Can puppies have bully sticks?

Bully sticks are a safer and healthful alternative to puppy chew treats such as rawhide and cooked bones. Most puppies can safely chew bully sticks, but they do carry certain risks. These include intestinal blockage if large chunks are swallowed. read more

Bully sticks were flagged as a possible source. Humans are warned about hand washing after handling bully sticks. It appears that a dog’s handling of bully sticks could be equally risky. Consider freezing and thawing the bully stick before use to kill bacteria. read more

There was a post a few weeks ago about bully sticks. It came to my attention they can carry some very nasty bacteria. The study this info came from was very small but still eye opening. Something else to consider besides the obvious ingestion risks. I've feed them to adult dogs without issues in the past. Our new puppy doesn't care for them very much. read more