Sam the man Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I give our dogs bones every morning and a variety of other things at night. They share a turkey neck and chicken frame for two meals, chicken wings (Sam JRT sometimes has a drumstick) for two meals, chicken necks for one meal, and oxtails and /or brisket bones for the other two meals. I get disappointed with the brisket bones because often they are big and chunky with hardly any meat on them. We have a JRT and a smaller terrier mix so the big chunky bones is too hard for the latter and I usually cut them up with a small saw. What other meaty bones are there? I think they have enough chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I've found a local coles that sells bags of lamb offcuts :) The dogs love them and they're nice & meaty. I'm not a fan of brisket either, too hard and too fatty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Mine get lamb shanks sometimes (although probably not in the budget for everyone, everyday ;) My local Woolies sells "soup bones" in the dog food section, they are beef and I have no idea what they actually are but my guys love them and they have a decent amount of meat on them, and in weird shapes so they have to work at them. I'm vegetarian so I have no clue about the technical names of meat stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuffles Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I get the Coles bag of lamb offcuts too. I try to get the ones with mainly ribs, these are the best for my dogs. I find that the local butchers aren't reliable in what kind of bones they offer so the Coles bags are easiest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 The offcut bags here are mainly lamb flap/brisket ...our pups love them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 ..then there's roo tails, oxtails (used for soup/stew), turkey wings/necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Mine get lamb shanks sometimes (although probably not in the budget for everyone, everyday ;) My local Woolies sells "soup bones" in the dog food section, they are beef and I have no idea what they actually are but my guys love them and they have a decent amount of meat on them, and in weird shapes so they have to work at them. I'm vegetarian so I have no clue about the technical names of meat stuff MM these are the bones that my guys get too - great size for he littlies and has a good amount of meat. Yes Sam apart from these getting good meaty bones does seem to be getting harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Mine get lamb shanks sometimes (although probably not in the budget for everyone, everyday ;) My local Woolies sells "soup bones" in the dog food section, they are beef and I have no idea what they actually are but my guys love them and they have a decent amount of meat on them, and in weird shapes so they have to work at them. I'm vegetarian so I have no clue about the technical names of meat stuff MM these are the bones that my guys get too - great size for he littlies and has a good amount of meat. Yes Sam apart from these getting good meaty bones does seem to be getting harder. These are beef neck bones & lately I have been having trouble getting them to make my soup. Sometimes my dogs get them for a change from turkey necks, but I confine them when eating as I like to put the last bit in the bin .... I am worried they might choke or get a blockage from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodoggies2001 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 When they're available,I get baby veal ribs and I am able to take off a fair bit of meat for their meaty part of their meal. There is also always plenty of meat left on the bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydoo Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Woolworths sell lamb forequarter pieces (not chops, they are pyramid-esque chunks) in the human section that are quite meaty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dxenion Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 We use goat bones. Judging by the way our lot demolish them, I'd say they're a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I've also used soup bones and give my guys the occasional lamb shank. My mum thinks I'm spoiling them with the shanks but when I give them to my guys, I'm totally the bestest mum in the world!! Otherwise it's usually just turkey and chicken wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam the man Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Thanks for all the replies. Re the soup bones can it be all chewed up or is some always left? Are they suitable for small dogs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Thanks for all the replies. Re the soup bones can it be all chewed up or is some always left? Are they suitable for small dogs? I find the beef soup bones too hard and inclined to chip teeth. Lamb neck would be my pick for smaller dogs and they can chew it all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 There are also fresh pig trotters. I bought some from my local butcher and will see how my dog likes them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I saw beef tails in woolies last night, would they be suitable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I saw beef tails in woolies last night, would they be suitable? What sized dog? Ox tail bones can be quite small so a bigger dog can easily swallow one - or try. IMO they're too good for dogs, make awesome casserole! I like the lamb offcuts from the supermarket for mine, or our butcher sells "doggy chops" which are the same thing but usually more meaty and often a mix of species. Mine love pig trotters and eat the whole thing - but pork is a rich meat, so watch out for the after-burners :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimax Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) I saw beef tails in woolies last night, would they be suitable? What sized dog? Ox tail bones can be quite small so a bigger dog can easily swallow one - or try. IMO they're too good for dogs, make awesome casserole! I like the lamb offcuts from the supermarket for mine, or our butcher sells "doggy chops" which are the same thing but usually more meaty and often a mix of species. Mine love pig trotters and eat the whole thing - but pork is a rich meat, so watch out for the after-burners :laugh: I have teeny dogs - pugs (one 4 month old and one almost full grown at 10 months). I'm vegetarian, so really unadventurous in what I buy them because I don't know what is suitable! They get chicken wings, necks, frames and feet and would probably kill for a different animal every now and then :p I often seen lamb offcuts in Woolies, but they don't appear to have bones in them, or they look like they are soft bones? So I don't really know about those. They get lamb shanks sometimes, when I need a few hours to myself. Edited August 7, 2012 by minimax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 The bones in the lamb offcuts are soft - there's nothing left of them when I get home unlike a marrow bone, so the doggles are able to crunch them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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