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**Reillies_mom** · 04-02-2009, 07:20 AM

So I have read on here that many of the children like the Merrick Bully Sticks an Reillie LOVES to chew on treats.....so I got her a couple.
But oh my goodness, are they suppose to stink? My husband dared me to allowed her on the couch w/ it :P
You can smell it from across the room - she has it right now, several feet away and I smell it. So here is the question, is it suppose to smell that strong and that bad?

P.S. The smell, I really cant describe.....possibly what a rotten raw hide would smell like? Yuck!

**allheart** · 04-02-2009, 07:33 AM

Yup Teri, that happened with me too. Definetly an undescribable (close to stinky feet kind of odor)....

Some seem stronger then others...

**Reillies_mom** · 04-02-2009, 08:47 AM

OK! Thanks Christine, just making sure I didn't have a couple of bad sticks!
She loves them though, so I will deal w/ the smell, we will just chew on them while Peanut butter is not here............ Reillie calls my husband "PB" and she is the jelly!!! :P

**thinkpink** · 04-02-2009, 09:21 AM

Yep, they're stinky and they leave stinky breath too. For me it's a small price to pay since they make Bella so happy. I light a candle and that seems to cover the smell.

Casa Verde Maltese · 04-02-2009, 09:24 AM

some stink worse then others.. but man they get so excited!! and then they are so calm while they have one..
it's like puppy drugs.

**llf060787** · 04-02-2009, 10:01 AM

Try the Merrick brand, they're still stinky, but not as bad. To be honest with you the smell is pretty much like a strong urine smell...which is understandable being what they are

Ladysmom · 04-02-2009, 10:43 AM

QUOTE (llf060787 @ Apr 2 2009, 09:01 AM)

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Try the Merrick brand, they're still stinky, but not as bad. To be honest with you the smell is pretty much like a strong urine smell...which is understandable being what they are

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Yuck! Poor Lady is deprived, but I can't bring myself to give her a bull's penis!

Reenie · 04-02-2009, 10:49 AM

QUOTE (LadysMom @ Apr 2 2009, 09:43 AM)

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QUOTE (llf060787 @ Apr 2 2009, 09:01 AM)

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Try the Merrick brand, they're still stinky, but not as bad. To be honest with you the smell is pretty much like a strong urine smell...which is understandable being what they are

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Yuck! Poor Lady is deprived, but I can't bring myself to give her a bull's penis!
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ROFL - I've been giving Chloe Merrick's Flossies since she was a baby, thinking it was a different kind of beef product, and I JUST found out at the pet store what they really are! My mouth dropped!!!!

I can't smell very well due to some sinus problems, so they don't bother me. But other people in my family comment on how they smell,

Oh well, they make her very busy and get her to do a lot of chewing - especially getting those back teeth, which is good. So I'll continue to buy them.

**Reillies_mom** · 04-02-2009, 10:54 AM

Bull- WHAT!!!!!!!!

Oh well, she likes it so she gets to keep it!

**ndth** · 04-02-2009, 11:18 AM

I sure learn something new in this forum EVERYDAY! Totally didn't not know what those sticks were made out of...

04-02-2009, 07:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Reillies_mom Maltese Guru Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 638	So I have read on here that many of the children like the Merrick Bully Sticks an Reillie LOVES to chew on treats.....so I got her a couple. But oh my goodness, are they suppose to stink? My husband dared me to allowed her on the couch w/ it :P You can smell it from across the room - she has it right now, several feet away and I smell it. So here is the question, is it suppose to smell that strong and that bad? P.S. The smell, I really cant describe.....possibly what a rotten raw hide would smell like? Yuck! __________________

04-02-2009, 07:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
allheart Maltese Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,212	Yup Teri, that happened with me too. Definetly an undescribable (close to stinky feet kind of odor).... Some seem stronger then others... __________________

04-02-2009, 08:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
Reillies_mom Maltese Guru Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 638	OK! Thanks Christine, just making sure I didn't have a couple of bad sticks! She loves them though, so I will deal w/ the smell, we will just chew on them while Peanut butter is not here............ Reillie calls my husband "PB" and she is the jelly!!! :P __________________

04-02-2009, 09:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
thinkpink Maltese Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,906	Yep, they're stinky and they leave stinky breath too. For me it's a small price to pay since they make Bella so happy. I light a candle and that seems to cover the smell. __________________ Use coupon code "spoiled" for 10% off your order

04-02-2009, 09:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Casa Verde Maltese Maltese Guru Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central New Mexico Posts: 5,645	some stink worse then others.. but man they get so excited!! and then they are so calm while they have one.. it's like puppy drugs. __________________ Rugby.. The Worlds Most Interesting Dog... next month.. Scout "Dog Of Mystery"

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04-02-2009, 10:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
llf060787 Maltese Guru Name: Leandra Dog's Name: Bianca & Bitsy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 569	Try the Merrick brand, they're still stinky, but not as bad. To be honest with you the smell is pretty much like a strong urine smell...which is understandable being what they are

04-02-2009, 10:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
Reillies_mom Maltese Guru Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 638	Bull- WHAT!!!!!!!! Oh well, she likes it so she gets to keep it! __________________

04-02-2009, 11:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
ndth Maltese Guru Name: Thu Dog's Name: Sammy Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 440	I sure learn something new in this forum EVERYDAY! Totally didn't not know what those sticks were made out of... __________________