Bully sticks keep puppies busy with safe and appropriate chewing. While we always recommend you supervise your dog as she chews any toy or treat, a bully stick can keep her busy and satiate her need to work out her jaw, clean her teeth, or lessen teething pain.
All dogs need a variety of chews to meet different needs. It might look to us like chewing is chewing but, to our dogs, chewing stimulates their mind, requires problem solving, gives their jaw and neck muscles a solid workout, and keeps their teeth and gums clean.
When you’re looking for an all-natural chew, you’ve probably heard the most about bully sticks. They’re arguably the most popular of the digestible chews. But is the bully stick the best choice?
When I started writing about pets more than a decade ago, I lived with my husband and our two dogs--an 80-pound shepherd and a 60-pound pit bull mix--in a 770-square-foot condo. We stepped on each other’s toes, but it was perfect for us at that time in our lives. Fast forward several years, and we added...
Dog poop contributes to an enormous environmental problem. It’s such a big problem partly because the scope is so significantly underestimated by most people. In fact, most pet owners probably don’t even consider how their dog’s daily bathroom habits impact the global ecosystem, but it sure does, and in some big ways.
