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Dog chewing on a no-hide chew

Earth Animal No-Hide® Chews, the Healthy Alternative to Rawhide

If you’ve not heard of No-Hide® chews yet, you are in for a (literal) treat! Read on to find out about the 100% natural and healthy alternative to rawhide which will make your dog’s tail wag and tastebuds tickle!

Why should I look for alternatives to rawhide?

Rawhide can have a very negative impact on animals, people, and the Earth. When it comes to our pets, the low digestibility of rawhide contributes to a greater risk of intestinal obstruction if large pieces are swallowed. Rawhide is also a by-product of the leather industry where processing methods can contain toxic and harsh chemicals. 

Introducing Earth Animal No-Hide® chews! The original super healthy, long-lasting, and mind-blowingly tasty alternative to traditional rawhide chews. Not only do they induce lots and lots of drool and dogs love them, but they are also made with the cleanest ingredients on the market, are long lasting and help keep teeth and gums healthy!

Made from 6 simple ingredients and 1 sustainably sourced protein

No-Hide® chews are made with just 6 simple ingredients and one sustainably sourced protein ingredient. These are ingredients you can pronounce and responsibly sourced ingredients you would eat yourself. Brown rice flour, olive oil, eggs, Banana, pineapple, agar-agar (natural vegetable gelatine) and 1 sustainably sourced protein from the following: humanely raised chicken, grass-fed beef, wild-caught salmon, free range venison and natural roasted peanuts! The protein constitutes at least 48% of the chew and is made with real meat – no meal or by-product has been used!

Benefits of chewing No-Hide chews

Chewing has many benefits for dogs and chewing No-Hide® chews provides many health advantages. Not only does chewing No-Hide Chews helps relieve stress and anxiety and provide mental stimulation, it also has physical benefits too!

                               

1. Maintain dental health!

Have you ever gotten a sloppy – and smelly – kiss from your animal? Well, while there’s nothing you can do about the sloppy part, those kisses should be sweeter smelling. Animals don’t just have bad breath. It comes from periodontal disease, which occurs when plaque hardens and becomes tartar, and then that tartar builds up beneath the gum line and breaks down the tissue surrounding the teeth. The worst part about it is that this build-up of tissue damaging bacteria can spread beyond your animal’s mouth and cause other significant health problems, including heart and kidney disease. Therefore, dental health isn’t simply about having bright, shiny teeth or sweet-smelling breath. It is about your animal’s whole-body health.

So, what can you do to help keep your animal’s teeth and gums fresh and healthy? Just like for human dental health, the best thing to do is brush your animal’s teeth every day. If your animal simply will not allow you to brush their teeth, or it is too arduous a task for you to complete every day, try keeping your animal’s dental health on track in other ways. In addition to yearly veterinary visits, consider offering your pet treats specifically designed to help clean teeth. These treats typically have a hard or abrasive exterior that can help scrape away plaque as the animal chews. No-Hide® Chews help support your dog’s dental health as chewing massages gums and helps to clean teeth.  

2. Easily Digestible

No-Hide® Chews are easily digestible which means happy tummies and healthy stools for your pooch!

Earth Animal have run independent studies that show that No-Hide® Chews are 80% digestible after 8 hours, compared to rawhide that is only 18% digestible after the same amount of time.

One of the clean ingredients that make up our wildly popular treats is bananas, a healthy ingredient with an important purpose. The Ecuadorian bananas in these rawhide-free chews are ground up into powder which acts as a disintegrant that aids in the breakdown of the material in the GI tract. This supports enhanced absorption, thereby aiding in your dog’s digestion. Bananas also have a lot of fibre which supports a healthy digestive system and helps maintain a healthy weight.

3. Long Lasting

If your dog gets bored easily, these chews are sure to entertain them! Twice-baked for an extra-durable and tough texture, No-Hide® chews are a great long-lasting treat that will keep your pooch busy.

4. Chews the Right Size

Dogs love to chew. They chew as a form of play, they chew to eat, they chew to relieve boredom, and they chew because it makes their taste buds happy.

                             

We want to encourage our dogs to chew because of all these great advantages, but we want to make sure that our furry friends are chewing safely. Make sure you check the Earth Animal Chew table below (or on the product label) to find out what size chew is suitable for your dog.

Keep in mind that dogs react individually to the chew experience and they don’t chew as humans chew. Some dogs gulp, some work the chew from side to side, some move the chew to the back of their mouths and mash, and some pick with their front teeth. It’s a good idea to know your dog’s style, choose the right size chew, and never leave your dog unattended while he or she chews. Just follow these simple rules to ensure safe chewing:

1. Choose the right size

If in doubt, please size up.  Puppies get their “license to chew” at 6 months old.

2. Supervise, supervise, supervise!

All chews, as well as food, snacks, toys, sticks, and stones have the potential to cause choking. Never leave your pet unattended while chewing.

Happy chewing!

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