The Buffalo Co. Buffalo Paddywack – 100g Natural Dog Chew

The Buffalo Co. Buffalo Paddywack – 100g

Paddywack is the nuchal ligament, the elastic cord that carries a grazing animal's head all day long. Dried, it becomes one of the densest and most sinewy chews available, and it takes a dog a long time to make any impression on it.

It is also the fattiest of The Buffalo Co.'s dried chews at 15%, which is worth knowing if you are watching a dog's weight or feeding a breed prone to pancreatitis. For most dogs that is a non-issue at treat quantities, but it puts paddywack a rung above lung or tripe on richness.

Performance & Benefits

• 100g of dried buffalo nuchal ligament, with nothing else in the bag.
• 70% crude protein and 15% crude fat.
• Dense, fibrous, elastic texture that resists a hard chewer for far longer than a soft treat.
• The stringy fibres work between the teeth as the dog pulls at them, helping lift plaque.
• Free-range, grass-fed buffalo, free of artificial additives and preservatives.
• Supplied in fully recyclable packaging.

Suitable For

• Strong, persistent chewers that flatten softer treats in seconds.
• Boredom relief, crate rest and settling a dog while you work.
• Adult dogs of all sizes, given a piece scaled to the dog.
• Dogs avoiding beef, chicken or lamb, since buffalo is a novel protein.
• At 15% fat it is the richest of the range — for a dog on a strict low-fat diet, The Buffalo Co. Buffalo Tripe at 11% or the Buffalo Horn at 3% is the better pick.

Feeding

• Feed as a complementary treat alongside a complete, balanced diet.
• Choose a piece long enough that your dog cannot get the whole of it into its mouth.
• Cut the day's main meal back to allow for the calories in a chew this rich.
• Always provide fresh drinking water, as The Buffalo Co. ask.
• Keep the pack in a cool, dry place once opened.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: 100% buffalo paddywack.
• Crude protein 70%. Crude fat 15%. Crude ash 4%. Moisture 10%.
• The Buffalo Co. publish no crude fibre or calorie figure for paddywack, so neither is given here.
• The Buffalo Co. list this product in 100g and 1kg packs; this listing is the 100g pack.
• Being a natural ligament, piece length and thickness vary from bag to bag.

Care & Caution

• Paddywack softens and stretches as a dog works at it. Supervise, and take the last few centimetres away before they can be swallowed whole.
• Dense, very chewy treats are a choking risk for a dog that gulps rather than chews.
• At 15% fat, not a sensible treat for a dog with a history of pancreatitis without asking your vet first.