike rawhide or greenies , I like your input? does anyone here buy them...


Thanks!
Gina

my dog jack (18 mo) loves bully sticks. bully sticks are beef tendons not penises. he eats a foot long one every 3 days. we keep fresh water around for him because it will make him thirsty. our vet says there's nothing wrong with giving him the bully sticks. it calms him down, relaxes him and makes him happy.
if he's happy then we're happy!