The present invention, in one exemplary embodiment, relates a method of manufactuπng an animal chew by molding two body portions of a first mateπal each having at least one concave surface and one or more through holes, attaching the two portions together such that the concave surfaces face one another to form a hollow body portion, injecting a second mateπal into the hollow body portion to fill at least a portion of the hollow body and form areas of exposed regions of the second mateπal by filling the one or more through holes In a second exemplary embodiment, the two portions may have the concave surfaces over-molded with a second mateπal which fills the holes In a third exemplary embodiment, a separate shape of a second mateπal may be molded in a configuration having dimensions complementary to the two half portion and holes when the portions are combined