Which bone is best?

[Rio and Me]

oh ok i didnt know you meant you feed only soft things.
I give Rio jumbones etc somtimes, but they are quite expensive and dont last long.
Ky and Rio

[binka_nugget]

For recreational bones, my boys just LOVE raw beef bones. They go crazy for them and spend a good hour (minimum) just knawing happily. That reminds me, I should give them some soon. Their teeth are building up some tartar.

[Shelteez2]

I also like to give my dogs raw bones for recreational chewing.

I usually give them beef marrow bones or knuckle bones. They last for a couple days, then I throw them away. With the marrow bones you might want to scoop out the marrow in the middle as it can sometimes be too rich for a dog's stomach to handle at first.

Here are some pics of my dogs enjoying their bones.





Here Clipse is chewing on a deer rib bone. The smaller ribs he just ate, but the larger ones were good for chewing.

[wolfsoul]

Raw bones are better than cooked ones because they don't usually splinter; although anything can happen --- My Leather has eaten two raw bones and she coughed up sharp shards of the bone and blood. Remember that a bone, or pretty much any chew toy for that matter, is only as safe as you are vigilant. Bones can be good for the teeth and gums, and most dogs love to chew them.

My rats LOVE chicken bones. And I don't even have to supervise them while they chew, so it's much easier lol.

[Rio and Me]

Yes sheltezz thats the bone i meant with a little of meat on them, are they knuckle bones?
i must get some later today, what rib is tht? cow etc?
and the marrow bones are the cow etc?
which is best for a first timer?
If she likes them i was thinking of switching her to BARF in the future
Ky and Rio

[Dogz]

And I thought I was the only one! I also buy raw bones for a treat for the pups, they love them!

Can't wait to see the pictures of Rio with her bone! *hint, hint*

[Rio and Me]

Late today i'm off to doggy Agility so on the way i'll pick some up i think ill get Knuckle bone, a few ribs and marrow bone, then i'll try and gett some pics,lol
Ky and Rio

[BitsyNaceyDog]

My dogs like greenies. They are a bit expensive, so they don't get them too offen. I don't give them puparoni, snausages, or anything like that (even for a treat), they have a lot of salt in them. A hard biscuit is better.

[Rio and Me]

Never herd of greenies , we dont have them over here.
Are they a biscuit?
Ky and Rio

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by Rio and Me
Never herd of greenies , we dont have them over here.
Are they a biscuit?
Ky and Rio

They are these green chewy bones. The ingredients are good; they even contain chlorophyll. My rats get them sometimes.

[Shelteez2]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
They are these green chewy bones. The ingredients are good; they even contain chlorophyll. My rats get them sometimes.

Aren't they made of starchy things and non ingredients like those other edible type bones?? I don't like to give that kind of stuff to my dogs. But I've never looked at the ingredients for a Greenie.

[wolfsoul]

These are the ingredients.

Ingredients: Processed wheat gluten, glycerin, natural flavor, powdered cellulose fiber, monosodium phosphate, monoglycerides of edible fatty acids, magnesium stearate and chlorophyll.

[Shelteez2]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
These are the ingredients.

Ingredients: Processed wheat gluten, glycerin, natural flavor, powdered cellulose fiber, monosodium phosphate, monoglycerides of edible fatty acids, magnesium stearate and chlorophyll.

Yeah that's what I thought. *yuck* LOL

[wolfsoul]

LOL I don't think it's that bad, besides the wheat...But wheat is good for rats anyways lol.