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

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 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 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

A black and tan coonhound lying on a living room rug beside a new dog bed, a dried chew stick by its paws

The First Two Weeks: A Chew for a Dog Who Just Moved In

One type at a time, single ingredient, sized to his weight, and you in the room: whether lamb collagen or lamb tripe suits a dog whose history is blank.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

A dog lying on a home floor working on a chew from the lamb collagen and tripe variety pack

Handing the Chew Over: What a Sitter or a Boarder Needs to Know

Tell a sitter three things: the count you already give, a person in the room, and the stub taken away. Which lamb chew to pack, and what to write down.

Aug 28, 2026 7 min read

A tricolour beagle sitting on a kitchen tile floor looking up at a partly open freezer drawer holding a clear container of plain dried chew sticks

Can You Freeze Bully Sticks?

Yes, and a sealed dry stick gains almost nothing by it. Freezing pauses bacteria rather than killing them, and it raises the hardness that fractures teeth.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

A yellow labrador lying on a hardwood floor pinning a long natural dried chew flat with both front paws while gnawing one end

Bully Stick Holders: What They Fix and What They Do Not

Foodiepaws does not sell bully stick holders. A holder locks the last inches of a chew out of reach - here is what that fixes, and what it leaves alone.

Aug 27, 2026 6 min read

A resealable Foodiepaws bag of 6-inch bully sticks with a tear-here resealable strip across the top and a single bare dried stick standing alongside it

How to Store Bully Sticks So They Stay Good

Store bully sticks in their original bag, folded shut, somewhere dry and under 80°F, the temperature the FDA publishes. Here is what changes once the bag is open.

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

A clear glass jar with a wooden lid on a kitchen counter holding one short dried chew stick, with a fawn French bulldog sitting on the floor looking up at it

Should You Give Back a Half-Chewed Bully Stick?

Give it back if it went into the fridge inside two hours and comes back out in a few days. Left on the floor all afternoon, throw it away. The clock decides it.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read