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Originally Posted by PrincessDiana  Are you wanting just recreational bones? Or a bone that he can actually eat?
We feed almost all digestible RMBs and those include -- chicken drumsticks, chicken necks, chicken backs, pork necks.... etc. Small bones like that. |
hmm.. Good question lol. Well I give him bully sticks for chewing so I think I want them to be something he actually eats. (Sorry I am new to this, so I am a bit confused!) I have just read so many good things about feeding RMBs, so I wanted to try it. The NV website makes it seem like the bones are treats that are fed to supplement the raw medallions, but I am not sure.
I have been trying to do some research on this subject as well. I have read a great deal of information from the website (
THE MANY MYTHS ABOUT RAW FEEDING), which was posted by
Wylie's Mom on a separate thread about feeding a raw diet. (I have heard that she knows everything about feeding raw!)
But.. The information on this site is confusing me, because they make it seem like the NV bones are a perfect size for any dog. Here is an excerpt from the website:
". . .There is still one primary rule of thumb when feeding small dogs and toy breeds, and that is to
feed big! A small dog does not need small food when it comes to raw diets.
That means steering clear of chicken necks and wings; these are too small and are too easy for the dog (yes, even a toy dog!) to attempt to swallow whole, which then results in gagging or choking. . .The behavior is ingrained, and the desires to rip, tear, chew, gulp, and swallow (sometimes with emphasis on gulping and swallowing, especially if the dog was fed commercial food before) should still be very strong. So get rid of the lone chicken wing and neck; only feed those if, and ONLY IF, they are attached to half of a breast, half of a chicken, or a whole bird. . . Avoid the temptation to cut their food into smaller pieces; remember, smaller is NOT good, because smaller pieces increase the likelihood of the dog gulping and then gagging on their food. Stick with the big pieces, and your dog will get the hang of chewing its food very quickly. . ."
Maybe meeting somewhere in the middle is good? lol
