The Best Dog Bones, Raw Or Dried

[VJB]

I have been using the dried bones and lamb necks that you can purchase at pet shops and was wondering if anyone knew if these are ok to have every day. Heidi (18 weeks) loves them, but I am wondering whether the lamb necks are making her stools a bit on the sloppy side. She seems to need something decent to chew on every day, but is raw better? Pro's and con's of both would be helpful. Thank you

[TeamSnag]

Raw is always better, My dogs get Raw brisket bones, chicken necks!

[persephone]

raw!

Lots of flaps, chicken carcases and whole lamb necks

[Chipper]

Only raw....on occassions that Duke has had those dry ones, he has very runny stools.

Marrow bones, chicken frames, chicken necks, lamb flaps.

[First Time Puppy Owner]

Turkey necks are great too! :nahnah:

[Dame Aussie]

Yeah I would stay clear of them, the bones could splinter and get stuck in the dogs mouth.

We just give our girl raw bones, she gets all kinds of chicken bones, lamb bones (she loves a lamb shank) beef bones and anything else we can find!

As for pros and cons, raw bones don't have any cons as far as I'm concerned. As long as they are raw they shouldn't splinter and they're great for keeping teeth clean and giving your dog something to do besides ripping up the house

The cons of the dried bones are that they can splinter and as you said they can cause a bit of runny poo.

Our girl has firm poo that doesnt smell TOO bad and beautiful white teeth!

Plus a bag of bones from your butcher is way cheaper than dried treats from a pet shop! We get a bag for $1

[VJB]

Thank you all for your replies. I will go and purchase a bag from the butcher today. I knew raw were considered best, only I had read that they can still get lodged in throat or stuck elsewhere on their way out. I don't want that to happen, but I am guessing the risk is quite small.... I hope.

[laffi]

Thank you all for your replies. I will go and purchase a bag from the butcher today. I knew raw were considered best, only I had read that they can still get lodged in throat or stuck elsewhere on their way out. I don't want that to happen, but I am guessing the risk is quite small.... I hope.

I think it's important to get raw meaty bones, not just fat bones with no meat on them (which some butchers tend to sell). I would recommend raw: chicken frames/maryland, turkey necks/wings, lamb necks, too rails. Sometimes brisket bones but they tend to be very fatty with not much meat on them. Marrow bones are very fatty and are very hard (can damage or break teeth).

[Kyra]

Lots of flaps

Where can you find these things? I've asked about 4 different butchers but nobody has them & some never even heard of them.

[puggy_puggy]

RAW bones. Who knows what they use, what is added, to dry those other ones with.

Raw bones from non weight bearing areas are the best. ie. necks, ribs If the bone is from a non weigh bearing area the dog will be able to crunch it up lessening the risk of choking.

Flaps are the ribs of an animal.

I always supervise when my pugs have bones. Both to stop them having fights and just incase they do choke.

I've never had a problem with bones in terms of choking it's chicken necks and chicken wings that have caused some stress.

Every dog owner should know how to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on their dog, a few broken ribs is better then a dead dog, and how to do mouth to snout.