Safest bones for dogs

[Bridget's Mommy]

I get Bridget the Healthy Edibles bones at Petsmart. She LOVES them. Bacon flavor seems to be the favorite.

[reeses]

Reeses #1 favorite bone is the Bully Sticks! I have also given him the Booda Bone Bimples b/c it is knobby and so Im hopin it helps keep his teeth clean.

[tdessauer]

Okay now I have to know what they REALLY are? Tell me...

I also do cow hooves and cow tendons, they LOVE them! I've tried the healthy edibles but they don't go over as well. I"m going to try the bully sticks too.

[bren]

Originally Posted by tdessauer

Okay now I have to know what they REALLY are? Tell me...

I also do cow hooves and cow tendons, they LOVE them! I've tried the healthy edibles but they don't go over as well. I"m going to try the bully sticks too.

bull's penis

[tdessauer]

Well isn't that special. Hmmm I've taught Zoey to be a lady, not sure I want her enjoying a penis

[LuvMySissy]

Originally Posted by tdessauer

Well isn't that special. Hmmm I've taught Zoey to be a lady, not sure I want her enjoying a penis

Well, unless you tell Zoey exactly what it is..............

I get the Pixie Stix from KathrynV at BeyondSpoiled. They are a great size, no yucky smell and a good price. I always get them for our GE buddy, too!!!

And - aren't we supposed to be getting together sometime?????? You're only about 15 miles from me. I could bring Zoey a Pixie Stix...............................

[ARCHIE]

I buy plain white bones from the pet store. I belive they are beef bones.
They come in many sizes. That is the only bone I give to Buddy now.
I smear peanut butter in one when I leave in the morning and every
Fri night while I eat Pizza he get his cheese bone. I fill the bone with
a piece of 2% cheese. He sucks on that for about 1/2 hr and I eat
in piece. I do not trust any bone or chewable on the market.

[ldenise]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

I like Bully stix and Merrick Flossies for Lacy, and I've recently started giving her raw chicken necks once every week or two

have you asked your vet about doing the raw chicken necks? chicken bones are not go for them at all. I have always heard that it tears up the insides.

[Jenn218]

Originally Posted by ldenise

have you asked your vet about doing the raw chicken necks? chicken bones are not go for them at all. I have always heard that it tears up the insides.

I don't give chicken bones, but I remember someone a long time ago posted that their little one got salmonella from a raw chicken bone! YUCK! I think it is the cooked chicken bones that splinter....either way, I never tried them.

Mojo like the roast beef Healthy Edibles from Nylabone and pixie sticks.

Cindy/Marci, I will have to remember those bones....although Mojo does not like peanut butter......picky little guy

[tdessauer]

Originally Posted by LuvMySissy

Well, unless you tell Zoey exactly what it is..............

I get the Pixie Stix from KathrynV at BeyondSpoiled. They are a great size, no yucky smell and a good price. I always get them for our GE buddy, too!!!

And - aren't we supposed to be getting together sometime?????? You're only about 15 miles from me. I could bring Zoey a Pixie Stix...............................

Did Paula set that up?

[RLC12345678]

Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze

I buy only beef femur and knuckle bones. I boil them and take off the meat peices and the marrow. Good for the teeth and jaws. I don't buy any chew items that they can actually eat. Their food and snacks are enough.

Where do you get bones like that?

[LuvMySissy]

Originally Posted by tdessauer

Did Paula set that up?

No, but maybe it's Paula I'm thinking of. Is she in Monroe, too?? The more the merrier. There will be a meet-up on July 28th in St. John's (we have a very active meet-up group). It is at Patti's house (SissyandNika) and she is having a camp-out sleepover. We're not staying cause we don'c do camping, but I believe Linda (FancyPants) and I will be driving there for a few hours. It is about a 2 hour drive for us but so much fun we do it regularly.........

[sassytooyou]

Tede loves them... I give him to him 20 a.m. (so I can have coffee in peace )20.before bed. but tede has tummy problems. the vet keeps saying it is the flossies. I dont think so.. I still think all of his problems were nutro. o.k. I will be gross for a minute. does the flossies make your dogs poop mucusy ? sorry. also its hard when its his total obsession. he just waits with big eyes.
just something i did...
When he was so sick and only got chicken and rice and a little cheese.
I would boil rice and chicken, cool it, then prosses it with a little no fat cream cheese till it was sticky. Then jammed it in a butcher bone that was cleaned.
So even when he was sick he could get a chewy treat.
also the pig ears are o.k.? I really thought they stuck to tummies not digestible.
julie

[sassytooyou]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

I have the butcher cut a shank between 3/4" and 1" thick. I make soup or stew with the meat and give the clean shank bone to the kids. They have them laying all over the house. Even Boo the Boxer chews on them and they have yet to do much damage. I took a couple of pics of one of the "favorites". This one has been around for a long time and has some tooth scrape marks.

do you boil the bone to get it clean ?

[chattiesmom]

Originally Posted by sassytooyou

do you boil the bone to get it clean ?

Yes -- I actually buy the shank not just the bone. I throw the shanks (with the bone) included in the crockpot for dinner (human) -- usually a beef vegetable soup and then give the doggies the bone. Below is a pic of the beef shanks and I'll even include a recipe

BEEF SHANK VEGETABLE SOUP

2 lbs. beef shank
1 lg. tomato
1 clove garlic
1 sprig fresh parsley
1 green onion
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 lb. carrots, peeled and cut in chunks
2 med. potatoes, cut in chunks
1/2 bell pepper, cut in sm. chunks
1 package frozen mixed vegetables
1 10 ounce package frozen okra

Trim the meat and put in a large pot with 5 quarts cold water. Add the tomato, garlic, salt, pepper, and onion; let stand 15 minutes. Bring to boil quickly, then cover and let simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove meat from the bone -- save bones for Yorkies. Add potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, mixed vegetables and okra. Cover pot and cook at medium heat for 45minutes longer.