09/05/2026
How awesome are these new “Chocolate” Peanut Butter Swirl Pup Cups?!
The first ones have already left the freezer, so we’re hoping they’re a hit with the pups!
And we may have a couple more new freezer items ready very soon…
Beef Green Tripe Easy-Serve Pucks just might be ready for tomorrow.
And our new Duck Bowl Boosters are coming too — another protein option to help keep some variety in the bowl.
Now, can we talk about chews for a second?
I recently came across a company advertising what looked like a “natural” hard chew. Natural ingredients, bone broth, minerals… sounded pretty interesting.
Then I noticed something important: their instructions said not to let your dog ingest the chew.
That made me curious.
After digging further, I found that the actual chew material was nylon.
And yes — nylon is a synthetic plastic polymer.
That doesn’t automatically mean every nylon chew is dangerous when used correctly, but it does raise a question we think pet owners should consider: if your dog is chewing material off a nylon or plastic toy, where are those little pieces going?
Dogs don’t exactly spit every shaving into a neat little pile.
That’s one of the reasons we personally prefer offering real, edible chews whenever possible. Things like bully sticks, trachea, ears, feet, marrow bones and other animal-based chews are actually intended to be chewed and consumed.
And “natural ingredients” on the front of a package doesn’t necessarily mean the entire product is edible or made from natural material. A product can contain natural flavorings, broth or minerals while the structure of the chew itself is still synthetic.
Natural also doesn’t automatically mean safe — and synthetic doesn’t automatically mean unsafe. What matters is what the product is actually made from, how it’s intended to be used, and whether it’s meant to be swallowed.
We just think pet owners deserve to know the difference.
As always, whatever chew you choose, make sure it’s appropriately sized for your pup and always supervise chewing.
And in the meantime… we’ll keep working on the edible stuff.
