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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 298409" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>If you have a grocery store or butcher shop that actually cuts meat on site you should be able to ask them in advance to hold some bones for you. Just remember to ask for raw knuckles or split knuckles</p><p></p><p>My local grocery stores do not cut meat on site but I have a local butcher store that does.</p><p></p><p>One thing about raw bones. They are extremely high residue and can be constipating--you can get very bulky whitish stools.</p><p></p><p>You need to watch a dog carefully while it is chewing on a bone. Some dogs need to learn how to eat one "properly" (crunch it down as opposed to cracking off hunks and bolting them)</p><p></p><p>If you have smaller dogs you might do better to get raw chicken backs. Pull off the excess fat if your dog has a weight problem.</p><p></p><p>Shank bones are bad since they are too hard for most dogs to crunch up and they tend to crack off hunks.</p><p></p><p>Remember that you want a bone the dog can actually chew up.</p><p></p><p>What I do with Gryphon is let him have his bone for an hour or so and then take it away and put it in the fridge for a day or two.</p><p></p><p>The chicken backs are more of a treat for a dog his size (Gryphon is a German Shepherd. He weighs in at 90 lbs and has a truly scary set of teeth, LoL).</p><p></p><p>When the weather is very hot I sometimes give him a FROZEN chicken back.</p><p></p><p>by the way. I would NOT recommend the DCO to someone who is not trying to treat a specific health disorder. It is by no means a natural food.</p><p></p><p>However, it meant that I wasn't periodically using steroids during flare-ups and the poor dog is no longer dealing with belly pain half the time.</p><p></p><p>With the chicken backs, you will probably have to go to a local butcher shop where they cut their own poultry to get them in bulk. Otherwise you can save them in your freezer from when you buy whole chickens for yourself (I buy whole chickens and cut them up. It saves money)</p><p></p><p>One downside to feeding the raw bones is that you will see wear on the chewing surfaces of the teeth.</p><p></p><p>The upside is that you will see nice, healthy teeth and much fresher breath.</p><p></p><p>My previous German Shepherd, who was a working dog (search and rescue) lived most of her life on a fully raw diet and made it to FOURTEEN years of age without ever needing her teeth cleaned.</p><p></p><p>The only dental work she ever required was a root canal on a cracked canine tooth and that happened as a result of accidentally grabbing a ring on a "sleeve" during attack work.</p><p></p><p>By the time she died she still had all her teeth though there was certainly noticeable wear on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 298409, member: 1963"] If you have a grocery store or butcher shop that actually cuts meat on site you should be able to ask them in advance to hold some bones for you. Just remember to ask for raw knuckles or split knuckles My local grocery stores do not cut meat on site but I have a local butcher store that does. One thing about raw bones. They are extremely high residue and can be constipating--you can get very bulky whitish stools. You need to watch a dog carefully while it is chewing on a bone. Some dogs need to learn how to eat one "properly" (crunch it down as opposed to cracking off hunks and bolting them) If you have smaller dogs you might do better to get raw chicken backs. Pull off the excess fat if your dog has a weight problem. Shank bones are bad since they are too hard for most dogs to crunch up and they tend to crack off hunks. Remember that you want a bone the dog can actually chew up. What I do with Gryphon is let him have his bone for an hour or so and then take it away and put it in the fridge for a day or two. The chicken backs are more of a treat for a dog his size (Gryphon is a German Shepherd. He weighs in at 90 lbs and has a truly scary set of teeth, LoL). When the weather is very hot I sometimes give him a FROZEN chicken back. by the way. I would NOT recommend the DCO to someone who is not trying to treat a specific health disorder. It is by no means a natural food. However, it meant that I wasn't periodically using steroids during flare-ups and the poor dog is no longer dealing with belly pain half the time. With the chicken backs, you will probably have to go to a local butcher shop where they cut their own poultry to get them in bulk. Otherwise you can save them in your freezer from when you buy whole chickens for yourself (I buy whole chickens and cut them up. It saves money) One downside to feeding the raw bones is that you will see wear on the chewing surfaces of the teeth. The upside is that you will see nice, healthy teeth and much fresher breath. My previous German Shepherd, who was a working dog (search and rescue) lived most of her life on a fully raw diet and made it to FOURTEEN years of age without ever needing her teeth cleaned. The only dental work she ever required was a root canal on a cracked canine tooth and that happened as a result of accidentally grabbing a ring on a "sleeve" during attack work. By the time she died she still had all her teeth though there was certainly noticeable wear on them. [/QUOTE]
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