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Originally Posted by gracielove  Most people who give their dogs raw bones recommend long bones (the bones that cows bare weight on) because they are stronger than the smaller bones in the body. Those are too big for my dog so I give her 12" Best Bully Sticks. They are completely digestible unlike rawhide but I take them away from her when they are between 3 and 4 inches long to avoid choking issues. If you feed dog food you can bet the same parts of the body are in your pet's food. She has been chewing bully sticks for 4 years now and has never broken a tooth despite someone's insistence that any dog who chews them will have broken teeth. She has never chewed ANYTHING with her front teeth anyway and no dog does.
Some people give their dogs thigh bones from the chicken. I am just not real comfortable feeding those either though others seem to have success doing so. Gracie is on a commercial raw diet that contains ground up bone so she gets the nutrition contained in the bone without getting to actually chew one. |
I certainly never said any dog who chews them will break teeth. I simply share that they can. Vet dentist says they can and I have lived it so obviously I am going to share. My dog chewed on them for 5 years with no broken teeth until bam it happened and it wasn't just a broken tooth it broke it and then cracked it up the middle so the tooth had to be removed. It was the large cruncher tooth has three roots in it cost $600. Bully sticks are not worth that to me plus all the GI upset they cause. People should know what happens!