Is raw hide bad for dogs?

Question

The manager at our pet store told me that raw hide is bad for dogs and that I should never give my puppy any bones with raw hide. I havent given her any since. Is it true that its really bad?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 3

Not true. The only way it could be bad is if the piece was too small and they swallowed and choked on it. Pet store owners, esp big chain ones tend to not know much about pets. I have asked questions before buying a pet to make sure they knew how to care for it (so I would have a better chance of getting a healthier pet) and big stores usually answered the questions wrong. I haven been told that a cocktiel can live, with no problems, in a parakeet cage on a seed only diet, and that all snakes had to eat live prey or they wouldn't be able to digest it (I don't get that one either).

Answer 4

Is Rawhide Bad For Dogs

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The manager of that store is probably aware of a large number, albeit a smaller percent, of people whose dogs have had problems related to rawhide bones.
I have had problems with my dogs from rawhide. One got pancreatitis. I don't know if the rawhides contributed to it, but once she got it she could no longer eat them. She would eat them too quick and swallow big chunks of it.
Then she would throw up a lot.
Compressed rawhide bones often have formaldehyde in them. I don't think rawhides are bad for dogs especially if given occasionally but if your dog ever gets sick from them like two different dogs I have did, it will make you think twice about alternatives for chewing pleasure.
There are lots of things for dogs to chew on that aren't risky.
I give mine Nylabones, large ones and discard the bones after the ends wear away. My Pittie loves her Gallileo bone, they all love Kongs, Denta Sticks, frozen thick dog biscuits.
If I would say anything I would say don't overfeed your dog rawhides or they may likely get sick related to it. If your dog has any history of digestive problems I wouldn't recommend them either.
I have fed my dogs the raw diet and they did fine on raw meaty bones like chicken drumsticks and thighs that were uncooked. Uncooked bones don't splinter like cooked ones do.
I wouldn't be afraid of rawhides for a dog but I wouldn't recommend them either.
For the dog that had pancreatitis, I ground her raw meaty bone food. Now they eat a premium dog food because it is more convenient for me and still healthy.

Answer 7

you can give your dog or puppy a raw hide bone every now and then . And it will not hurt your dog or puppy just don't feed your puppy or dog raw hide like it was food .

Answer 8

Rawhide that is processed in some foreign countries are toxic to dogs because of the chemicals they use to process them. Rawhides can also be chewed into small pices and then swallowed and cause an intestinal blockage. Is your dog worth taking a risk?

Answer 9

Yes, and no. Sometimes dogs will try to swallow pieces of rawhide that are too big, and they can choke. You know your dog, though. If he takes his time with it, it's probably fine.

But you said puppy. Puppies should not get rawhide, because they almost always try to gobble the whole thing up at once. When the dog is old enough for adult formula dog food, you can give him rawhide. Just try to take it away if you aren't going to be around.

Answer 10

I had a large mixed breed dog, about 80 pounds, that almost choked to death on rawhide.
She would never chew it up real good before she swallowed it. I had to reach down her throat and pull it out. I have never given any of my dogs rawhide since that happened. Also,
I have read that rawhide is hard to digest.