Edible pet chew made from an edible malleable sheet
An edible pet chew has an initially malleable sheet of a hardened chewable material dimensioned large enough and thin enough to be initially malleable for flexing, folding or rolling into a final shape. The sheet is shaped into a final shape by flexing, folding or rolling and then hardened.
1. An edible pet chew consisting of:
a single sheet of a hardened edible chewable rawhide free and animal hide free material dimensioned large enough and thin enough to be initially malleable for flexing, folding or rolling into a final shape;
said single sheet shaped by flexing, folding or rolling before hardening into said final shape; and
said single sheet having co-extruded first and second areas with a different appearance or flavor from each other.
2. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 1 further comprising:
said single sheet being rolled to form a cylindrical roll;
said single sheet having a first edge section having a different appearance or flavor from a mid-section of said single sheet; and
said first edge section being positioned at an outer edge of said cylindrical roll.
3. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 2 further comprising:
said single sheet being rolled and knotted at each end to form the final shape of said pet chew.
4. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 2 further comprising:
said single sheet having a second edge section having a different appearance or flavor from a mid-section of said single sheet; and
said second edge section being positioned at an interior portion of said formed pet chew.
5. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 4 further comprising:
said single sheet being rolled and knotted at each end to form the final shape of said pet chew.
6. An edible pet chew comprising:
a co-extruded sheet of hardened edible chewable material dimensioned large enough and thin enough to be initially malleable for flexing, folding or rolling into a final shape;
a first section of said co-extruded sheet having a first appearance or first flavor;
a second section of said co-extruded sheet having a second appearance or second flavor; and
said co-extruded sheet being shaped by flexing, folding or rolling before hardening into said final shape.
7. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 6 further comprising:
said first and second sections being respective first and second layers of said coextruded sheet.
8. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 6 further comprising:
said co-extruded sheet having said second section being an edge section with a different appearance or flavor from said first section that includes a mid-section of said coextruded sheet.
9. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 8 further comprising:
said single sheet being rolled and knotted at each end to form the final shape of said pet chew.
10. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 6 further comprising:
said co-extruded sheet being rawhide free and animal hide free.
11. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 10 further comprising:
said sheet being rolled about a jerky member and knotted at each end to form the final shape of said pet chew.