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Originally Posted by xoxodoglover89  Another question actually which may seem silly. 
In the grocery store, is there a specific place where these are located? Take in a Meijer for instance, would you go to where the meats usually are and specifically ask for them? I'm completely new to all of this so forgive me if this comes across as a stupid question. |
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Originally Posted by xoxodoglover89 I'm so sorry but I thought of another question. As far as an amount goes, I guess I'm just visioning 1 bone/neck/foot (lol) as being a lot or too much just as a treat, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Sasha is about 8-9 lbs. If it was a huge bone and I only wanted her to chew on it for awhile, am I able to put the bone back in the freezer for later consumption? I'm thinking no but again, please correct me if I'm wrong. |
It sounds to me like you're actually looking for a recreational bone instead of an actual meal. We feed entire meals of raw meaty bones and yes, they consume the entire bone. Franklin and Maggie are 9 and 11lbs and it takes them probably 5-6 minutes to eat a chicken drumstick. Ribs take longer.. probably closer to 10 minutes.
We don't feed raw recreational bones but I know some other YT members will give a femur or marrow bone as a treat (be careful if you get marrow bones to clean them out because marrow is VERY fatty and can cause pancreatitis). I don't know a whole lot about what they look like but I bet someone else (or even the butcher) will be able to help you.
Also, I'm not familiar with Meijer but you can get these bones in the meat department. We buy some of our meat right there off the shelves at the grocery store! Just make sure they don't have more than 80mg of sodium... the meat for human consumption is sometimes enhanced with chicken broth or extra sodium to make it more tender and flavorful. This additional flavoring can make a dog sick; mine do fine but it's better to stay on the safe side. Any meat you get directly from the butcher block should be un-enhanced.
Recreational bones once they are cleaned off (the dogs will take care of that
) should last you as long as a bully stick would. From what I understand, femur and marrow bones are quite durable. Any bones you feed for actual consumption can be put back in the fridge. I wouldn't do that more than once or twice though. Raw meat is good in the fridge for 5 or so days. Otherwise it needs to be frozen.