Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have been buying Himalayan Cheese chews for my dogs for years. I purchased these because they seemed to be an excellent value. When they arrived today, the first thing I noticed is that they appear to have coloring and a smoked smell sprayed on them. None of the other cheese chews have ever had this smell. Sections of the outside appeared dark brown where the inside is a white/cream colored. Definitely wasn’t from baking it... it was a sprayed on color. I also noticed that these didn’t seem as dense/heavy and many of them had holes or open areas inside them that you could see from from the sides. I gave one to one of my dogs anyway and was a bit alarmed at how fast he was chewing it up and the large pieces that were coming off. Our dogs (28 lbs and 46 lbs) typically take days, and sometimes weeks to chew one of these up. I ended up taking it away from him because I was concerned about the large pieces causing an intestinal issue. These just aren’t made the same and I cannot risk one of our dogs getting sick, being in pain or a huge vet bill. I’ll pay more for the good brand. Please see photo: this brand is on the left and is a result of just minutes of chewing. The normal brand is on the right and has been chewed on for over a week by two different dogs. I am returning these.