Why aren't bulldogs allowed chew bones at all?

Question

vet said absolutely no chew bones.

Answer 1

Because they are extremely prone to choking on them. I have French Bulldogs and you cannot give them rawhide, greenies, or pig ears. I do give them real (cooked) bones packaged for dogs and Nylabones, and I have not had a problem with them yet. I have had dogs choke on both rawhide and greenies, and one of them almost died choking on a greenie. The anatomy of Bulldog throats is different most other breeds, which makes them prone to having problems with bones.

If you do decide to give him bones, be sure to watch him like a hawk so that you can help if he gets into trouble.

Answer 2

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/uPp6S

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

No cooked bones as they splinter. Raw bones are fine unless your dog or Bulldogs in general are prone to choking on them. I can't imagine a Bulldog choking on a huge raw soup bone from the butcher ... but I don't know. My sister has a Frenchie that adores Bully Styx. They are not bones and are all natural. I think you can get them at any reputable dog food place. Try them your Bulldog will love em.


FYI ... There have been many cases of dogs choking on Greenies. There has been some talk of putting warning lables on them. If you give your dogs Greenies make sure you watch them while they are eating it.

Answer 4

My friend has a bulldog and she has to watch him close. I believe normal bones, like you get from the Pet Supply places are okay for the most part, but anything that breaks up easily, like rawhides and pig ears are an issue. It has something to do with this particular breeds pallete in thier mouth and things can get lodged there easier for this breed than most.

So yes, it is wise to be at least careful and I suspect your vet figured it's better to say not to give it than to risk something breaking loose and getting lodged. Every once in a while, my friend has to help her bulldog when this happens.

Answer 5

Bulldogs are pretty strong chewers, so they can get chunks off of bones which can get lodged in their throats & they can DIE.
My friend had a puppy die last summer from a chunk of cow hoof.
I ONLY allow my Collies to have Nylabones. You can get the BIG really hard ones at Target or Walmart. Give it to your Bulldog under your CLOSE supervision for the first few weeks.
If he chews any chunks off - then take it away!
Find another variety of Nylabone - the harder the better.
My dogs have NEVER had any other type of chewy & they love their Nylabones which are VERY safe.

Answer 6

huh? according to who? any breed of dog can chew bones. they just need to be the right kind. i give my dog raw marrow bones, nylabones, and raw hides occasionally. he is a bull terrier mix. there is no rule that bulldogs can't have bones.

***i am wondering now if your vet was concerned about bloat. bulldogs and other deep chested dogs like boxers and danes are prone to get bloat. i would ask your vet why he said that, maybe it is something particular to your dog, not just bulldogs.

Answer 7

No dog should chew cooked or smoked bones as they can splinter and cause problems. There is no reason a bulldog cannot have a raw meaty bone though.

Answer 8

Who said they couldn't? My bulldogs chew bones.

Answer 9

well I'm sure the vet wants u to avoid the dangerous situation of the dog chocking or hurting itself with the bone..... its not always a good idea 2 give a dog any type of bone...it can lough in its throat..... just stay away from he bones

Answer 10

Mine is 12 years old and has had them all of her life. Don't know what you are talking about.