Himalayan Pet Supply Cheese Chews|Long Lasting, Stain Free, Protein Rich, Low Odor|100% Natural, Healthy & Safe|No Lactose, Gluten Or Grains|for Dogs 55 Lbs&Brown,X-Large(521015),5.3 Ounce (Pack of 1)

Decent chew. I was really excited to find a chew that’s supposed to be super long-lasting AND natural so I can feel good about giving this to my dog and enjoy some quiet time! Plus, my dog LOVES cheese and yogurt and anything dairy so I figured this would be a huge winner with her.Obviously since you’re reading this review you realize that this thing is pretty expensive. Ok…not PRETTY expensive, it IS expensive. Unfortunately it didn’t turn out to be quite the incredible new chew discovery I had hoped it would be.First of all, I am not new to dog chews. My fiance and I have an 80 lb Doberman who has had raw hides (in many shapes and sizes), bully sticks, tracheas and a bunch of other kinds I can’t even remember the names of. Since she is quite the spoiled little princess dog, she gets chews on a pretty regular basis and has learned to make quick work of chews that used to take her longer. Raw hides and bully sticks last the longest with her. She’ll usually work on it for an hour or so (maybe less) before wrapping it up and saving it for later. They usually last 2-3 sessions.Since this is supposed to be ultra-long lasting, I expected it to last longer than her raw hides and bully sticks. Well…in an hour (maybe a little longer…but only by 10 minutes at most), she had finished half. So pretty much that means it would last 2 hours if she ate it in one session. After half she decided she had enough and lef it for later. So really, this lasts no longer than her raw hides and bully sticks except it costs about 4x (or more) more. Granted the benefit of this is that it doesn’t smell (like bully sticks) and it doesn’t stain (like raw hides). However, I don’t think that benefit is worth all that extra money. Obviously this is expensive because of its source and the process for making this and I completely appreciate that…I just don’t want to spend money on that.Really though, if this was something she absolutely went crazy for, I’d say it’s still worth it to purchase for her (like I said…she’s spoiled)…but she’s not even that into this thing. I thought for sure she’d love it since it’s dairy-based but she’s pretty ‘meh’ about it I guess.It took her awhile to get into it. She was crazy sniffing and sitting for it when I first took it out to give to her but after she got it she spent quite awhile trying to find a place for it and then pretty much just left it there for a few hours. I figured it was because she wasn’t familiar with it and wasn’t sure what to do with it, but now I think it’s just that she has other chews she prefers. After she finished half to leave for later I was worried she would finish the whole thing in one day so I took it away for awhile. When I gave it back to her she pretty much just found a place for it and left it there…she’ll pick it up occasionally but not to chew. She likes to pick things up when she gets excited and that’s the extent of her interaction with this thing. Since then she has received a few other chews that she has chewed, left, and gone back to and finished…this one is still just sitting there.I’ll probably buy another one at some point in the distant future to see if she takes to it more (maybe it IS just a novelty thing with her) but really, this is no miracle ultra-long lasting chew…at least not for my dog. 2 hours is a good amount of time but there are other chews that provide the same chew time at a fraction of the cost.Oh…I should also mention that there didn’t really seem to be any adverse effects with this for my dog (stomach upset, diarrhea etc.).

I love that I can see products at stores out in. I love that I can see products at stores out in the wild, then go to Amazon and find the exact same products at a reduced cost. I bought this for my super picky dog. He refuses any rawhildes, dog biscuits, dog toys stuffed with noms, antlers, etc. I’ve tried bully sticks, peanut butter treats, dehydrated chicken breasts and sweet potatoes, but I just can’t find anything to really hold his interest. One day I was browsing through our local independently owned pet supply store when I saw this interesting product. The chew itself it all natural, and apparently made through a collaborative effort with local Nepalese people. The chew is basically a petrified cheese made from yak milk. You would think that cheese this dehydrated and hard would stink with the force of a thousand rotten Roqueforts, but this product has hardly any smell at all. I unwrapped it from the package and showed it to my dog (75 pound Akita). He immediately took it in his mouth over to his bed where he gnawed on it for quite a while (nearly 30 minutes) before taking a break and deciding something else was more interesting. I like that I can give this to him and not have to worry about him swallowing pieces, since the whole thing is digestible. I store it in a plastic bag and offer it to my dog, usually during dinner or other at home mealtimes when I want him to occupy himself with something. I also let him have it when I know we will be leaving the house for an extended period of time. My only complaint about this product is that it does have the tendency to crumble into small pieces that then get embedded in our plush carpet. The combination of this product plus doggie saliva somehow seems to form this super-glue like bond to which a vacuum sometimes cannot conquer. I’ve found that a paint scraper works well to remove the pieces from our carpet. Since I don’t see us installing laminate flooring or hardwood throughout the remainder of our house in the foreseeable future, I now just let him chew this either in his crate, or on our solid flooring surfaces, or occasionally outside. One thing that I find particularly interesting is that when this product becomes small enough that he could potentially swallow it, you can break it into smaller pieces to offer as a crunchy treat. I usually keep two of these on hand so that when one gets chewed down to a nub, I can give him the spare. I can then break the nubby leftover into a few small pieces, nuke them in the microwave, and turn them into a crunchy cheesy treat reminiscent of a cheese puff for my dog. A small piece expands almost 10x the volume once microwaved, meaning that a small 2 inch nub can be broken down so that it lasts quite a while.

Quality is not consistent. My Lab loves these without a doubt. But the quality is never the same. She is 70 pounds and is an aggressive chewer. Sometimes she chews these apart and eats them within an hour (literally), other times they last a couple days. Ive purchased this 5 times, and 3 lasted a hour, 2 of them lasted a couple days.

ok. my husky is an aggressive chewer and he goes through one of these in two days, but he really enjoys them, so I’m giving it 4 stars. lol.

Great Value, Long Lasting. Just one of these (Big Dog size) provides 1.5 months+ of entertainment to my miniature schnauzer puppy. Highly recommend to anyone with a chewer.