petal79 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Just wondering if there are different cuts of bones you give to different breeds because of the different sizes? Not sure what to give mine.. thinking of buying a couple of bones to keep him occupied when Im out for a couple of hours ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norskgra Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I give both my Elkhounds and Afghan chicken frames, chicken necks, chicken wings and lamb flaps. All of them are fed raw. I have also fed them lamb necks, beef necks and briskets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vehs Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 You could do a search.. I have a big dog and he gets whole chicken carcasses, lamb flaps, roo tails, assorted 'soup bones' and 'off cuts' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonElite Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 My dobe gets chicken carcasses, necks, wings lamb flaps lamb necks, chopped turkey necks when Im lucky to get them pork bones or soup bones beef brisket bones turkey backs if by miracle I get some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison1474 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Chicken carcass, wings & legs Roo Tails (great for lasting hours & really filling) Lamb shanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petal79 Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 Do you get the butcher to chop the bigger bones to smaller ones? I guess Im not sure if he would be better off with something biggish so he can grab and chew or something smaller. I think im paranoid of him choking on the bones ! I tried getting chicken necks but the chicken shop didnt have any ! hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norskgra Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I get all of my dogs bones at our local pet warehouse. They are the cheapest place around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheltiesrule Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 My Sheltie Kasper gets chicken necks and lamb necks.....I get the butcher to cut down the lamb necks to about 3 inch size. Kasper eats all of the chicken necks but just eats the meat of the lamb necks as the bones are to hard for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOTERROR Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Mine get Marrow Bones , chicken carcasses and turkey necks . Also fed raw , if a hot day i give it to them frozen . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 My bones are cut into meal size pieces. Don't get your butcher to chop each meal into little pieces or it defeats the purpose of the dog chewing on the bone. I feed: chicken wings chicken carcasses lamb ribs lamb necks lamb off cuts beef ribs beef briskets the occasional marrow bone basically anything easily digested that is readily available. I get most of my bones from an organic butcher. Also feed: heart, liver, kidneys (although Tyler prefers to roll in the kidneys than eat them so she doesn't get them very often ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazz Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Chicken carcass chicken wings chicken necks turkey necks lamb/sheep necks (fed raw of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie-boy Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 George (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) gets lamb necks now. He used to get lamb shanks but I find that the necks have a bit more for him to "get into" his teeth with - the shanks were too smooth. We have tried beef soup bones but the bone proved too hard for his little jaw - much as he tried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petal79 Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 I just bought a 'bag of bones' from the butcher at the market for $2.. ! Am going to give him one tonight in the backyard when we head out. I noticed that he doesn't play with the toys I leave out in the mornings.. sheesh! Seeing that he is quite food oriented, maybe the bone will keep him occupied for while I decided not to get the chicken necks as he is a 'gobbler' ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Julie Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I would suggest that you don't give him the bone and then go out and leave him, especially if you are paranoid that he will choke on one. If the bones you bought are soft bones, then it should take him only 5 minutes to get through one anyway. I always supervise Jyra with her bones and I have had to assist her twice when the bones have got stuck in her teeth, she has never choked on one. Just restating that I have only had to help Jyra twice in 1.5 years of feeding raw bones every day. That is not very often (don't let it put you off giving bones), but makes it worth supervising anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petal79 Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 I gave a piece of bone to him this evening and watched him carry it into his kennel.. chewed on it for 5 minutes and decided to 'bury' it... and wanted to come in.. lol It didn't keep him occupied for long I did notice that it move from where he buried it before I left the house It was a fairly hard piece of bone.. so I think he was trying to get the little bits of meat off it first.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittlePixie Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Chicken frames, necks and wings Lamb brisket, offcuts and necks Turkey necks and wings All fed raw, all fed whole. My smallest dog is Brody (5kg)... if the others are eating something big for dinner I'll give the same thing to him whole and let him wrestle with it for as long as he likes, then either put it back in the fridge for his next meal or let Holly finish it off. He keeps up well enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjd Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 (edited) . Edited May 3, 2006 by hjd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allerzeit Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 We get ours from our local poultry butcher (ie, one that specialises in poultry). He sells us 10kg boxes of necks for $2kg, 10kg boxes of frames for $1kg. We take them home, pack them up into portions and freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I have large dogs, I give them Chicken necks, Chicken frames and Turkey necks. They are given as part of their meal and not as treats. Anything else poses a problem for my dogs either of choking, puncturing, or breaking teeth. Many are also just too fatty. I get the frames in bulk from a butcher for $5 a box (approx 25) and the necks from woolies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annedal Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I mainly get bones from the butcher. When I get marrow bones I ask for it to be cut the bone in half horizontally and then cut in half so I have 4 bones. By cutting it horizontally my dogs can easily eat the soft stuff inside the bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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