joey13 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hey guys, Picked up 8 week old Bull Terrier (Miniature) yesterday. How old until they can have a crack at raw chicken wings. I jtried giving her one last night and freaked out. Tried to get it out of her mouth which she didn't like and growled and bit down on my hand. She ate the wing tip no problem but I wasn't game enough to let her try the bigger bone?! Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 My pups get chicken pieces from around 3.5 to 4 weeks of age. The little vultures suck all the meat off at first, but certainly by 8 weeks of age they are handling any part of the chicken, turkey necks and brisket bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjrt Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I'm betting an 8 week old mini bully would handle a chicken wing pretty easily! If it were my dog I would have no hesitation whatsoever giving a chicken wing to the puppy, supervised of course. I reckon it will take your puppy about a nano second to get the hang of it ! Not nom nom..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 My pups get chicken pieces from around 3.5 to 4 weeks of age. The little vultures suck all the meat off at first, but certainly by 8 weeks of age they are handling any part of the chicken, turkey necks and brisket bones. Same here. I stop chicken necks by 6 weeks and by 9 weeks I prefer chicken frames not wings because they just gobble them with not much chewing. Personally I would be working through any resource guarding quick smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey13 Posted August 7, 2015 Author Share Posted August 7, 2015 So I shouldn't freak out when she swallows the bones? SHe certainly didn't seem to mind it but she was making strange sounds which made me concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph M Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 My pups get chicken pieces from around 3.5 to 4 weeks of age. The little vultures suck all the meat off at first, but certainly by 8 weeks of age they are handling any part of the chicken, turkey necks and brisket bones. Same here. I stop chicken necks by 6 weeks and by 9 weeks I prefer chicken frames not wings because they just gobble them with not much chewing. Personally I would be working through any resource guarding quick smart. That jumped out at me too, I'd get onto that now, little bugger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjrt Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 So I shouldn't freak out when she swallows the bones? SHe certainly didn't seem to mind it but she was making strange sounds which made me concerned. If she is "swallowing the bones" as in not munching up much before swallowing, it might be already time to move to something bigger, like a 1/2 a raw chicken carcass, to slow down eating and ensure a bit more chewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 So I shouldn't freak out when she swallows the bones? SHe certainly didn't seem to mind it but she was making strange sounds which made me concerned. If she is "swallowing the bones" as in not munching up much before swallowing, it might be already time to move to something bigger, like a 1/2 a raw chicken carcass, to slow down eating and ensure a bit more chewing. Agree. Bones that are swallowed quickly means they are a bit small. I feed whole small frames to my 14 week old and the adults get them frozen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 My pups get chicken pieces from around 3.5 to 4 weeks of age. The little vultures suck all the meat off at first, but certainly by 8 weeks of age they are handling any part of the chicken, turkey necks and brisket bones. Same here. I stop chicken necks by 6 weeks and by 9 weeks I prefer chicken frames not wings because they just gobble them with not much chewing. Personally I would be working through any resource guarding quick smart. That jumped out at me too, I'd get onto that now, little bugger! Not that uncommon surprisingly with chicken wings etc! Easy to fix sooner rather than later though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey13 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 How do I go about fixing that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 How do I go about fixing that?? You need really good timing as a trainer as you can make it worse. I hesitate to describe how I do it on the Internet but it should be all about rewarding the behaviour you like. Do not growl at him. Where are you based? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey13 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Melton West, VIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertDobes Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 My dogs have loved to gnaw on turkey neck as a puppy, too big to swallow whole. They literally do suck the meat off but perfectly safe for them to swallow if they can as long as it's a swallowable size! Chicken bones are very soft when raw and dogs stomach acid is well suited for breaking down bones. I'm not one to subscribe to taking food off dogs anyway but its useful to train a leave it command in case they are into something dangerous. Then they leave their resource rather than you taking it off them. I did this (and I am no expert so do your own research and use your own judgement) by having the puppy on lead while eating, walk puppy away from food while saying leave it, then reward with something they go crazy for which for my dogs is currently smoked things like a small bit of salami or bacon or sardines if you don't mind the smell and mess. Then let them go back to the food so they know that if they leave their resource when you ask they get to go back to it after you have given an even better snack. This wouldn't work well with a bone because they will just take it with them so needs to be food in a bowl. If you are feeding dry dog food, you can dole out all the daily rations as training rewards so the food comes directly from you too, but this doesn't work so well for sloppy raw diets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 i feed chicken feet, they are biggish, and i give them still frozen and it seems to stop mine swallowing them whole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey13 Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 I tried again with the wings, this time cutting into smaller pieces. Couldn't do it. To me it looked like she had intentions on trying to swallow them but couldn't and the noises she was making freaked me out. They seem to get stuck in the top of her mouth and she struggles to get it off or something or maybe she is trying to down it but it won't go. Way too risky for my liking. I want to continue with the raw meat and bones but it's proving a tad difficult at the minute because she's only eating meat. No bone content as such. Are necks any better or softer? Should I wait until she's a little older for wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) Quarter to half a chicken frame - perfect! Edited August 8, 2015 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I'd try with a bigger piece, a thigh or half a frame that she will have to chew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Yep. Go a bigger bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundyburger Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Yep i third trying a bigger piece, she will have to slow down and chew then not rush and gulp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Are you hovering about her while she eats? That will make her try to eat faster... stay a reasonable distance while you observe. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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