| Wylie's Mom | 02-14-2013 06:59 AM |
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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1
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Ann, I am imagining a bison spinal column...do you have what would be the discs or vertebrae cut apart into managable length of maybe two vertebrae, or do you actually have the round discs/vertebrae cut in half or thirds? I have a co worker that shops at Whole Foods all the time....she is going to go get us some, but I have to tell her how to have them cut....
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Originally Posted by Buster Brown
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Buster and I would like to know this as well!
| I shoulda explained more :p! Even though they call them "Bison Back" bones, they're actually rib bones. So, they're a longer and skinnier type bone as compared to, say, femur bones (way too big for my furs). So you don't have to worry at all about vertebrae or anything.
As for cutting suggestions (also, you can cut them at home w/ an electric saw), I like a 4-5in bone for Wylie (8lbs) and a 3-4" size bone for both Marcel and Pfeiffer (approx 4lbs each). Oftentimes, the bones come in 8-10" sizes so they cut down into the right sizes very nicely.
I should add: not all dogs take to raw bones right away...some will look at them and be all "WHAT on earth is this? I am used to processed food, owner!!" -- and then suddenly, they put it together and go crazy over it. And of course like anything else, some dogs may never like them. | 