10 Best Rawhides for Puppies in 2024 – Reviews &amp; Top Picks

At 6.5 inches long, MON2SUN Rolls are long enough to keep your dog entertained for hours, without being so large as to overwhelm her. They aren’t especially thick, either, allowing your pooch to get her mouth around the whole thing rather easily.

Even better than the size, however, is the fact that they don’t contain any artificial colors or preservatives to upset her developing stomach. They can help scrape tartar and plaque off her teeth while developing jaw muscles as well.

You get quite a few rolls in each package, which should keep your dog occupied for a long time. Our only issue is the fact that they’re not made in America, but the quality is high enough that it shouldn’t be an issue.

All in all, MON2SUN Rolls are some of the best puppy rawhides on the market, and they provide plenty of value for the price.

Pros

Size is perfect for young dogs
No artificial flavors or preservatives
Helpful for removing plaque and tartar
Will build strong jaw muscles
Lots of rawhide in each package

Cons

Not made in the USA

2. Goody Buddy Puppy Rawhide Sticks – Best Value

If you want to see if your puppy will eat rawhides at all, a package of Goody Buddy 7060 gives you an inexpensive way to test the waters. There are five sticks in each bag, each of which should provide your dog with plenty of quality entertainment.

The sticks themselves are made from grass-fed beef, so they should be tender and free of an abundance of pesticides. They’re also basted in natural chicken flavor, which should keep her coming back for more.

We also like that they’re made in the USA, so you can be confident that there weren’t any shady manufacturing practices used to make them. We only have two quibbles: they’re a little rough, which can irritate the gums, and the flavor might be too enticing, causing your dog to over-indulge. As long as you monitor your pup while she eats and take them away when you feel she’s had enough, everything should be fine, though.

While you don’t get as many in a single package as you do with the MON2SUN brand, these are inexpensive enough that you can reorder often without breaking the bank, making them the best rawhide for puppies for the money, in our opinion.

Pros

Made from grass-fed beef
Basted with natural chicken flavor
Excellent value for the price
Manufactured in the USA
Good for testing if your dog will eat rawhide

Cons

Rough texture may irritate gums
Dogs can overindulge if left unattended

3. Cowdog Puppy Rawhide Rolls – Premium Choice

Cowdog Chews Retriever Rolls bill themselves as “extra thick,” and they’re not lying — each stick is over an inch thick, which should keep your dog preoccupied for quite some time. That makes them a good choice for large-breed puppies as well, although smaller dogs will struggle to get their jaws around them.

One of our favorite things about these chews is the ingredient list; namely, the fact that it’s not much of a list. The only thing that’s in them is beef hide, so your pup won’t get any artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. They’re also low in fat.

Each individual rawhide is made of a single sheet of beef hide, so there aren’t any small pieces in each roll for your dog to choke on (although you’ll still need to monitor her chewing, of course).

As you might expect, a high-quality treat like Cowdog Chews is going to be more expensive than many of the other options on the market, but they’re well worth the added expense. Still, the MON2SUN and Goody Buddy rawhides tend to be just as good for a lower price, which is why they (barely) outpace these for the time being.

Pros

Made with just one ingredient
No artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives
Low in fat
Thick and long-lasting
No small, loose pieces inside

Cons

May be hard for smaller dogs to chew on
On the expensive side

4. Raw Paws Dog Rawhide Sticks

These chews have been tightly compressed, making them small enough for most dogs to gnaw on with ease. That also helps pack the flavor in, ensuring they stay interesting to your dog until each one is completely gone.

Raw Paws aren’t just tasty, either — they’re also high in glucosamine and chondroitin, which can help promote healthy joints. There’s a fair amount of protein inside as well, which your pup can use to build lean, strong muscles.

However, the fact that they’re so tightly compressed means they’re rather small, so if your dog is bigger than 50 pounds or so, they might not last long. You may also notice a few sharp shards break off as your dog crunches away, so be sure to snatch those up immediately to ensure she doesn’t injure herself.

All in all, Raw Paws are high-quality, healthy treats, but you may be frustrated at how quickly they disappear, which is why they’re stuck at #4 on this list.

Pros

Good for smaller breeds
Filled with glucosamine and chondroitin for joint health
High in protein
Extremely flavorful

Cons

Bigger dogs will make short work of them
May break off in sharp pieces

5. Chef Toby Rawhide Rolls for Dogs

These chews from Chef Toby are made from grass-fed South American beef, which helps ensure that they’re high in protein and low in fat. That’s good, because they’re on the thin side, so your dog will likely finish them sooner rather than later.

These rawhides are good at eliminating foul doggy breath, but that’s in large part because they have a strong odor themselves, which some owners may find off-putting.

Each roll is between 9 and 11 inches, so one rawhide should last about an hour unless you have an extremely determined chewer on your hands. Dogs seem to enjoy the flavor, and they aren’t as dry as some other rawhides on the market.

Overall, Chef Toby is a nice middle-of-the-road chew, as it’s not quite up to the same standard as the ones we have listed above it here, but still quite a bit better than many other options you’ll find on the market.

Pros

High in protein and low in fat
Helpful for combating doggy breath
Made from grass-fed beef hide
Not very dry

Cons

On the thin side
Have a strong odor
Don’t last as long as some higher-quality rawhides

6. Better Belly Dog Rawhides

Better Belly rawhides come in an assortment of sizes and flavors, so you should be able to satisfy the pickiest of pooches (or a whole house full of them). You can feed your dog chicken liver, pork, or even water buffalo.

These chews are made of extremely thin strips of rawhide, with the collagen fibers inside already broken down to a certain extent. That allows your dog to digest these quickly, with less risk of causing a blockage in the intestinal tract.

However, that also reduces the amount of time each one will last, and the exotic flavors give some pooches stomach issues. They’re not the cheapest treats on the market, either, so you might be upset to see one disappear in fifteen minutes.

We still like the Better Belly rawhides, but we feel they should be used more as a treat to be quickly devoured rather than as a way to occupy your dog for hours on end.

Pros

Available in a variety of shapes and flavors
Tend to be digested quickly
Little risk of creating a blockage

Cons

Don’t last very long
May cause diarrhea
Expensive for what you get

7. Pet Factory Puppy Beefhide Roll

Pet Factory Beefhide Rolls are made almost exclusively of protein and fiber, so feeding them to your dog shouldn’t cause her to pack on the pounds.

While they’re made of beef, they’re actually peanut butter-flavored. Most dogs go crazy for anything that tastes like peanut butter, so you should have little difficulty convincing your pup to give it a try. Unfortunately, that also means that they use artificial flavoring, which isn’t the best for your dog’s health.

Still, Pet Factory Beefhide Rolls are made of 99% digestible material, so your mutt should be able to break them down easily. Their size is in kind of a no-man’s-land, though, as smaller dogs will likely have trouble getting their jaws around them while larger breeds will tear them up in just a few minutes.

Like the Better Belly above, these are best viewed as a quickly-vanishing reward rather than a long-term activity.

Pros

Made of mostly protein and fiber
Delicious peanut butter flavor
Easily digestible

Cons

Include artificial flavors
Too big for smaller dogs
Tend to be eaten quickly

8. Pet Cuisine Wrapped Rawhide Stix

Your pooch will likely flip for these “rawhide stix” from Pet Cuisine, as the rawhide is wrapped in chicken. This makes them ideal for introducing the concept of rawhide to your pup, as the chicken will encourage her to gnaw on the roll itself.

Be advised, however, that these things are tiny, and even miniature dogs will tear through them in a matter of minutes. That makes them excellent for use as rewards when training, but not so much for occupying your dog long-term.

The container is only 12 oz., so you don’t get a whole lot for your money. Also, the chicken wrapping may cause overly enthusiastic dogs to swallow the rawhide whole, which increases the risk of choking or intestinal blockages.

Pet Cuisine Rawhide Stix have their place as a tasty treat, but they barely qualify as rawhides, and full-grown dogs will destroy them in no time flat. Still, this is a list for puppies, and these sticks can be useful for teaching little dogs to gnaw on something other than the furniture.

Pros

Good for introducing rawhide
Work well as rewards

Cons

Don’t last long at all
May increase risk of choking or blockages
Overpriced for what you get

9. Pawant Puppy Wrapped Rawhide Sticks

Like the Pet Cuisine Rawhide Stix above, these Pawant Wrapped Sticks are extremely small and wrapped in dried chicken. They’re also low in fat, with a respectable amount of protein, but they have their fair share of problems, too.

The most glaring issue is the use of sorbitol. Sorbitol is a sugar substitute that also functions as a laxative, so don’t be surprised if you have a few house-breaking accidents after feeding one of these to your pup. You’ll find more salt and crude ash in the ingredients list than we’d like, too.

They’re also not intended for dogs less than three months old, so there’s a relatively short window in which you can feed these to your mutt. After all, once they get to a certain size, each stick will disappear in just a few chomps, making them hardly worth the effort.

Still, your dog is likely to enjoy every bite of these Pawant Wrapped Sticks; we just can’t find any way to recommend them over some of the healthier alternatives listed here.

Pros

Dogs enjoy the flavor
Low in fat

Cons

Sorbitol causes diarrhea
Lots of salt and crude ash
Not for dogs less than 3 months old
Will be eaten quickly
Not ideal for larger dogs

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