primitives discuss dog bones

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The hypochondrial primitive; she's had every ailment and affliction known to mankind, including hemophilia and prostrate disorders.

mopinko (37,827 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

the very best dog bones, imho.

unless you have access to long femurs from cows, which last 4EVER, but maybe even if you do-

i found a little neighborhood store that has cow's feet. they aren't really much good for stock, by themselves.

there isn't really any meat on them. but they are good to toss in, as they have so much gelatin. (i use/cook them first.) but the bones are hard as little rocks, and the round little shapes are pretty uncrushable. they last a really long time.

and there are a lot of them, which is good for us crazy people with 5 dogs. especially compared to the small fortune that you pay for rawhide.

BTennyson (11 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

1. Bones

Are very dangerous for dogs.

I stay with the compressed rawhide.

Much safer.

TorchTheWitch (6,307 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

2. some types of bones are fine

It's rawhide that's dangerous.

Some types of bones splinter, and any kind if it isn't strong enough to remain intact and can be swallowed in large chunks can be dangerous. It also depends on where you purchase a bone - a lot of specifically prepared dog bones come from China and can be littered with dangerous bacteria or dangerous chemicals. Same goes for rawhide if it comes from China.

Rawhide, compressed or not can be very dangerous... better to just not take the risk. Damn things are so high risk for choking and stomach or intestinal blockages that they should be illegal.

Marrow bones like knuckles are the safest bet, but again, one has to be careful where they come from.

Cooked bones are more likely to splinter but raw bones can be a bacteria nightmare.

mopinko (37,827 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

3. trouble is, dogs gotta chew. x2 for pups.

i do do rawhide, too. but i don't have any gulpers. i give small pieces, also. right now i just have a bag of chips that are about the size of the pam of my hand. i also cut these so that i can stuff them in a kong.

i bought a couple huge ones in the post x-mas clearance and i have sliced them up with a saw. just a small chuck.

these little toes bones are just uncrackable, and do not splinter.

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BTennyson (11 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

1. Bones

Are very dangerous for dogs.

I stay with the compressed rawhide.

Much safer.

Pig's ears, rendered done and dried. That the ticket. A Farm & Fleet store near home sells them by the tub full.

[Bondai]

My Yorkie likes deer antlers.

[vesta111]

Pig's ears, rendered done and dried. That the ticket. A Farm & Fleet store near home sells them by the tub full.

 Pig ears you say, had a coworker from Panama come to work with BBQ pig ears and demanded we all taste them.

The smell was OK, kind of hot and spicy.  OK no problem until we took a good look and saw hairs on the ears,  kind a put off for us, we do not eat chicken with the feathers still on them.

We all tried a small bite, not bad but those hair's haunt me to this day.  Never tried Pig Tails that are sold, no hair on them but darn some stores sell hog testicles and penis, may be very good but I will never know it unless I am hungry enough to eat chitterlings.-------Under Obama that may be next week.

[Bondai]

Pig ears you say, had a coworker from Panama come to work with BBQ pig ears and demanded we all taste them.

The smell was OK, kind of hot and spicy.  OK no problem until we took a good look and saw hairs on the ears,  kind a put off for us, we do not eat chicken with the feathers still on them.

We all tried a small bite, not bad but those hair's haunt me to this day.  Never tried Pig Tails that are sold, no hair on them but darn some stores sell hog testicles and penis, may be very good but I will never know it unless I am hungry enough to eat chitterlings.-------Under Obama that may be next week.

In some parts of the country and around the world it's not considered good roast pig unless it has a few hairs on it.