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The Chew Guide

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

An owner weighs a bully stick and prepares to record its mass.

How Many Calories Are in a Bully Stick? The Measured Answer

Roughly 15 calories per inch, so a 6-inch bully stick lands near 90. The one lab measurement, the 9-to-22 spread behind it, and how to weigh your own.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

A bully stick beside the ingredient statement Ingredients: Beef pizzle.

What Is Inside a Bully Stick: One Ingredient, Start to Finish

A bully stick's ingredient line should read one thing: beef pizzle. Here are the eight items a US treat label must carry, run against a real back-of-bag panel.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

An owner discusses a dog's food history during a veterinary consultation.

Can Dogs Be Allergic to Bully Sticks? Beef Is the Reason

Food allergy is uncommon in dogs, but beef leads the list when it happens — 102 of 297 already-diagnosed cases. The beef-free chews, and the pack to skip.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

An owner collects a puppy's chew as the puppy moves toward a soft toy.

How Long Should a Puppy Chew on a Bully Stick in One Sitting?

Five to ten minutes for a teething puppy, and about fifteen once the permanent teeth are all in. Stop sooner if your puppy starts gulping or guarding the stick.

Aug 27, 2026 6 min read

Separate tags distinguish where an animal was raised from where a chew was dried and packed.

What a Chew Label Can and Cannot Tell You About Where It Came From

A bully stick label proves one country - where the stick was last dried. Where the cattle were raised is a separate claim, and no rule makes a bag print it.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

Six- and twelve-inch lamb collagen and tripe chews arranged to show their different lengths and structures.

Lamb Chews for Dogs: The Full Map of Collagen and Tripe

Two lamb chews, two jobs: braided lamb collagen is the one that lasts, dried lamb green tripe is the one that gets eaten first. How to pick between them.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

An owner counts naturally varied four-inch bully sticks beside a scale.

How Many Bully Sticks Are in a Pound? Count vs Weight

About 15 six-inch sticks, 23 four-inch or 8 twelve-inch, and thickness moves all three. The arithmetic that converts a weight bag into a count pack.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

An owner sorts food and treat protein names while preparing a diet history.

Is Lamb Hypoallergenic for Dogs? No, and Here Is What That Word Means

No. Lamb is not hypoallergenic, and no meat is. In 297 dogs with confirmed food reactions, lamb was the trigger in 14. Novel means new to your dog.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

An owner watches a dog during a quiet routine walk.

How Many Cow Ears Can a Dog Have? Dose, Fat and Loose Stool

We don't sell cow ears. Most dogs get one at a time and not daily: a single large chew can spend the whole 10% treat allowance vets advise.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

An owner checks a growing puppy's current size on a floor scale.

What Size Bully Stick for a Puppy? Size the Mouth, Not the Body

Size a puppy's bully stick to the mouth in front of you, not the adult weight on the breed page. Length follows this month's weight; thickness the teeth.

Aug 27, 2026 7 min read

A natural dried cow ear and a rolled rawhide chew show different material structures.

Are Cow Ears Digestible? Yes, and They Are Not Rawhide

We don't sell cow ears. They are digestible: skin and cartilage, not rawhide. The only ear anyone has measured in a lab was a pig's, and here is what it showed.

Aug 27, 2026 6 min read

A lightly chewing adult dog works a thin bully stick while an owner watches nearby.

When a Chew Should Finish Quickly: Sizing for a Light Chewer

A thin bully stick is the same beef pizzle cut narrow, so a light chewer finishes a session instead of leaving half a stick behind. Who it suits.

Aug 27, 2026 6 min read