Tatty Yak Twisted Bar Original Medium

Tatty Yak Twisted Original – Medium

The Twisted chews are the same yak milk as the plain bars, formed with a spiral through them instead of a flat face. The practical difference is edges: a twist gives a dog corners and ridges to get a tooth behind, where a flat bar has to be worn down from the end.

This is the unflavoured Original in medium, which Tatty Yak rate for small to medium dogs up to collie size. For a dog that loses interest in a flat bar before it has made any impression, the twist is usually the thing that keeps it going.

Performance & Benefits

• Twisted form gives more edges and ridges, so a dog can get purchase on it sooner than on a flat bar.
• Unflavoured Original, with nothing added beyond the plain yak chew.
• Medium, which Tatty Yak rate for small to medium dogs up to collie size.
• Odour free and mess free by Tatty Yak's own description, so it can be used indoors.
• The last stub puffs in a microwave in seconds and comes back as a crunchy treat.
• Tatty Yak say their chews are high in protein and work at tartar as the dog gnaws.

Suitable For

• Small to medium dogs up to collie size, per Tatty Yak's own size guide.
• Dogs that give up on a flat yak bar before they have got anywhere with it.
• Crate settling, car journeys and quiet time indoors.
• Owners who want a plain chew with no flavouring on it.
• Not the size for a power chewer or a giant breed — Tatty Yak rate Large up to mastiff size and XL for giant breeds.

Feeding

• Give it to a settled dog and stay in the room while it is being worked on.
• Take it away once it has worn down to something the dog could swallow whole — the twisted form breaks into pieces sooner than a flat bar, so check it more often.
• Puff the final stub in a microwave for a few seconds and let it cool fully before giving it back.
• Keep fresh water available throughout.
• 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. This one is unflavoured.
• 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.
• Medium size. Tatty Yak's Twisted range also runs to strawberry and blueberry.

Care & Caution

• Very hard. Dogs with existing dental damage, or a habit of biting down rather than gnawing, are at real risk of a fractured tooth.
• The twist can shed a chunk rather than wearing evenly. Check it more often than you would a flat bar and remove anything that has broken off.
• Supervise every session and retire the chew at the swallowable point.
• Milk-based, so not for a dog that reacts to dairy. Produced in a factory that handles nuts.
• Puffed pieces come out of a microwave very hot. Let them cool right through first.