With bones the general rule is...weight bearing bones are heavier and harder...that means they can be great recreational bones (just for chewing, not for "eating"), but they may also be more likely to break a tooth on them. Small bones such as chicken neck/wings can be chewed and eaten so they become a "meal". These bones are only fed RAW...because if they are cooked they will splinter and can cause great damage! I've also given the recreational bones, smoked...the way you generally find them in a pet store. If you have a dog with pancreatitis, then you want to avoid heavy fat on the bones and my dog's favorite...the knuckle bone (high in fat
). Now as per size of the bone, it sort of depends on the size of your dog...my 5lb Yorkie has managed a small piece of Turkey neck, but I did find she had some difficulty with it, while my 13lb Schnauzer that it was the greatest! In future with my smaller dog, I intend to stick to chicken necks. I have also seen chicken feet sold for chewing but haven't done much research on it...anyone else try those with their yorkie?