Tatty Yak Bar Blueberry XL Natural Dog Chew

Tatty Yak Blueberry Yak Chew – XL

Blueberry in the XL size is aimed squarely at the dogs Tatty Yak describe as very powerful chewers and giant breeds. A flavoured chew at this size is a slightly different proposition from a medium one: it will be with the dog for several sessions, so it needs to still be interesting on day three.

Underneath the flavour it is the same hard, dried yak milk as every other bar in the range. Tatty Yak's pitch for them is plain enough — odour free, mess free, high in protein, and made from three ingredients.

Performance & Benefits

• XL, which Tatty Yak rate for very powerful chewers and giant breeds.
• Blueberry flavour, which keeps a dog coming back to the same bar across several sessions.
• Hard, dense yak milk chew that a large dog cannot break down quickly.
• Odour free and mess free by Tatty Yak's own description — the practical reason to choose one over a hide.
• The last stub can be puffed in a few seconds and used as a training treat.
• Tatty Yak say their chews are high in protein and actively work at tartar as the dog gnaws.

Suitable For

• Very powerful chewers and giant breeds, which is Tatty Yak's own rating for XL.
• Dogs that get through a medium chew in a single sitting.
• Long settling sessions at home, in a crate or in the car.
• Owners who want a flavoured chew rather than the plain Original.
• Too much chew for a small or medium dog — Tatty Yak rate Medium for dogs up to collie size and Large up to mastiff size.

Feeding

• Give it to a settled dog on a hard floor, and stay in the room while it is being worked on.
• Lift it and store it between sessions rather than leaving it down all day.
• Retire it as soon as what is left could be swallowed whole.
• Puff the final stub in a microwave for a few seconds, then let it cool fully before giving it back.
• Keep fresh water available, and count the chew as part of the day's food.

Composition & Analysis

• Tatty Yak describe their chews as made from just three ingredients and as 100% natural, with blueberry as the flavour here.
• Tatty Yak publish no ingredient list, no analytical constituents and no bar weight on their website, so no composition, protein figure or gram weight is stated here.
• Tatty Yak state the chews are produced in a factory that handles nuts.
• XL size. Tatty Yak list blueberry within their Twisted chew range rather than among the plain bars.

Care & Caution

• An XL bar in a giant breed's back teeth is where tooth fractures happen. If your dog bites down on things rather than shaving at them, choose a softer chew.
• Supervise every session and take the bar away while it is still far too large to swallow.
• Milk-based, so not for a dog that reacts to dairy.
• Produced in a factory that handles nuts.
• Puffed pieces come out extremely hot. Let them cool completely first.