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4.5
I've owned many very large dogs for decades - and over the years I've always avoided getting them as puppies because I don't have patience for their tiny teeth, or the constant need to shove something in their mouths that's not your furniture/limb/toddler.I usually go for pig ears, or raw bones of various sorts when they're on sale at the grocery store, but found these quite by accident. Since I'm currently fostering two puppies as well as two adult GSD's, I figured why not, for a dollar a piece I don't have much to lose.Not only are these great at distracting the puppies from my furniture and toddler, but it takes them a good thirty minutes or a bit more to go through them. The GSD's love them, too - but since they're each over 80lbs it doesn't take them more than ten minutes before they're looking for more.One of the adult GSD's that I'm fostering came to me after being hit by a truck. She lost her right canine and several molars, but she's still able to gnaw through these lamb ears without much issue (she's just constantly moving it back to the other side of her mouth though). They seem to have helped clean up the right side teeth a little, too - since the raw meat bones are so easy for her to keep on the left side I was worried I'd have to get her teeth cleaned, but these stayed on the right just long enough to clear the plaque.Obviously since they're able to clear plaque similarly to a raw meat bone, I value these much higher than pig ears - eespecially given that pig ears are not only smelly but seem to contribute to the gunk on their teeth. These have no smell that I've noticed, they don't seem to get goop all over the house, and I'm not stuck trying to rip pieces out of large mouths in order to prevent them choking to death like I need to with rawhide bones.I'm also impressed with the price, but obviously wouldn't complain if they were closer to two for a dollar, just so I could use them more frequently!!The amount for money is ok. My dog loves lamb ears. BUT, he is a large dog. I'm used to getting large lamb ears. Like this ear plus a half. It looks like he could choke on them if he gets it stuck in his mouth. Yes I watch him. And they smell SO bad. I wouldn't recommend these to any dog bigger than a medium. I have a German Shepard/ Dobie mix.The dog loves them, He just loves Lamb ears in general. So my local walmart, gasp, did she say walmart? Yes I did. My local walmart sells 10 for 7 bucks, but they have been out of stock for a few weeks.My dog just loves his ears, his deer ears are a special treat for him and he knows it!These are great, good consistency, smells the same as the other ears we have bought in the past, I would have given it a 5 stars, but it does not last as long as the walmart ears or the other pack I bought off amazon.And he didn't gaze into my eyes the entire time like he normally does with his other brand.. and he didn't act like it was the best dang treat he ever had, like he does.. with his Dakota Treats Lamb Ears.So I give it a 4 for it not lasting as long and it being twice as expensive. and for my dog seemingly knowing it wasn't the same brand.I have never seen the lambs ears as chews before but my dogs are addicted to the pigs ears (which can be messy) so I decided to try these. My dogs love them and they are much cleaner and not greasy. They are very similar in look and texture to the cow rawhide. Not messy at all and even with the smaller size, my 50 lb dogs get some good chewing out of them.Now after feeding them these ears for a few weeks (one every other day or so) my one dog (Standard Poodle) gets the runs the day after she eats one. She loves them but apparently they don't love her. My other dog (pitty mix) seems to be okay with them. I thought lamb was supposed to be easier on a dogs system but maybe not? Both my dogs are 16 yrs old and do have other health issues so take that with a grain of salt. Giving 3 stars just to make people aware of the possible side affects of these.Not at all what I expected. These are fairly large “treats”, about six - eight inches long. The texture is like styrofoam. I don’t think it provides dogs the sensation they get from chewing rawhide or other hard chews. It doesn’t smell like anything to me and my dog is not very interested in it at all. I thought the quantity was rather small for the price, but it doesn’t even matter since my dog hasn’t eaten the first ear and it’s been over a week.It is so hard to find a 'snack' for my very large English Bulldog as he has so many allergies. He cannot eat beef, pork, chicken, vegetables, barley, wheat, and much more. We have to get him completely natural ingredients in the very short list of things he can have. He LOVES these ears and will trot them all the way from the kitchen and voluntarily get in his kennel to eat them in peace (so our little dog won't bother him, lol). Wonderful product!My pup loves these. I like to stuff peanut butter, baby carrots, or mashed up sweet potatoes into them like a Kong and she nibbles on them for hours. I have a shih tzu/toy poodle mix, and she hasn't eaten an entire one, which I love because they last so long. I hate the smell but she loves it, and that's all that matters. These are my go-to if I need her to settle down and be quiet.. I'll put one in her crate or on her mat and she's set.Shipping was fast, packaged in zip lock bag, very fresh. Small smooth treats that are great for my two Yorkies. Easy to hold, chew & carry around.
