Patent ID: 8349381

Claim:
A pet chew comprising an outer casing of wrapped rehydrated dried hide and an extruded inner core filling wherein the chew is made according to the method comprising providing a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end; inserting one or more inner fill cords into the sheath, wherein the inserted one or more inner fill cords extend beyond the distal end of the sheath; wrapping one or more strips of rehydrated hide about the sheath, wherein the wrapped one or more strips of rehydrated hide extend beyond the distal end of the sheath; securing a portion of the one or more inner fill cords extending beyond the distal end of the sheath with a portion of the wrapped one or more strips of rehydrated hide extending beyond the distal end of the sheath as an assembly; and withdrawing, at the proximal end of the sheath, the sheath from the assembly of one or more inner fill cords and one more strips of rehydrated hide.