Natural Dog Chews

[KShep]

Has anyone tried anything besides bully sticks? Texas Toothpicks go way too fast, and trachea smells horrible! LOL

Sometimes I like to change it up a bit for Ripley and give her a treat every now and then

[Sam I Am]

I am a big fan of raw marrow bones. I dig out the marrow as it upsets Jocks tummy but the marrow bones dont break away like other bones and it gives Jock hours of entertainment. I never leave him alone with a bone however and always check on him to make sure the bone is still intact. Also never give bones on an empty tummy,

[Malcolm's Dad]

Malcolm gets bones called kneecaps. I had been giving him beef knuckle bones until I read a post by jimnconnie. Bailey chipped a tooth on the knuckle bone. The kneecaps are hard and last a few days. They don't seem as hard as the knuckle bone so the kneecap shouldn't chip a tooth.

[KShep]

Thanks!

[DawnandTuk-tuk]

If you have a specialty pet food store nearby you might try to find sweet potato and duck treats. These don't last a long time but boooyyy are they considered yummy by every dog I've ever given them too (I give them as X-mas presents to doggy pals). They wrap a bit of dried duck breast around dried sweet potato.

[Tracy A.]

I am a big fan of raw marrow bones. I dig out the marrow as it upsets Jocks tummy but the marrow bones dont break away like other bones and it gives Jock hours of entertainment. I never leave him alone with a bone however and always check on him to make sure the bone is still intact. Also never give bones on an empty tummy,

Are these beef or pork? and what cut do you get? Do you cook it or give it raw?

[kjwarnold]

Raw marrow bones. I find them in the beef section of our meat department. The marrow doesn't seem to bother my boys, so I just leave it in. I buy a package of bones and put them in the freezer in 2-packs (I have 2 Cairns). I get them out periodically and give them the frozen bones out on the porch. They chew a while and then I pick them up and put them back in the freezer for another day. Packy & Kirby especially love them on hot summer days!

[Sam I Am]

Jock gets bison marrow bones which I defrost. The marrow gives a lot of dogs the hersey squirts (Jock included) so I dig it out. But I also know friends whose dogs dont react eating marrow... so its your call on that one. Cooked bones splinter so its raw bones. I do scrape off any fat... again because it causes issues with Jocks tummy