thats kind of an old wives tale. Cooked bones are very dangerous because they splinter. Raw soft bones like chicken are fine. What is still a NO-NO is leg bones of ruminating animals. They are a choking, blockage, or broken tooth waiting to happen. It took me a log time to be comfortable raw feeding because of the misconception I had about bones :)
Rebecca ________________________________ From: C.M. <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Question on food and bones I tread lightly here...but I have a non-threatening question. I see a lot of dog food bags out there that say it contains ground up bones and I think you said that raw feeding also includes bones. I have no opinion on this and am just wondering if that is now safe for the dogs. I grew up hearing no bones, no bones, don't let the dogs have any bones. Now they advertise food with bones. What's up?? Thanks, Carolyn From: Rebecca Bate <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 1:21 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Question on food I will send you a few links, but here is the basic list of pro's for raw feeding 1. no doggy odor.... 2. naturally cleans teeth - no need for toothbrushes, de-scaling jobs, or gum disease 3. the time it takes for a dog to chew a raw meaty bones give their stomach adequate time to get the acids moving 4. much less stools produced - and they are firm, and turn chalky after a couple of days 5. decreased or non-existant vet bills (your dogs are healthier!) 6. less cost for dog food - commercial dog foods are ludicriously expensive 7. mirrors what a dog would be getting in the wild - and certainly even the modern day dog has a digestive tract exactly the same as a wolf 8. puppies develop at a more appropriate rate - and quick growth spurts are avoided. A GOOD breeder will want to stop fast growth in any pup. 9. the ripping and chewing involved in eating raw meaty bones develops the jaw, neck, and shoulder muscles of the dog. Commercial dog foods will never assist in this important muscle development.http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html http://rawfed.com/myths/switch.html
