How does Pet Factory make those neat bones, rolls, donuts and pretzels???

The simplest way to explain the manufacture of dog chews is to picture a hide about the size and weight of a living room area rug measuring 8 feet square.

We rinse the hides in large vats to clean up the fats, oils, salts and grime.

The wet hides are wrung to remove excess water and we slap the moist hides on to special cutting tables. With the help of electric knives, rectangular pieces of varying sizes and special shapes are cut from certain portions of the hide. These shapes are forwarded to the tying department where the shapes are rolled and folded to create the various forms (Bones, Rolls, etc.).

The final shapes are placed on trays and are carried on carts to drying rooms that are temperature controlled to assure drying but not melting. Oh yes, rawhide will melt to a gel if the temperatures are high enough.

Basted items are made starting with dried bones that are dipped with a flavored coating and again dried in dry rooms. Our Clear Basted Bones contain coatings that have the color removed so that they are color safe for your rugs and couches.