Has anyone tried the sweet potato chews? they are supposed to be long lasting and the alternative to rawhides. I haven't tried them but have been thinking about it. My dogs are extremely picky (one won't touch bully sticks, the other does sometimes depending on his mood) and I'm looking for something that lasts longer for my puppy when he gets bored in his crate. (he doesn't spend long in it, but it would be nice for him to have something to do).
He won't touch nyla bones and greenies only time to time (and I've heard many dogs have choked on greenies!) And he doesn't like rawhides even if I were going to give them to him (which I won't because of the same reasons as already mentioned)
I wanted to try raw bones (with my supervision) but I live in an apartment and my dogs are indoor dogs and I'm worried about sanitation (I'm moving to a house in November, but for now, I'm worried about giving them raw bones inside the apartment).
Does anyone have any suggestions for something that lasts longer than pig ears/tendons/ etc. for picky eaters? Can you believe my akitas don't like pig snouts/bully sticks/raw hides/etc.? drives me crazy!!
Also, my vet warned about chipping teeth on roasted bones as well. The side tooth near the back (ones shaped like a W) jut out a little more than the other teeth. these are the ones dogs use when they chew a bone (you know how they turn their heads sideways and chomp on a bone? that's the tooth). these are the ones that are most prone to being chipped. I then looked at my older dog and he has a little chip in one of those teeth (and he's not a really aggressive chewer!). I went online and found tons of other people who hav experienced the same problem. If your dog hasn't chipped any, than that's excellent. But for others who don' tknow whether their dog would chip a tooth might want to play it safe and use an alternative... just my opinion.