What are the best kind of bones to give your dog for chewing and keeping there teeth clean.?

Question

What is better for your dog, sterilized bones that your can buy at Pet Smart, or a raw knuckle bone from the butcher.

If you get a raw bone is it better to boil it for several minutes before you give it to the dog or let her chew on it raw?

I'm wondering if cooked or sterilized bones are harder on the teeth? Could they wear down the dogs teeth?

Also I'm concerned that the sterilized bones have chemicals in them since they look so white.

I have been giving my dog Nylabones and wonder if it would be better to just stick with that kind of bone?

Answer 1

I have been raising and training dogs for over five years now. All of my dogs have enjoyed treated cow bones. These bones have not been bleached , but have been slow heated to remove any harmful bacteria. If those are to hard for you dog you can use a variety of compost bone. Which include Nylabones, corn starch bones, etc. Please avoid bones made with rawhide. these bones can become gummy and get stuck in your dogs throat which causes choking. also these bones do not break down so they are hard to digest. I have also had problem with greenes in small dogs and puppies. These bones I found out do not break down easily in dogs stomachs causing blockage. They also break off in large pieces which has caused choking in one of my puppies. Over all the safest bone is the kind you are already using or an all natural slow heat beef bone. No pork of Chicken. these bones splitter and cause problems. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

The sterilized bones in the store are awful. They splinter, they are bleached and they won't do a thing for your dogs teeth. I have been feeding raw for years and when I was younger my family did too, the fear of worms an bacteria is silly. I'm not even going to get into the argument right now, but in 25 years of keeping dogs all I have had to do is get their shots, spay and neuter and have a cut pad stitched up. Oh and 1 ear infection. They all ate raw daily. If you are worried about germs, freeze it first. Cooked bones are dangerous and will splinter because all the gelatine gets cooked out in the process and makes them very brittle and able to splinter. They are also much harder on their teeth because of this.

Answer 3

There are a bunch of things you should know about dog training but we are going to discuss what I feel are some the most important. Keep in mind that these are only some of the things you should know. Go here http://OnlineDogTraining.enle.info/?T2vi

1. Repetition is the number 1 principle of dog training. Dogs just like humans learn by doing things over and over in order to get better.

2. Dog Training can and should be fun for both you and your new pet.

3. Training sessions should always be short but sweet. I never work a dog more than 15 minutes in a session to keep from losing the dog's attention. You should train you dog at least once a day but never more than three formal sessions a day.

4. Your goal should be that each training session is just a little bit better than the last one. You need to always strive to make the training better, slowly. I mention this because quite often I see people who do daily training sessions but the dog never gets better and it is not the dogs fault.

5. Having patients is very important in dog training. Losing your temper does not work with a canine it simply makes things worse.

6. Exercise is very important in the training process to get rid of all the dogs nervous energy.

7. Taking your pet for walks is very important because it develops serotonin which gives your dog a feeling of well being.

8. Always be sure to give your dog a bunch of praise in your training. It is your dog's paycheck for doing a great job.

9. Never hit your dog. I have heard people say I never hit my dog instead I roll up a magazine and swat it. It's the same thing... hitting is hitting.

10. After each training session be sure to do something that your dog will enjoy. Take it for a walk, throw the ball or maybe even rub its belly. Just do something that makes the dog look forward to the next training session.

These are things that I teach my dog training students as well as my dog training clients. I hope these things will give you something to think about when training your dog. Spend some time training your dog daily and you will both reap the benefits.

Answer 4

I would stick with the nylabones but if you do want to feed bones, go to your butcher and get marrow bones. Feed them raw because cooked bones can splinter and severely hurt or kill your dog. If you do get the marrow bone try to get "clean" on that have all or most of the tissue and stuff scraped off. Also scrape the marrow out of them because it's so rich that sometimes it can give the dogs the poops.

Answer 5

non-weight-bearing raw bones do a wonderful job on teeth!

side note:
Feeding raw is not only safe, but in fact - feeding an exclusively raw diet it is the prefered method for many who are interested in taking a more holistic approach to raising their dogs including many veterinarians who specialize in nutrition.
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Answer 6

At walmart there is a teeth cleaning bone for like 3 dollars try that

Answer 7

I would never feed my dogs raw anything. I think it is foolish and unhealthy, not to mention dangerous!
My dogs get one kind of bone, and those are bully sticks. I usually buy them in huge bulk, as in 75 pieces at a time, and they each get one a week. They are usually 7 inches long or so and last my dogs close to one hour to finish off. 9 dogs divided by 75 pieces... you do the math.

I think most of the chew choices you get from the pet store out there are plain crap. Most have crap fillers and some are just junk fatty stuff.
My next choice would be plain rolled rawhide, which they sometimes get.
Bully sticks are expensive, but my dogs teeth are as white as can be and this treat is like heaven to them. No dog can resist a bully stick!!

They come in many shapes and sizes, so you can find the right one for your pup.

Check out these sights for different types of bullies:

www.bullysticksonline.com

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=10011&Ntt=bully%20stick&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=0&Nty=1


http://www.petedge.com/shopping/browse/directorymain.jsp?AS=1&keyword=bully%20stick

Answer 8

milk bone dog biscuits it helps clean teeth and get rid of bad breath

Answer 9

Greenies!!!You can buy them @ petsmart!They are also used to promote teeth & gum care for dogs!They are the very best!

Answer 10

greenies, greenies, greenies!!