A little help with a Mallet Needed

Dallas,

...sounds like you got a defective rawhide chew. ... ;-)

If you can’t get it to soften up, send it to me and I’ll have one of my bench dogs work it over.
They can get those slobberin’ soft in about 30 minutes.
I have 3 Boston Terriers, Elvis, Prisilla and Lisa Marie …yep, I know, how corny, but the LOML is a product of the 50’s (he was the Love Of Her Life) and they’re her pride and joy.

...so short of havin’ one of your neighborhood dogs chew that up for Ya, my only other suggestion would be to spend a little more and upgrade to a better grade of dog chew. ;-) lol

Best Regards. – Grandpa Len.

-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.

Len, don’t feel bad about the names…...

My wife has 5 kitties: Ralph & Alice, Bert and Ernie, and LG (Little Girl).

She was also a product of the 50s and her kids watched Sesame Street. LOL

LG and Alice are my shop help and supervisors.
They love dragging chips and sawdust around in their tails and dropping it in the house, creating trouble for me.
But they aren’t afraid of the machines except the table saw.
They also find small parts for me that fall on the floor…... usually about a week after I’ve lost the part and purchased a new one.

-- Improvise.... Adapt...... Overcome!

Maybe it was just a tough old cow :-)

Do you dare boil it?

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

I might try boiling it if nothing else works. Ahhhhhhh, the aroma of hot raw cow in the mornings!

-- Improvise.... Adapt...... Overcome!