Nobblys Bear Blueberry Dental Dog Chew – 40g

Petello Nobblys Animal Bear Blueberry – 40g

Nobblys are moulded rather than baked, and the shape is the working part: a bear studded all over with raised nobbles that a dog has to chew around rather than crunch through. The surface drags across the tooth as it goes, which is where the tartar claim comes from — Petello put it no higher than helping to reduce tartar build-up, and neither do we.

This one is the blueberry, at 4% of the recipe, on a base of tapioca starch, brewer's yeast and rice flour. It is a single 40g chew sold loose, not a bag or a multipack, so it is a one-dog, one-sitting treat. It is a meat-free recipe, though the colour comes from carmine, which is derived from insects.

Performance & Benefits

• One individual 40g chew, sold singly rather than as a pack.
• The nobbled bear shape gives the teeth something to work against — Petello state it helps reduce tartar build-up.
• Blueberry at 4%, with pumpkin and beetroot powder at 3% each.
• Meat-free recipe: Petello list it as a vegetarian chew.
• Brewer's yeast at 16% carries the savoury note that makes dogs take to it.
• Low in fat at 2.1%.

Suitable For

• Adult dogs, and puppies over six months.
• Everyday dental upkeep between brushings, and chew-time enrichment.
• Households feeding a meat-free treat.
• Not grain free, despite what some listings say — the recipe contains 15% rice flour and 3% corn starch. For a genuinely grain-free Nobblys, the Mint and Tough Brush chews are built on pea and sweet potato starch instead.
• Not for a strict vegetarian household that excludes insect-derived ingredients, because of the carmine colour.

Feeding

• Give as a treat or a reward at any time, as part of a balanced diet.
• Feed on a surface that will not stain.
• Break the chew into smaller pieces if that suits your dog's size or the way it eats.
• Keep clean fresh drinking water available.
• Petello publish no daily quantity by bodyweight, so none is stated here — treat it as one chew, occasionally.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: tapioca starch 42.9%, brewer's yeast 16%, rice flour 15%, vegetable glycerine 10%, blueberry 4%, corn starch 3%, pumpkin 3%, beetroot powder 3%, cellulose fibre 2%, calcium carbonate 0.5%, vegetable oil 0.5%, potassium sorbate 0.05%, vitamin E 0.03%, rosemary extract 0.01%, carmine E120 0.01%.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 4%, crude fat 2.1%, crude fibre 2%, crude ash 3%, moisture 16%.
• Complementary pet food. 40g single chew. Barcode 5019146016955.
• Petello publish no energy or calorie figure for this chew, so none is given here.

Care & Caution

• A chew is a choking risk once it is worn down to a swallowable lump. Take the last piece away.
• Supervise your dog for the whole time the chew is out, as Petello direct.
• Not for puppies under six months old.
• Break the chew into smaller pieces for a small dog, or for one that bolts rather than gnaws.
• Count it into the day's food. This is a complementary treat, not part of a complete ration.