Recreational Bones For Smaller Dogs

[Sam the man]

On Sunday our two dogs will need to be chained up outside in their pen for a couple hours while we have some visitors here. I want to give them a bone each that will keep them occupied for most of the time. I did buy a couple smaller lamb shanks today. I've never given either of them one before and have been reading that its not a good idea to give lamb shanks while dogs are unsupervised. I'm not going to go into the reason but I won't be able to go out to them during that time. Any suggestions for bones that would be more suitable than lamb shanks?

[Sam the man]

On Sunday our two dogs will need to be chained up outside in their pen for a couple hours while we have some visitors here. I want to give them a bone each that will keep them occupied for most of the time. I did buy a couple smaller lamb shanks today. I've never given either of them one before and have been reading that its not a good idea to give lamb shanks while dogs are unsupervised. I'm not going to go into the reason but I won't be able to go out to them during that time. Any suggestions for bones that would be more suitable than lamb shanks?

[Sam the man]

Any suggestions re: suitable bones??

[trinabean]

Any suggestions re: suitable bones??

I find kangaroo tails keep my dog busy for a while. Very lean and sinewy so not quick to consume.

Mine is a boxer though so I'm not sure if they're too big for JRT's What about stuffing and freezing some Kongs too with some favourite food inside?

[stonecutter]

What about a slice of lamb neck? And freeze it first so it takes a while to get through the meaty bit. Takes my pup a good 2 hrs of chewing to get through it

[Skruffy n Flea]

i don't know that you can actually dictate when a [your] dog will gladly chew a bone! it's not my experience at least

i always supervise my dogs [and my cat] chewing bones and i never allow either of my dogs [or my cat] to chew at a bone unless i'm available to step in --- like yesterday when bobbie [the cat] had a tooth stuck in a lamb rib and she struggled to dislodge it so i helped her out...

bob customarily consumes lamb ribs without issue --- it's a wholly consumable bone, but despite her level of success, i never leave her alone with one; the same with my two dogs...

[Red Fox]

Little dogs can still have big bones ;)

I don't see a problem with lamb shanks either. It's unlikely that your small dogs will eat the bone anyway. Otherwise - roo tails/spine bones, lamb necks, or a big beef bone are all good. If you have Kongs freeze some mince inside, yogurt, dry food, etc. Pigs ears will keep them going for a while, most pet supply stores sell larger dried bones too.