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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 303996" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>There have been a LOT of choking/obstruction incidents with Greenies. You can search the web to get reports. I wouldn't feed them on a bet.</p><p></p><p>The best chew of all is a heavy RAW knuckle or femur bone from a steer. You MUST supervise the dog while chewing one of these and some dogs do get constipated from them.</p><p></p><p>I am a big Kong fan, myself. You can stuff the hole in the center with peanut butter or similar and it will keep many dogs busy for ages.</p><p></p><p>Do NOT use the 'stuffin' in the spray can with your Kongs; it is basically liver flavored shortening and is bad for the dog and in some cases may cause outright digestive upset.</p><p></p><p>There's also a toy called a Buster Cube that you can fill with small treats. The dog will push it around with it's nose and the treats fall out as he does so.</p><p></p><p>One thing that needs to be remembered is that Boxers are actually working dogs. They were bred to be city guardians around cattle stockyards and the the like.</p><p></p><p>They need a real job to do and a lot of exercise. In fact, in Germany, they are still used for police and security work and it is not that uncommon to see them working as guide dogs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 303996, member: 1963"] There have been a LOT of choking/obstruction incidents with Greenies. You can search the web to get reports. I wouldn't feed them on a bet. The best chew of all is a heavy RAW knuckle or femur bone from a steer. You MUST supervise the dog while chewing one of these and some dogs do get constipated from them. I am a big Kong fan, myself. You can stuff the hole in the center with peanut butter or similar and it will keep many dogs busy for ages. Do NOT use the 'stuffin' in the spray can with your Kongs; it is basically liver flavored shortening and is bad for the dog and in some cases may cause outright digestive upset. There's also a toy called a Buster Cube that you can fill with small treats. The dog will push it around with it's nose and the treats fall out as he does so. One thing that needs to be remembered is that Boxers are actually working dogs. They were bred to be city guardians around cattle stockyards and the the like. They need a real job to do and a lot of exercise. In fact, in Germany, they are still used for police and security work and it is not that uncommon to see them working as guide dogs. [/QUOTE]
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