My dogs (all my dogs) have eaten chicken bones for 50 years ...... (without going into detail - I only give them certain chicken bones -- not all of them).
My Yorkie pup did eat one when I would never have given it to him. He was only 8 weeks old -- and his mouth and teeth were the tiniest little things in the world - plus he had had very little experience "chewing things" --- other than very small pieces of dry puppy food.
He got a chicken leg bone and like your dog ran behind the sofa. I got him out in less than a couple of minutes - and the entire bone was gone. I couldn't believe he was actually able to chew it up and eat it that fast.
I would worry more about initial choking than I would their passing them.
Carol Jean |