BC Crazy Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Pinchy, he is super cute :) Just wanted to add if you feed a chicken carcess I cut it in half usually. A pup can devour these but dont forget this is part of their daily intake of calories so they must be factored in. When mine where young Id cut a carcess into quarters even if they where given other food or give the other part a bit later on :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I've given RMB's to every dog I've ever had. They really keep their teeth so much cleaner and they love to chew them. Same here. Sometimes I think vets say this so they can get dental money out of you later on! They'll tell me not to feed RMB's, but then comment on how great my dogs coat and teeth are..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Punchy he's just gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinchy Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 He had the third tonight instead of his kibble for dinner. I gave it to him inside so I could sit and watch. I started with me holding it then I let him do his own thing. He took it to his mat, a few times he took off but I put him back on the mat to finish it so I could keep an eye on him. The last bit he scarfed a bit but he was pretty good munching and crunching. A quick pic cause I can't help it (and I just figured out tapatalk the other day)!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinchy Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 He is majorly cute:) thanks guys!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I stopped feeding chicken carcasses due to the stink. I must have just found it really hard to find good super fresh carcasses because my dogs always stank after eating them. I feed lamb, beef and *gasp* pork bones. My butcher sells bags of off cuts, very meaty, and sometimes there's a pig tail or 3 in there :) My latest find there is half a cow pelvis :D $5 buys me hours of endless peace and quiet with the most tenacious bitch with that one! If it's not a weight bearing bone, it's edible. How your dog copes with it depends on how used to raw bones they are in those quantities and if they're getting a reasonable amount of fiber otherwise. And as always, size proportionate. If you think they may swallow it, go up a size. Larger then head size is a good start, you would be surprised what a greedy dog will try and swallow. My old Bordeaux tried to swallow a whole, yes WHOLE, chicken once. Tried was the term ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I belong to a couple of yahoo raw feeding forums. They are a bit over the top as far as what should be fed. E.g. 80% raw meat, 10% bones which are covered in the raw meat & 10% offal of which 5% is liver. They usually suggest to start a pup on chicken 1/4's with all the meat attached to the bones. My guys mostly get chicken legs, turkey wings & small legs if I can get them - never come across turkey necks. They also get beef pieces, & lamb bones. Some say not to feed chicken necks as they are a choking hazard, I used to feed them many years ago but my son's pup of the time used to swallow them whole & yelp in pain. Used to wonder what happened to them but her stomach juices must have taken care of them. Don't forget raw eggs occasionally. My guys won't eat liver but will eat chicken hearts which are classed as muscle meat. You can also feed chicken feet as a treat, were a bit weary at first but love them now. As to why a dogs droppings are white is because too much bone is fed. If you feed lamb flaps it's best to feed at least 2 or 3 joined together. Same pup above also swallowed a single lamb rib & again yelped. Said bone never appeared as any bone. I don't feed weight bearing bones as mentioned because a previous dog chipped a k9 tooth on them. Here's a link to some of the things that raw feeders feed. I wouldn't feed any beef or buffalo bones though. http://www.rawfeddogs.net/Recipes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 They are a bit over the top as far as what should be fed. E.g. 80% raw meat, 10% bones which are covered in the raw meat & 10% offal of which 5% is liver. That seems pretty similar to what has been written in the DOL RAW & NATURAL CHIT CHAT thread One of THE best resources anywhere for raw feeding discussion :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 If you feed lamb flaps it's best to feed at least 2 or 3 joined together. sorry , I did chuckle .. one whole lamb flap is well over the size of an A4 piece of paper ;) lamb flap pieces are usually about a hand size or similar .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 LOL at the chicken gulping Bordeaux ... yes....meaty bones for dogs or cats need to be bigger than their heads ideally - so they CHEW for some time ,and not just "crunch" a couple of times . meals should be leisurely affairs ... this way teeth get a work out - lovely endorphins are released with the chewing action ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerB Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I find that serving up some things frozen also helps the chewing process in some cases. Eg turkey necks. I used to give our Boxer chicken necks as a small pup, and then moved to turkey necks. One week the place i usually get the necks from ran out, so went back to fresh chicken necks. Being a big boy, put a dozen or so in his bowl, by the time i filled his water bowl they were gone. An hour or so later, he was bringing them all up one by one, and then decided he had to chew them :) Was quite funny, and he didn't seem phased. If anything he got to eat them twice so looked quite happy. But on a serious note, i won't feed him chicken necks anymore, they're just too small and are perfect for him to inhale in one go. Anything else he's fine with, its just the size and shape of chicken necks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 My two BC's have always had bones, mainly turkey necks with no problem. Lately I have been freezing them to make the chewing experience last longer & they seem to love them frozen. If I can't get Turkey necks, then I freeze 3 or 4 chicken necks in a lump or a chicken wing or half a carcass frozen. Also, IMO if you have more than one dog, if you separate them while eating, then they are less likely to bolt the food/bone down & will take their time to chew it up. My guys have lovely teeth & gums :) I always supervise till the bone is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 If you feed lamb flaps it's best to feed at least 2 or 3 joined together. sorry , I did chuckle .. one whole lamb flap is well over the size of an A4 piece of paper ;) lamb flap pieces are usually about a hand size or similar .... Can see your point, but of course I meant single bones. Pup at the time was only little so I thought small bone pieces. Big mistake. 2 or 3 ribs joined together made her chew them. Forgot to say also that pork is very big on the yahoo group too. I'm still not sure about that although I have fed it occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbjai Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I use to feed my dogs lamb bones, but then he started bringing them in to the carpet. Now the wife has banned bones altogether Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkabull Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I've recently found a fantastic butcher who has just about everything! My dogs now enjoy half a sheeps head a couple of times a week (they eat the brain first, then the tongue), chicken, beef or pork hearts, roo meat on the bone and whole minced chickens. They also get Big Dog Barf and for a treat they get dried roo or beef jerky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfthewords Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Ours mainly ate chicken drumstricks and wings before I banned them due to Carl getting too porky, and Jag wolfing them in a matter of minutes... These days it's bigger bones straight from the butcher, small femur bones with muscle and meat still attached. I've had a hard time getting my hands on much else; beef soup bones always look like they have too much barrow, brisket bones are too sharp, and ribs have too much fat. I'm picky, what can I say :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 ;) running really hot water thru bone cavities will dissolve most of the marrow easily :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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