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Scottiemom's avatar
Mar 27, 2014

Bones

We have two new Scotties we are "re-homing." I hesitate to say rescue because they were in a loving home, but for a variety of circumstances, they needed a new place to live. They are very good dogs, at 8 and 7, are great traveling companions. They love people. . . not other dogs so much, which is surprising since they were in a pack of 5. But my question is about bones. They love chewing and don't bother any furniture or anything. I bought them nylabones. They love them, but chew very vigorously and in a matter of a day or two have gnawed the ends to points, so I throw them away. My one girl would occasionally vomit and I found little pieces of the nylabone in the "upchuck." So obviously as she gnaws it, she is swallowing that. So we threw away the new ones and don't plan on buying any more.

What can they chew? I never liked real bone because it seems to splinter and years ago I had issues with that with other dogs. Same with rawhide. . . I had a dog swallow large chunks of it. I know the other dog chewed a rubber toy and had to have surgery to remove chunks from her tummy. They do have kongs, but don't play with them much and I put up all toys if we leave to go out.

Any suggestions?

Dale
  • Antlers are sold a lot for chewing. Bought one, haven't tried it yet.
  • I buy beef knuckle bones at the chain grocery store. Or marrow bones. My cattle dogs love them and never have they splintered or fallen apart.
  • We buy Trader Joe's Mint-A-Breath Dog Bones for our dogs. We cut them in half with bolt cutters. Each dog gets a half a bone a day after dinner, LOL. We panic when they run out of them. We don't give our dogs hard bones because it can chip their teeth.
  • Deb and Ed M wrote:
    I buy the big white boiled cow leg bones (about 1-1/2 to 2" in diameter) - little Ben at 15 lbs can gnaw to his heart's content, but even Jack the Cattle Dog in his prime couldn't splinter those things.

    Double ditto. And pig's ears. Anything natural rather than plastic.
  • robsouth wrote:
    Our dogs are small, but they like to chew "dentasticks". Vet says ok. Never been a problem.


    They do get "Greenies" occasionally. No issues there.

    But I don't think that really satisfies their chewing.

    DAle
  • Our dogs are small, but they like to chew "dentasticks". Vet says ok. Never been a problem.
  • I buy the big white boiled cow leg bones (about 1-1/2 to 2" in diameter) - little Ben at 15 lbs can gnaw to his heart's content, but even Jack the Cattle Dog in his prime couldn't splinter those things.