Anco Naturals Yak Braids – Medium

Anco Naturals Yak Braid – Medium

The Yak Braid is three lengths of yak skin plaited together and air-dried, sold as a single medium chew. Braiding is what makes it last: a dog has to work the strands apart before making any real progress, so the same weight of hide occupies far longer than a flat strip would.

Anco declare the composition as 100% yak skin, with crude protein at 76% and crude fat at 8%. That is a lean chew by the standards of the hide and pizzle aisle, which matters for a dog that chews something every day.

Performance & Benefits

• Three strands of yak skin plaited and air-dried into one medium braid.
• Composition declared by Anco as 100% yak skin — a single protein with nothing added.
• Crude protein 76%, crude fat 8%: high protein and genuinely low fat.
• The plaited structure slows a determined chewer compared with a flat strip.
• No added colourings, salt or sugar, and free from grain, gluten, GMO ingredients, dairy and soya.
• Made in the UK and EU.

Suitable For

• Medium breeds, or larger breeds wanting a shorter session.
• Dogs on a reduced-fat diet that still need something to chew.
• Dogs sensitive to beef, chicken or lamb, since yak is unlikely to have been met before.
• Puppies from eight weeks of age, under supervision.
• Small and toy breeds can find a medium braid unwieldy — Anco Oceans Cod Strips 85g suit a smaller mouth.

Feeding

• Feed as a complementary treat or reward only, as part of a nutritionally balanced diet.
• One braid per session is plenty for most dogs; offer it after a meal rather than to an empty, excited stomach.
• Anco state it is suitable for puppies from eight weeks of age.
• Keep fresh drinking water available throughout.
• Some retail listings describe this chew as hardened yak milk. Anco declare it as 100% yak skin, and the analysis below is Anco's own.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: 100% yak skin. Supplied as one medium braid.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 76%, crude fat 8%, crude ash 5%.
• Anco publish no fibre or moisture figure, and no length or unit weight for the medium braid, so none is stated here.
• Also made in large and giant braids, and as a yak roll.

Care & Caution

• Supervise the whole chew, not just the start of it.
• Take the braid away once it is short enough to be swallowed whole.
• Dried hide softens and swells as it is worked — a dog that gulps rather than chews is the wrong dog for a braid.