This weekend we decided to take the dogs to our local pet store after a romp at the park to pick out some delicious treats. Usually they go straight for the bully sticks, but this time another type of chew caught their rapt attention (and mine) – duck feet. Yes, you read that right, dehydrated duck feet are apparently the new rage in dog chews.

I have to admit, my first impression was that this was disgusting. After all, they still look like the feet of a duck! At least bully sticks and tripe and other well-known treats leave a little something to the imagination…but these really grossed me out! I can’t even feed my dogs pig’s ears because the sight of them inflicts horror into my piglet loving heart. However, the kindly pet expert advised me that these were a great source of protein and provide long-lasting, chewy satisfaction, so I decided to give them a try.

The duck feet were a huge hit with all three dogs (even Chance!), however they were definitely not long-lasting. I’m not sure if my dogs are particularly aggressive chewers, but Cash finished his off instantly, with Roxy taking only 5-10 minutes to completely devour hers. Chance took a bit longer since he has an interesting way of tackling the duck feet…

but he still had his demolished within 10 minutes.

Cash finished his treat too quickly, so went looking to Chance for a bite of his…

 

to which Chance kindly answered "no".

 

Meanwhile, Roxy quitely snuck off into the backyard to enjoy her duck foot in peace.

All in all, dehydrated duck feet are a good, healthy, well received treat, but definitely not a long term, boredom busting chew. Looks like frozen raw beef bones still win as the ultimate in chewtastic entertainment!