Thanks for the replies!
Well, Soda, the dog in question, eats, or chews EVERYTHING. She's actually chewed off a corner of our house foundation-CEMENT

. Rawhide just happens to be her favorite becasue she can devour it. She doesn't seem to be sufferng any ill effects...yet. I'll just cut it down to one a week. It's amazing how fast she destryos this stuff. The pig ears and things shaped like that cut her mouth due the sharp edges. These bones I give her are tied off at the ends w/ no sharp edges. She's 15 months old and weighs ~70 LBS.