Yak Snak Dog Chews - All Natural Hard Cheese Himalayan Dog Treats - Long Lasting Dog Chews, Made from Yak Milk, Small, Medium, Large & Extra Large Sizes (Medium 4-Pack)

I've been buying these for about a year or so and my dog loves them (she loves all things cheese!). I don't know if I got a bad batch that was EXTRA hard, but she cracked her tooth on this (the upper back carnassial, which is that big molar-like tooth). Our vet told us we shouldn't give her anything that we can't break ourselves, which rules out chews like this as well as antlers. Apparently cracking teeth on antlers is pretty common. Wish I had known all this before, but never thought to ask such a question; I always assumed these kinds of chews were better than rawhide. It's going to cost over $1000 for an extraction, or $2400 for a root canal, which might not even be possible if it's a slab fracture (as opposed to a crown fracture). My poor baby is in pain because the root is exposed, so the tooth might even die and have to get extracted anyway by the time the vet can fit us into her surgery schedule. Not worth it.TLDR: If you give this to your dog, they might crack their tooth. :(

Our Frenchies like these a lot. They are very heavy chewers for small dogs, so I get the large-XL size. These last a lot longer than bully sticks and don't stink, win win. These last about 3-4 weeks each at the current rate. Bully sticks can be gone in a couple days if they get determined. Nuking the leftover nub in the microwave is always fun for them too. Definitely a good value for how much our pups chew. Other local/big store brands are much more expensive.I included a few pictures for size reference. Feel free to ask any questions. If you found this review helpful please mark it to let me know.

If I could give 100 stars I would. If you're on the fence about purchasing them - get them! I have 4 & 1/2 month old, 5 lb chihuahua puppy who is an aggressive chewer. And yes, I know the idea of that sounds unbelievable being such a small dog but I'm not exaggerating, he is a chewing maniac and was driving me crazy. Enter the Yak Snak... Many a little dog toy now lives on to play another day thanks to these things. When he gets to chewing their little faces or limbs off I just stick a Yak Snak in his mouth & it keeps him busy for at least 15 minutes, and often up to 30. I also take him places in a carrier purse (yes I'm that person) and he is perfectly content to chew a Yak Snak instead of ripping apart the inside of the bag, which is awesome because those bags aren't cheap. Lastly, the Yak Snaks have saved my hands & fingers from potential scarring, I was literally starting to show such significant needle teeth marks that people were actually asking what happened. And it's not due to lack of training, he does stop when I say "no" & also stops if I catch him before he starts. However, he's quite stealth & recently started waging sneak attacks, again not kidding, this tiny chewing machine stalks me like a special operator tracking the enemy. But now, at least most of the time, he'll find the Yak Snak instead... So, see? Yak Snaks really have changed my life. Mucho thanks to Jim Hodges for selling them! I will certainly be a lifelong customer.

My dogs is not an excessive chewer, but still the chew was broken into pieces after my dog chewed on it for 5-10 minutes. Too dry and fragile, my dog can easily break it into sharp pieces. I’m supervising her when she chews it, even though the broken parts made her mouth bleed. It used to be better last time I ordered it. Terrible experience. So if you don’t want your dog bleed in their mouth, then I suggest you to try some other brand.

UPDATE 09/01/2017For grins I took the biggest piece which I thought was still a choking hazard and placed it in the 700 Watt microwave for 60 seconds. I needed an extra 60 seconds for the whole thing to puff up about 4 times the size it was. After it cooled it was much easier to break apart into pieces the dog could manage w/o choking.UPDATE 08/19/2017Last night, our dog had the first piece in her mouth and was walking across the tiled kitchen floor with it and dropped it. It was probably about 16-18 inches off the floor if that, and the big piece split into two pieces, one about 2x2 and the other about 2x3. I think the 2x3 is probably still safe for her but am worried that the small piece may not be safe. Unlike the antlers which she has dropped before I am worried if she drops another one and it shatters.We put the 2x2 chunk into a zip lock bag and placed the sealed bag on a cardboard box and then used a small hammer to whack the 2x2 chunk into smaller pieces. Eventually we had about 30 some small pieces (some as small as 1/4 x 1/4", others as large as 1/2" x 1/2" and then microwaved them 60 seconds at a time on a 700-watt setting for 2 minutes in all. The larger pieces came out very light in weight and after they cooled were very crunchy for the dog. She loves them. The 2x3 piece is still large enough for her to hold and sink her teeth into. When it gets smaller we'll microwave it too.08/15/2017 - Original Review:We have an 18-month old American Wheaten Terrier (that weighs around 35 pounds) and last night I held one of these "treats" out to her. It took her about a minute or so to sniff the treat but she wouldn't take it. I feigned eating it and gave her another chance to take it and this time she licked it and put her mouth around it and eased it out of my hand slowly, then went to her usual spot on the carpet and lay down with the treat between her paws.After about an hour she'd managed to whittle down to the two sides and was loving her treat. Since there is no place to bury it in the house, she put it on her mattress and put two pillows over it "mine". Message received. In the morning after breakfast she went back to the pillows to retrieve her "treat".We're going to limit her to about an hour in the evening and an hour in the morning in the hopes they last longer, but she's sold on them. I did read another review which said that when the pieces start to get small enough to soak them in water for an hour or two before placing them in the microwave in order to prevent burning. We'll try that when the time comes. This morning I placed an order for 2 more packages and hopefully these treats last her some time.Thank-you JimHodgesDogTraining