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Originally Posted by AngelFae  Oh see, and now here I would do the opposite! I would never give my boys chicken, quail, or pork bones because those DO break so easily and splinter off and could harm them! My boys have gotten cow femers and steak bones without any issues (though I see why they could crack teeth!)
Why is it that everything they like that help clean their teeth are dangerous?!?!?!? |
Smaller bones are more suited to smaller hunters, like Yorkies. The thing with teeth cleaning is that you want them to bite into meat, all the way to the gum line, to get the tartar off. Bones gives them mental stimulation and exercise, but they don't clean their teeth. How could they? Dogs don't use bones like dental floss. LOL
Raw bones don't splinter or break. You are thinking of cooked bones. Raw bones from small prey animals like chickens, quails, etc. bend and flex, and they can't harm a dog. Not even a small dog. Just ask my 4 lb Yorkie who loves eating whole chickens
Next time you get your hands on raw chicken bones, bend and twist them and you'll see... they don't splinter. Heck, you can quarter a chicken with a kitchen knife
IME, the only safe teeth cleaning chew toys are whole meaty meals like whole quails, slabs of pork ribs, etc. Marrow bones, soup bones and dog bones are too dense (they are thick enough to support the weight of a cow, for example) for dogs and they are an accident waiting to happen. Bully sticks are also great since they are natural and they don't splinter, but you still have to supervise your dog no matter which chew toy you choose.