Description
A proper old-fashioned chew, and one that raw feeders have used for years. Our Pigs Trotters are 100% pork, air-dried rather than cooked or frozen, with nothing added.
Pack sizes and weights
- Single: one trotter, around 230g
- 5 Pack: five trotters, around 1,150g
The 5 Pack brings the price per trotter down. Both weights are listed, which matters here more than most, because a lot of sellers list a trotter with no weight at all.
What you are actually getting
This is the question the forums argue about, so here is the straight answer. Ours arrive air-dried. Not raw, so nothing needs defrosting and nothing needs to live in the freezer. Not cooked, which matters, because cooking is what makes bone brittle and brittle bone is where all the splintering stories come from. Air-drying takes the moisture out slowly and leaves the bone as it was.
They come whole, hoof and all. They look like what they are.
One thing worth knowing if you have seen a butcher price a trotter: drying removes most of the water, so a dried trotter starts life a good deal heavier than it finishes. A raw trotter and a dried one are not the same product and will never be the same price.
Key features
- One ingredient. Pig trotter, air-dried. No additives, no preservatives.
- 65.1% protein and 16.9% fat. Leaner than a pigs ear, and getting on for four times the size.
- Around 230g each, and long lasting. A substantial thing to hand a dog, and it takes proper work to get through.
- Chicken free. A different protein for dogs who react to poultry.
- A natural source of collagen. Trotters are mostly skin, tendon and bone.
- No freezer needed. They keep in the cupboard.
How it compares with a pigs ear
The two get mentioned in the same breath, so it is worth setting them side by side.
| Chew | Fat | Protein | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs Trotter | 16.9% | 65.1% | around 230g |
| Large Pigs Ears | 20% | 68.4% | around 60g |
The trotter is the leaner of the two by a little, and getting on for four times the weight. An ear is flat and folds, a trotter is solid and has to be worked at.
How much is too much?
One trotter is around 875 kcal, and that is worth knowing before you hand one over. Treats are meant to stay under about a tenth of what a dog eats in a day, and a whole trotter is a long way past that for almost every dog. Treat it as something to work at over several sittings rather than to finish in one, take it away between sessions, and count it towards the day's food rather than on top of it.
Worth knowing
It is a firm, bone-in chew, so it suits a dog who gnaws rather than one who bites down hard to crush. Take it away once it is worn down small enough to swallow. There is plenty more like it in our long lasting chews.
Suitable for puppies from 12 weeks, with supervision.
Please supervise your dog while they enjoy this treat, and make sure fresh water is always available. As a natural product, size, shape and colour may vary.
There's more like this in our pork treats, collagen chews and chicken free range.
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