4.1(1,200)Amazon rating$8.99500+ bought last month
Our verdict
ARK Naturals Breath Bursts is a peppermint, cranberry-added dental stick marketed as a brushless toothpaste alternative for large breeds, and with 1,200 reviews at 4.1 stars it's a well-established, moderately rated pick.
Owners of large breed dogs who want a peppermint-flavored chew aimed at fresh breath and everyday tooth cleaning.
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Form Stick
Flavor Peppermint
Benefits Freshens Breath And Cleans Teeth
Best for Dental Care
Breed size Large
Weight 6 Ounces
Priced 33% below the category median ($13.49 across 102 tracked models)
Our scorecard
4.1/5overall
Owner rating4.1/5
4.1 average across 1,200 owner ratings
Popularity3.5/5
1,200 owner reviews, more than most models here
The overall score is owner satisfaction weighted by how many reviews back it, so a high rating from few reviews counts for less. The bars below show where this model stands against the other dog food and health supplements we track in this category on price, popularity and size. Context, not marks against it, and our read of the data, not a lab test.
Overview
["This is ARK Naturals' large-breed dental stick, flavored with peppermint and featuring cranberry as a special ingredient. It's branded as a brushless toothpaste, framing the chew as an everyday alternative to manual tooth brushing.", 'The plant-based formula focuses on cleaning teeth and freshening breath rather than added functional claims beyond dental care. It comes in a 6 ounce pouch sized for large breed dogs.', "At $8.99, it's one of the more affordable large-breed dental sticks in this lineup. It has a large base of 1,200 reviews averaging 4.1 stars, with about 500 bought in the last month."]
Pros
Peppermint flavor with cranberry for fresh breath
Plant-based formula
Affordable price for a large-breed dental chew
Large review base of 1,200 ratings
Cons
4.1 star average is on the lower end of this dental care lineup
Only sized for large breed dogs
Branded as a toothpaste alternative but doesn't replace mechanical brushing
Specifications
Form
Stick
Flavor
Peppermint
Benefits
Freshens Breath And Cleans Teeth
Best for
Dental Care
Breed size
Large
Weight
6 Ounces
Performance notes
The peppermint and cranberry combination targets breath freshening, while the unique texture referenced in the branding is meant to work against buildup as the dog chews, similar in concept to a brushless toothpaste. As a plant-based stick sized for large breeds, it's built for bigger dogs with stronger jaws rather than smaller breeds.
What buyers say
With 1,200 reviews at a 4.1 star average and about 500 bought in the past month, this chew has a large and established customer base, though its rating sits somewhat lower than several competitors in this same category.
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