GoSportsChew Champ Bully Stick Holder for Dogs - Securely Holds Bully Sticks to Help Prevent Choking - 6 in or 8 in Size

There are many variations of Bully Stick (BS) holders, and I couldn't decide between four of them that are all pretty similar. So, I decided to buy all four and try them out. Full disclosure, my testing was done only with 7" BS's, which naturally vary in diameter. All four holders are pretty good, but there are some differences worth considering. This is how I ranked them.#1 (GoSports [Red] - 5 stars): The best of the bunch. Due to the narrow oval shape of the opening, it's very easy to load the BS and get it aligned with the clamp, regardless of the diameter of the BS. The handle for the clamp is very large and easy to get a good grip to twist it down tight. The tip of the clamp has a flat surface, which makes it easy to get a good hold on the BS without having to align on the BS groove. The clamp also does not loosen or back-off once tightened. This all allows for minimal BS waste. The plastic material is very tough and holds up to gnawing that can happen after the BS is chewed down to the nub. It's a good size for my 65 lb. Lab to hold down with her paws when chewing the BS.Update - 6/18/24: I continue to be very happy with this BS holder, but a few times the BS was too small to clamp and hold it. What I found works well in this situation is to just put two of the small BS's in the holder at the same time and clamp them both down. This has worked well for the few times this happened, and my dog was very happy to get a little extra chew time. ;-)#2 (ChewEasy [Light blue] - 4 stars): Similar to #1, and works well, but what I like less about it is that the round vs oval opening makes it not quite as easy as #1 to get the BS aligned with the clamp. Although, this might be preferrable if the BS's you buy are really large in diameter. The clamp handle is smaller, so not quite as easy to tighten down as #1. With the ends of the holder being smaller, they're also easier to gnaw on by the dog.#3 (BoniVet [Green] - 3 stars): This one has the advantage of being able to screw the tip of the clamp all the way through the other side of the holder, which does allow for a tight clamp. However, I found I didn't really like the pointy clamp tips as much as the flat ones (like #1 and #2). With the pointy tips, you have to get it aligned with the groove of the BS to get a good hold, and that is not always easy with smaller diameter BS's. The other thing I didn't like about this one is that even after the clamp was tightened, it sort of loosened on its own. The narrow plastic parts around the holder opening also seem susceptible to gnawing damage, although I haven't used it enough to say if it's a real problem.#4 (Bow Wow Labs [Dark blue] - 3 stars): This was actually the first style I bought, but there was enough I didn't like about it, that it caused me to look at the others. As mentioned with #3, I don't care for the pointy clamp tip. The round opening versus oval is less desirable for small BS's but may be needed for larger ones. The clamp itself does not screw in far enough to completely close the gap, so some of the smaller diameter BS could not be tightly clamped down, and my dog was able to get them out and swallow the BS nub. This probably only happened <5% of the time, but it sort of defeats the purpose of the holder. Also, the clamp can only be adjusted with your fingers, not your whole hand, so it's a little harder to tighten and loosen than the others. The edges on the ends of the holder are hard, but easy to gnaw on. So, this model is probably OK for really large BS's, but I found it less useful for the smaller ones.

I was surprised and impressed by the heft this thing has when I unpacked it, it's not a hollow garbagey plastic toy type device. That said, I hope I never drop it on my foot!It does a great job so far of holding the stick in place and my guy hasn't been able to dislodge the nub, despite great effort. Prior to getting this, he tended to force down the last couple of inches of the bully stick whole, which lead to frequent gagging and also resulted in either uncomfortable pushing the day after, or barfing up the undigested nub the next morning. I felt like it was becoming only a matter of time before something really bad happened if I continued to allow him to finish these chews on his own. He doesn't love having to maneuver around the bone, but he still enjoys the stick and hasn't had any problems. I definitely feel like this is a lifesaver of a device.

My dog wasn't interested in bully sticks until we got this holder for him, and now he loves them. He's a 65lb golden and the holder is the perfect size for him to use while he works away on the bully stick. So far it seems very durable. It's got a few shallow teeth marks after 5 uses but nothing terrible. The bully sticks can sometimes be tricky to put in, trying to hold them in place while twisting the holder together.. but not impossible. Some larger sizes may not fit.

I have two dogs that love bully sticks. I had previously purchased a Bow Wow Labs Bully Buddy (for $29.95!!) for one of my dogs, and it works okay. My other dog chews slowly and will only chew for a while then let his bully sticks go until he's in the mood for it again, and he would NEVER swallow the end pieces. The problem is my other dog is a very greedy, very food-driven fat Chihuahua Pug mix who will chew a 6" to 7" inch bully stick until it's gone (and swallow the end piece when it gets too small) and that's too much bully stick for her 14 lb size IMO. However, if I try to remove a stick from her while she's chewing, she defiantly swallows what's left rather than let me take it... even if it's 2" to 3" inches long! She did this a couple times and it freaked me out, I had to carefully watch her for a day or two to make sure the swallowed piece didn't cause any problems. This is when I got the first bully stick holder, for her. But, even though it worked for the one bully stick I would give her, that didn't solve all the problems because as soon as my other dog, tired of chewing, would walk away leaving his bully stick, she would leave hers in the bully stick holder and run over and steal his loose stick. So I knew I had to buy another holder, but I wasn't thrilled about spending another $30 bucks. I looked and looked on Amazon (and other sites) and only found the Bow Wow brand and one other brand that was cheaper but didn't have a screw grip (only rubber prongs to hold the stick in place... sort of), so I tried the cheaper one and it was worthess because the sticks would come loose. So, back to Amazon, and this time I found these GoSport Bully Stick holders and they're $10 cheaper than the Bow Wow brand. I bought one and it turns out they are even better made than the BowWow Bully Buddys. I think the design is better (my dogs seem to prefer this one too, easier for them to hold down with their paws). Also, the screw end is easier for me to use for tightening the stick in place and the screw tip is thicker and sturdier and likelier to last longer. Overall, I think this bully stick holder is the best bully stick holder on the market, and you'll save money too!

I have a standard/larger sized Chihuahua, but he's still a chi, with his tiny little paws and tiny mouth. I was a bit skeptical when I got this item in, as it looked pretty large, but don't worry if you have a smaller dog because they just have more room to put their paws on the red bone holder, for comfortable and safe chewing.He is a tenacious little sausage we're working with on weight management, and VERY food motivated (as you would think) so it was REALLY important to both find busy chews AND ensure he wouldn't be swallowing the end pieces hole AND wouldn't be choking himself or hurting himself trying to chew on the long sticks. This worked PERFECTLY for the standard-sized 6" bully/pizzle chews I give him occasionally to curb his boredom food seeking! It holds the pizzle stick in WHATEVER orientation, so if the pizzle doesn't fit turned one way, I can turn it the longer way and it still accommodates.HOWEVER!!! I do not think you should try to use this with any of the big-dog pizzles (the kind that are thick-to-extra thick). Note that if the pizzle is too thick around, the width won't matter because it will not fit in the hole. The length is not really an issue unless you get one of the really really long ones that are extra thick. For a longer than 6" stick, you can just put the bone at a halfway point and when the dog gets to the end of one side, they can turn it over and chew the other side down, so the middle part becomes the end piece you throw away.But if the pizzle is too THICK it will not fit no matter the length. Also, the material of the bone is not one I would give to a large-breed that is a heavy chewer, as they WILL chew into the material to get the stick loose and it IS plastic (not to be digested). If your dog is likely to chew on the actual bone, you may want to only offer this and the pizzle with supervision, or take the pizzle and holder BOTH away before they get down to the nubbins and start chewing on the holder directly. My chi is a light to medium chewer with teeth that are not too sharp, so it is safe for him, but I would probably not buy one of these for my neighbors who have a great pyrenes LGD.All in all, this is a great product that does exactly what it says it will do. As long as you make sure you use the right size of pizzle and watch to see if your dog tries to chew on the bone directly so you can intervene if they do, this is a GREAT product and I highly recommend it. Especially for the medium-to-extrasmall breed dogs. If you have a smaller dog, this is VERY good for safe chewing!

Holds the stick very securely. Peace of mind that my pup won't swallow the last bit. Not too heavy so my 10 pound small pup can carry it around. I bought the size small.

It’s small so not all the bully sticks fit. Had to order a larger one.

Purchased 2 of these for our son's 2 dogs so they can knaw on bully sticks when they are over at our house. The holders grip the sticks tightly and although the price for these holders is high we only need to buy them once for years of use so after the initial sticker shock wore off we like the holders. We no longer have to worry about the short ends choking the dogs and the holders help the dogs as the use their paws on the holders to stabilize the sticks as they chew.

The description says chew sticks up to 6 inches. It will not do that nor can I get a 4 in stick in there. The slot is too narrow as most bully sticks are more circular. And now I can't return it as it says product is not returnable.