Treat Tuesday: Twistix Vanilla Mint Dental Chews

Our original bag of Twistix Dental Chews came in our March BarkBox last year. This is the only reason why we had Yoghurt Banana flavored dental chews. Blech. Sure, the dogs liked them, but I had flashbacks to all the horrible banana-flavored Laffy Taffies and Jelly Bellies I've ever suffered through. These Twistix Vanilla Mint Dental Chews are much less bananariffic.

Good For: Occupying Brisbane for maybe five minutes. Giving him nice minty breath for a little while.

Not Good For: Actually cleaning teeth in a meaningful way. Fixing the actual causes of nasty horrible dog breath. Lasting a good long time.

How Much We Like Them: Obviously enough to try a non-banana flavor. Also enough to swap them into a different bag when I realized the current one had a giant price sticker across the front.

Treat Tuesday: Twistix Yoghurt Banana Dental Chews

I hate banana-flavored candy with the passion of several Christs, and immediately felt bad for my dogs when I looked at this picture and realized I had fed them banana-flavored treats. It's ok though, because the Twistix Yoghurt Banana Dental Chews are actually made with real bananas instead of the artificial banana-flavor that haunts my dreams. I'm not crazy about real bananas and I'm not supposed to eat them either, fortunately my dogs quite enjoy them and are willing to handle any and all banana emergencies that may arise. These arrived in our March BarkBox, had I picked them out myself I would have gone with Vanilla Mint or Pumpkin Spice or literally anything other than banana.

Good For: Occupying Brisbane and Ulysses for about ten minutes and making them smell slightly minty.

Not Good For: Lasting longer than a similarly-sized bully stick, actually cleaning teeth.

How Much We Like Them: Enough to chew them until they're all the way gone, unlike rawhides and yak chews. I just ordered a bag of Vanilla Mint ones. My husband also just reminded me that I routinely toss my banana, coconut, and bubblegum-flavored Jelly Bellies to Brisbane, so I guess I shouldn't feel bad about feeding them banana treats. I'm just mildly perturbed that banana-food managed to sneak into my house under false pretenses.