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	Tulsa, Oklahoma:
        
        You've got a new dog and you need some new chews.
        
        But you want something with stamina that can endure
        your pooch's constant gnawing.
        
        According to one Tulsa animal store, what you need is a
        naturally occurring body part -- recently referred to
        as a "bobbitt".
        
        A bull's dried bobbitt is a the hottest-selling item
        made especially for these furry friends.
        
        Thanks to the highly publicized trial of Lorena
        Bobbitt, who was acquitted by reason of insanity in
        the removal of her husband's penis with a knife.  "I
        don't have to use the word penis anymore," said Sam
        Cudek, manager of Southern Agriculture Inc.
        
        Cudek said she believes Southern Agriculture was the
        first store in Tulsa to introduce the beef sticks as
        dog chews 2 1/2 years ago.
        
        "The dogs just love them," she said.
        
        Now, just about every animal store has them, she said.
        But she doesn't know whether any of her competitors are
        taking advantage of the "bobbitt" name.
        
        The name seems so appropriate considering what the beef
        stick is and the way it is made," she said.
        
        "It's a bull's penis. They stretch it and then dry it
        before whacking it off into appropriate sizes."
        
        The organ is removed during the slaughtering process.
        
        Bobbitt isn't the brand name for the beef stick, but
        Cudek has been using the name to explain what the item
        is ever since the Bobbitt incident made headlines.
        
        "It's perfect.  It's an immediate product identifier,"
        she said.  "I can't bear to tell the customer that the
        beef stick is a penis.  So instead, I say it's a
        bobbitt and everyone knows exactly what I mean.
        
        "It's funny to watch the reactions.  The men all cringe
        and the women all giggle as they adjust their grip on
        the stick," she said.
        
        What makes the bobbitt the ideal chew for dogs is its
        longevity, "a trait most men long for," she said.
        
        The beef sticks are about a foot long and cost $2.95
        each.
        
        They contain 85 percent usable protein and last nearly
        three times as long as the rawhide chews, she said.
        It's the best item for teething purposes, she added.
        
        But the main reason it's the prime chew is that it's
        not processed or basted like most rawhide chews, which
        many dogs are allergic to.  It also doesn't break down
        into strips like the rawhide does, causing blocking in
        some animals, she said.