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Practical, honest guides on natural chews — sizing, safety, and what actually keeps dogs busy.

A resealable Foodiepaws variety pack bag of lamb collagen, lamb tripe and thin bully sticks, with a few loose chews standing alongside it

94 or 101 Calories an Ounce: A Lamb Chew's Fat Line Is Not Its Calorie Line

Lamb collagen is about 94 calories an ounce and lamb tripe about 101. A guaranteed analysis prints minimums, so the fat line never set the calorie line.

Aug 28, 2026 8 min read

A resealable Foodiepaws bag of 6-inch lamb collagen sticks with braided sticks visible through the front window and one braided stick standing beside it

Three Years on the Shelf: What That Date Is Actually Claiming

Lamb chew shelf life is 36 months: drying is the preservative, and the product page caps moisture at 14% for collagen, 12% for tripe. Where ours comes from.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

A resealable Foodiepaws bag of the 10-count lamb collagen and tripe variety pack, braided and twisted lamb chews visible through its front window

Feeding One Protein? The Chew That Stays Inside It

A chew stays inside a single-protein lamb diet when the chew is lamb and nothing else. Which two qualify, and which pack keeps the day to one animal.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

An Australian shepherd lying on a made bed in a bright bedroom with a twisted lamb tripe stick held in its mouth

Lamb Tripe or a Bully Stick: Which One Your Dog Picks

A bully stick is dried beef pizzle; a lamb tripe stick is unbleached green tripe, dried whole. One is odor free, one carries the aroma dogs come for.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

A resealable Foodiepaws bag of 12-inch lamb tripe sticks with four twisted sticks visible through its window and one standing upright beside it

A Standing Order for Lamb Chews: How to Set the Gap

The delivery gap does not change the price: a flat 20% comes off every Foodiepaws delivery, at all five frequencies. How to set the gap your dog sets.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

A resealable Foodiepaws bag of the ten-count lamb collagen and tripe variety pack with braided and twisted dried lamb chews stacked in front

Is a Dog Chew Variety Pack Worth It? Read the Contents

Yes, while your dog is still undecided — one mixed box ends the guessing for you. Read the contents line: ten chews is two kinds, fifteen is three.

Aug 28, 2026 8 min read

A springer spaniel and a tan mixed-breed dog lying side by side on a patterned rug, each with a twisted natural chew in front of them

Lamb Collagen or Lamb Tripe: Which One for Your Dog

Lamb collagen is the firm braid that buys a long quiet chew. Lamb tripe is the soft, pungent one a picky dog finishes. How to pick, dog by dog.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

The back of a Foodiepaws lamb collagen chew bag showing the feeding instructions and cautions, an ingredient line reading lamb collagen from lamb skin, and the guaranteed analysis panel

How to Read a Dog Chew Label, and What Single Ingredient Guarantees

A dog chew label carries eight required items, four federal and four from the AAFCO model. Plain chews like pizzles and ears are exempt from all of them.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

A resealable Foodiepaws bag of 6-inch lamb tripe sticks with a single twisted dried lamb tripe stick standing alongside it

Are Tripe Sticks Good for Dogs? The Straight Answer

Tripe sticks are a good chew for most healthy dogs and a short one. Who they suit, who they do not, and what a US treat label is required to tell you.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

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Cow Ears vs Bully Sticks: Which One Suits Your Dog

A bully stick lasts longer than a cow ear for most dogs and keeps a handle outside the mouth. We sell bully sticks and we do not sell cow ears.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

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Dog Chews Sorted by Protein: Which Allergen Each One Contains

Sort chews by the animal: bully sticks are beef, yak chews are dairy, lamb collagen and tripe are lamb. One table, the ranked evidence, our own shelf audited.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

A red and white siberian husky lying on a jute rug holding a partly chewed natural dried stick between its front paws in evening light

How Long Should a Bully Stick Last?

A bully stick usually lasts one sitting, not one week. Measured bite force in dogs runs from 13 to 1,394 newtons, so no page can time your dog but you.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read