Dried Cheese Pet Chew Treat

A method of providing an edible chew treat for dogs that reduces choking risks, comprising:

• preparing a cheese chew treat from pressed cheese curds, the cheese chew treat having a width, a length, and a height, wherein:
• the height is in a range of 1.0 cm to 2.0 cm, and a ratio of the width to the height is in a range from 3:1 to 10:1;
• the cheese chew treat consists essentially of cheese;
• the cheese chew treat has a water moisture content of less than 10%;
• the cheese chew treat has a density in a range of 0.8 g/cm2 to 1.3 g/cm2;
• and
• the cheese chew treat is a chew treat for dogs;
• whereby the cheese chew treat promotes lengthy chewing while minimizing choking hazards for dogs.

A cheese chew treat for a pet, comprising:

• a segment formed from cheese curds pressed into a shape and dehydrated, wherein:
• the cheese chew treat has a weight in a range of 15 g to 150 g;
• the cheese chew treat has a width in a range of 25 mm to 150 mm;
• the cheese chew treat has a length, wherein a width-to-length ratio is in a range from 1.0:1.5 to 1.5:1.0;
• the cheese chew treat has a height in a range of 10 mm to 28 mm;
• the cheese chew treat has a texture wherein some curd edges are visible;
• and
• the cheese chew treat has a water moisture content of less than 10%.