Chicken Bone!!!! My little pup Trixie got into some big trouble tonight. She has a terrible habit of sneaking up on things and getting them. Well, tonight we had KFC for dinner. I was sitting on the couch eating it and, I got up to turn the light on and before I sat back down Trixie had already jumped up and, grabbed a chicken bone off the coffee table. I started hollering at her to come here and she ran behind the couch (like she always does when she gets a hold of something.) Luckily, she had on her shock collar...she is trained to stop when the collar is just beeped. But, this time with the chicken bone in her mouth...she was not letting it go or come out. I shocked her once and she came out and I retrieved the chicken bone. I noticed the top had been eaten off. My question is, will the chicken bone hurt her? I'm very worried about her now.. I know that chicken bones are a no-no for dogs! |
idk bout the chicken bones but not trying to be rude but arent shock collars not safe for small dogs ? |
She will probably just pass it. Just keep an eye on her. Chachi has gotten ahold of and ate part of a chicken bone before too. The dangerous thing about cooked chicken bones is they can splinter. Just watch for funny poo. |
I have the toy/lap dog collar. It's made for 4-10lbs dogs. It has worked WONDERS!!! I hardly EVER have to shock her, she usually stops now when told "no" or if she hears the beep. |
If she just ate the soft joint from the bone it should be ok. Chicken bones are dangerous because they splinter into small slivers. But the joint is cartlidge and should be ok. I'd keep an eye on her though and if you notice her in any discomfort I'd take her to a vet. Speaking of discomfort. Why do you feel you need a shock collar for a 4 pound dog. There are much more effective ways to get them to listen to you. As you can see the shock collar really didn't work in a crucial situation anyway. Try some obedience classes. They are fun and give you a reason to spend quality time with your dog and you can teach her how to stop and drop on command. I'm sure you'd both enjoy it. My guys love it and they love the praise ( I don't believe in rewarding with treats, just praise). I was so proud of them last night. After just 4 classes they both laid down and stayed for 3 minutes, and were so excited afterwards. We're working our way up to agility. Well I have gotten way off topic. I just feel real strongly about the power of positive training. And the joy that you will both get from it. |
If it was the white knuckle part of the bone, I don't see how that could hurt her. If it was part of the bone itself, then that could be a problem. You shouldn't really have things like that available to her anyway. It's just their nature to get something like that if you get up. It smells too good to them. I would lose the shock collar. She will never totally trust you as long as you use it. There are lots of things that are said to be for use on dogs that small, but that doesn't make their use any less cruel. |
Shocking a 4lb animal is just - well - *SHOCKING*.:thumbdown |
I didn't know they had shock collars for a dog under eight pounds.Where did you buy it? |
Thanks for the reassurance that she should be ok. AS for the shock collar...She isn't 4 pounds. I don't know why ya'll just assumed that. She's 8 and a half pounds. I know you guys don't agree with shock collars, but you have never tried it before and they show immediate results. She hardly EVER gets shocked anymore...she knows from just the beep to stop. My vet actually agrees with me. As for where I got it.... It's a collar made by Innotek, it's a toy/lap dog one and I ordered it off of basspro.com. But, I have seen it in Petsmart recently...sooo yea. It's for 4 pounds and up. |
Personally I wouldn't use ANY kind of a collar on a small dog. My neighbor uses the invisible fence for their Lhasa which works fine for them..Lhasa's have a thicker neck then a yorkie. If it is really necessary for you to put a collar such as this on a small dog one word of warning....I would remove it if you are having an electrical storm. Dogs have gotten electricuted when wearing these collars... |
I'm glad you got the bone from her .....but I'm with everyone else - why do you need a shock collar on a tiny dog ? or any dog for that matter :( :( :( man I can't stand those things ! (sorry) but I really think they cruel......I can ALMOST see using one if a dog was doing something harmful to his/her own self and you tried everything else first....but on a yorkie ? I do hope you reconsider using it. |
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 |
I dont know why Anybody would use a shock collar..How would everybody liked to get shocked?? You wouldnt! |
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