Antlerz FAQ's
If you're here researching Antlerz, it's because you've heard someone rave about them. Antlerz is not a heavily marketed product, in fact they owe their success to word of mouth advertising because of the results they provide.
There are a few questions surrounding Antlerz dog chew common to the people who are used to buying other types of chews.
"Will Antlerz hurt my dog's digestive system or get lodged in the throat"? The answer is no. Antlerz do not splinter like cooked bones, but dogs also do not treat them like bones. They do not behave aggressively when another dog or human is threatening to take their treat, even if that particular dog growls over raw bones or rawhide. Dogs seem to treat Antlerz with reverence and care, though they can chew on them joyfully and voraciously, but without jealousy. Dogs instinctively know that Antlerz is not a food, but simply a form of recreational chewing.
"Will my two dogs fight over Antlerz"? No. Most people with two dogs will get at least two Antlerz (especially when they don't know what they're getting into yet!) with the intention that each dog will have his or her own Antlerz to chew. In my experience, it does not happen this way. When there are two dogs and two Antlerz, frequently the more dominant dog will lay upon one while chewing on the other. This ensures that the less dominant dog will not have it and whine until you rectify the situation. However, there are no fights, just a lot of whining and crying like 3 year olds over a toy. The next time this happens I will get this on video so you can see for yourself, it's comical.
"How long will an Antlerz last"? This question is perhaps the hardest to answer because it really depends on your dog. Antlerz will last longer than a rawhide bone, but not a nyla-bone. A nyla-bone is far less enjoyable to chew for a dog. In addition a nyla-bone doesn't have the calcium and other nutrients that a dog receives through chewing Antlerz.
"My Antlerz split in half, can my dog still chew it"? Yes and no. Toward the end of an Antlerz existence Lucky has split his own Antlerz (he's almost 7). Dogs are very reverent with Antlerz, the more reverant the dog toward the chew, the easier it is to say yes. If your dog attacks Antlerz in Sunday-arms-in-the-air-singing-halleluja-praise-the-deer manner, then no, it's less safe.
