Penny & Greenies

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I can't believe this Greenie subject is back again. My dogs love greenies. They don't get them everyday because of the expense, but they do get them. I agree that they are as safe (if not safer) than other chews.

Though this thread isn't about feeding raw, I'll add my opinion on that too. I personally don't believe that just because a wolf chases down, kills, and eats a rabbit that it means pet dogs should be eating raw meat too. Dogs are not savages, they are domesticated pets. (NOTE: I'm not saying a dog who eats raw is a savage, I'm saying wolves are.) I personally am not a fan of feeding raw, it's simply not for me. I'm not going to tell someone who does feed raw that it's wrong, same as I don't need someone telling me that feeding kibble is wrong.

Also for the record, I wouldn't feed Kibbles & Bits, however some dogs do actually do fine on it. My grandma had a lab who lived to be 13, not too bad for a lab. He was a farm dog, he ran in the fields, he drank and played in the creek. He often slept outside at night. He ate kibbles & Bits and table scraps. He was never sick. He started slowing down do to arthritis when he was 12 or 13. My grandma had him put down at 13 because of the arthritis. I'm not saying he wouldn't have done as well or better on a better diet, but it didn't seem to really hurt him at all.

[Almita]

That was uncalled for. There is no point in making me feel like a pile of crap for expressing my beliefs. My post was not meant to make people start to argue, which they always do. I simply typed what I believe. My opinions on topics should never, ever be used to generalize. I never said anyones dog here was unhealthy because they eat kibble. I will feed kibble for gosh sakes. My opinions shouldn't be used to make another opinion or to assume that I think your dogs are sickly.

I said....

"People that feed raw know that their dogs are healthier than ANY dog fed kibble, it shows in their eyes, coat and teeth. They have higher energy and live longer."

Because I do know people who believe this is true. I know people who feed raw and have extremely healthy dogs, much healthier than a dog eating Dog Chow. Now, if we're talking about a super premium dog food, then that IS much healthier than lower grade kibble and IMO is just as good as raw. Innova EVO is a great food, and I would feed it over raw any day.

What I should have said is...

"People that feed raw know that their dogs are healthier than ANY dog fed lower grade kibble, it shows in their eyes, coat and teeth. They have higher energy and live longer.

It was just something to bring humor to the thread....

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Dogs should be eating what their wolf ancestors ate. Raw meat and raw bones. People that feed raw know that their dogs are healthier than ANY dog fed kibble, it shows in their eyes, coat and teeth. They have higher energy and live longer.

If that were the case, I'd hate to see how much energy Tango would have on a raw diet. I know dogs who are fed raw (ex: Tango's mom) and dogs who are fed kibble (ex: my dogs). Tango & her mom have roughly the same energy level (Tango's a little more active), both of their coats are beautiful, both of them have great teeth etc. Without asking the owner of both dogs what they're being fed, you'd have no clue whether they were eating a raw diet or kibble. I'm not saying that raw is a horrible diet, in fact, when I move out I'd like to possibly switch my dogs to raw but I also see nothing wrong with feeding a quality kibble.

Anyway, back to topic....

I don't give my dogs greenies simply because they're extremely expensive IMO and Tango & Winston don't like them. However, I don't think they're a horrible poduct. Like others have said, you just have to supervise the dog if you're going to give them something such as Greenies, rope toys, rawhide etc.