When choosing a rawhide product for your dog, safety is the first priority. Always choose rawhides which are larger than your dog's mouth. It is important that the chew be large enough and thick enough that your dog cannot easily chew off and swallow a large piece or the whole chew.

Compressed or molded rawhides are the hardest rawhide available. These rawhides tend to last longer and are a better choice for the hardest chewing dogs.

Keep an eye on your dog while chewing and discard any small rawhide pieces that might break off.

Your veterinarian should approve all the foods, treats, and toys you offer your pet. This is especially important for rawhide chews if your dog has a gastrointestinal disease, is restricted to a special veterinarian-recommended diet, or is allergic to beef. Caution should also be used with dogs that tend to swallow foods and treats whole. Rawhide chews are not a substitute for regular veterinarian dental exams and cleanings. But, for most pets, rawhide is a safe and beneficial chew toy.

Natural tendencies of wild canines and their predecessors were to sink their teeth into their prey and pull away on the hides stripping the skin and meat. Inherent in this feeding process was the beneficial action of the tugging and pressure on the teeth and gums that served to toughen the gums and clean the teeth for a continuously healthy mouth. Chews offer two valuable benefits to your dog.

Dental Benefits:
Because dogs have been domesticated by man, they no longer user their teeth to tear through a skin layer in order to feed. As a result, their canine teeth become disused and prone to plaque buildup and yellowing. Infections, kidney and heart disease can result when poor dental health gives bacteria an environment to enter your dog's body. Bacteria in the dog's mouth breaks down food particles and converts them to plaque and excess acid. The plaque can become mineralized to form a hard deposit on the tooth surface called "calculus." The excess acid damages the gums resulting in gingivitis. Unchecked gingivitis results in periodontitis, the leading cause of tooth loss. As rawhide is chewed and moistened, it acts like a leather chamois, wraps around the teeth and gently rubs off plaque and calculi. Care should be taken when feeding real bones that are potentially abrasive on teeth and gums and may cause digestive problems. To avoid periodontal disease, rawhide should be used in conjunction with regular brushing.

Behavior Benefits:
All dogs have an inherent desire to chew especially puppies. Aberrant chewing can be a sign of lack of exercise or a vitamin deficiency, but it is most often a normal desire to chew and relieve boredom. This drive can exhibit itself on furniture and clothing items. Rawhide offers a dog a safe chewing outlet. An effective rawhide chew should be able to relieve boredom for many hours. Care should be taken to remove rawhide once your dog has chewed it to the point of becoming soft Allow the softened rawhide to harden before reintroducing it to your dog.

Thank you for contacting Dingo Brand. There are 45 calories in each Mini Dingo Denta Treat. We hope this is helpful and if we can be of any further help, don't hesitate to contact us.

Dear Sarita:

Thank you for contacting Dingo Brand. We are still manufacturing both the Chicken and the Peanut Butter Baked bones however, the chicken are on backorder. We generally distribute these to the larger pet specialty stores such as Petco, Petsmart and Petsupermarket as well as Wal-Mart & Target. You can also order these directly from our distributor, Care A Lot Pet Supply (800) 343-7680, www.carealotpets.com. If we can help with anything further, feel free to contact us.

Thank you for contacting Dingo Brand. We are still manufacturing our Value Bags of Dingo Goof balls and these are generally distributed for us by Wal-Mart, Target, CVS and Walgreen's. We appreciate your continued patronage and if we can help with anything further, don't hesitate to contact us.

Dear Sarita:

Thank you for contacting Dingo brand. We are still manufacturing both however, the Chicken Baked bones are on backorder. The peanut butter baked bones are generally sold through Wal-Mart, Target, Petco, Petsmart, etc. We appreciate your continued patronage.

Thank you for contacting Dingo. In response to your question regarding the discontinuance of Dingo Baked Bones in Chicken and Peanut Butter flavor, the product is still in production however we are just waiting on one of the ingredients from the supplier at which time the products will be recirculated.

If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to contact us again.

Thank you for contacting Dingo. The only products we make that are made without chicken are our Beef Wag N Wraps.

Thank you for contacting Dingo. Yes our products are digestible but remember if your pup is only 3 months old you should definitely monitor him/her when they chew them.