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Lamb Chews

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

A Brittany lying on a sunlit tile kitchen floor with a long twisted natural chew between its front paws

What the Sheep Ate: How Grazing Builds a Green Tripe Stick

Yes — a grazing diet builds the stomach lining a lamb tripe stick is cut from. What forage does to it, and why the aroma picky dogs come for is a step.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

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 close view of lamb collagen and lamb tripe chews from the variety pack side by side, showing the braided and the twisted surface

Air-Dried or Oven-Dried: Two Lamb Chews, Two Dryers

One dryer sets a shape and the other preserves one. That is the whole difference between a firm braided lamb collagen twist and a soft green tripe stick.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

A black and white border collie on a hardwood floor with one paw on a braided natural chew whose end has frayed open

A Strand Came Loose: How a Braided Lamb Collagen Chew Wears Down

Fraying on a lamb collagen chew is normal wear, not a bad stick. How a braid gives way, the one state that calls for a move, and when to stop.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

A Pembroke Welsh corgi lying on a pale kitchen floor holding a twisted natural chew between its front paws in morning daylight

Two Chambers of Four: A Tripe Stick in a Sheep's Stomach

Tripe is the rumen and the reticulum, two of a sheep's four stomach chambers. What the other two chambers do, and what makes those two different.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

A resealable Foodiepaws Lamb Tripe bag standing upright against a white background with one long twisted dried tripe stick leaning against its right side

One Twist, and the Day After: A Dog's First Lamb Chew

Start with one twist and change nothing else that day. How to offer a dog its first lamb chew, what the day after looks like, and when the next goes down.

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 vizsla lying on a clean pale tile kitchen floor holding a braided natural chew between its front paws in morning light

85% Protein on a Lamb Collagen Chew: Jaw Work, Not a Meal

The 85% on a lamb collagen bag describes the tissue, not a serving of food. Which is why a braid slots into a diet you already balanced without redoing it.

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

A Pembroke Welsh corgi lying on a mat in a sunlit kitchen corner with a braided natural chew, a white baby gate across the doorway

A Chew and a Toddler: The Answer Is Where, Not Which

A chew and a small child fit in one house. The chew gets one address, a start time you chose, and an adult who ends it. The stick itself does not change.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

An Australian shepherd lying on a folded white towel beside an open canvas duffel bag in a sunlit motel room, chewing a braided natural chew

A Chew Away From Home: Road Trips and Hotel Floors

Packing lamb chews for a road trip: keep the bag under 80 degrees, in the cabin not the trunk, and hand it over at a stop. Our collagen is odor free.

Aug 28, 2026 8 min read

A border collie on a hardwood living room floor looks up at a woman holding a phone and a plain dried chew stick

Minding Someone Else's Dog: The Chew Questions to Ask First

Yes, you can give someone else's dog a chew once the owner answers three things: what he already eats, any special diet, and what size fits his mouth.

Aug 28, 2026 8 min read