Brutus & Barnaby Thick Cut Half Pig Ear Natural Dog Chew Treats, 20 count

I think I bought two bags of these treats this year but I can only find order history for one. Anyway, over the span of having them my dog had gastrointestinal upset twice where she was eating everything green in the yard and throwing up. Both times I cut all her treats out including this one and it went away. The first time I had to put her on boiled chicken and rice for a few days to get her stomach calmed down and before I could introduce any treats back into her diet. When it happened the second time, I paid more careful attention as I integrated her other treats back in slower but left these out. The problem hasn't recurred since I stopped feeding these. I am convinced that it was this one that was causing the problem. It's weird too because I have fed her other pig ears brands off and on for years as a snack and don't recall her ever getting sick like this. Her other snacks are Newman's Own chicken jerky, her veggie dent chew for dental, and her Three Dog Bakery sandwich cookies. Those all seem fine. She also takes a cosequin once a day. She turned 10 this month. Maybe her stomach can't handle pig ears anymore but she's only a medium size dog and still has plenty of energy.

Pig ears were very, very small, compared to others I have bought in the past from other sources.

These are the perfect size for our 30 lb 2 yr old corgi, Fiona. She loves them. They are a little veiny (what are you gonna do though?) but thankfully we haven’t gotten one yet with a number tattooed on the ear (not my favorite - yeesh). Fiona likes to “bury” her pig ear somewhere around the house, like under the curtain, in my seat on the sofa, in her bed, in her toybin, etc. Later she goes back and digs it out but she won’t chew on it until she’s done this little bury & retrieve ritual. It’s really adorable and she’s very proud of herself. These wear her down expending all this focus, so it’s a great option for this high-energy dog.