The Missing LinkSmartmouth Vet Developed Dental Chew Treats, 7-in-1 Benefits: Healthy Teeth & Gums, Breath, Skin, Joints, Digestion, Heart, Immune System – Small/Medium 15-50lb Dogs, 28 Ct

These are not a soft, or even solid-ish. They are hard & solid & my dogs love them. I have hard chewers (2 adult bull terriers). They make quick work of them, but I also purchase the small/medium size & not the larger sizes. I’m happy, they’re happy & the chews are now on auto ship.

One dog didn't like the flavor.

This product is great. Our dog loves them. We used to give him greenies but they were too soft. These are hard like bones so work better at cleaning his teeth.

So I have waited a few weeks before writing this review to see if this dental chew did what it advertised and not only cleaned my dog’s teeth and freshened her breath, but helped her skin and coat and joint health. Good news, it does!My Golden Retriever loves this dental stick. She was all too eager to help me open the bag, but then again she’s a Golden that loves most all foods (except veggies like carrots that would be a good natural crunchy chew - hence the desire to try these). When I gave her the Smartmouth dental chew, she trotted off and was quite pleased with it. It took her about 6 minutes of gnawing at the chew to finish it (record length of time for her and much better than Greenies and Fresh Kisses!) and I could really see her working it on her teeth.After a few weeks, I can see that her teeth are cleaner. This is a dog that eats pine cones, leaves, etc. so her teeth can get pretty dirty with random things stuck in the grooves and I am always checking in her mouth so I had a good baseline to measure against. I was happy to see whiter teeth and fewer things stuck to her teeth. Her breath is also better - again she eats questionable things so this is a major plus to Smartmouth!What I was surprised to see what that her coat indeed got softer and shinier. We even got a few nice comments from co-workers asking what I was doing to get her coat so soft. She has that course hair on her top line and it smoothed out a bit while her down-like undercoat got much softer. Due to her long crinkly hair, she also gets a daily brushing and it got easier to brush her after about a week and so far it’s still getting even better - shortens the brushing time too -super bonus!She is a young dog so I haven’t seen the joint benefits but since her breed is known for joint issues, I am glad to know this dental chew can help support her joint health, especially since she is so active - I really want to protect those joints as much as I can.Overall, I really like this product. I was tired of the junk ingredients in other dental chews (seriously read those ingredients - half of them don’t seem like things dogs should ingest every day - making a product green in color doesn’t make it healthy!) and this product is not only a much better dental chew, it’s much better for my dog’s overall health - makes me feel much better that I am doing more for her, plus she loves it so win-win.

I can't judge the taste as I didn't try it. lol but they are extremely hard. My older 17 and 15 couldn't chew them so I gave them to my rescue 50 lb. dog. It might be great for puppies and younger dogs with better teeth.

The first time I ordered these they were great. Not too hard for my dog to chew but definitely not as chewy as something like greenies. This last time I ordered, they were like rocks. He can't even make a dent in it. I ran it under water hoping it might losen alittle but its still ridiculously hard. Can't even cut it with a knife. I had to use a hammer to break it in half. Honestly I'm gonna have to throw them out.

I bought these for my border collies. I feel like it's definitely helped their oral health.

My dogs used to live these. The past two deliveries have been hard as a rock. I’m afraid d they’ll break their teeth so I am returning and canceling auto ship. Switching to Virbac ones.

Will be buying again