Originally Posted by
Labradorks
I have fed all kinds of stuff to my dogs over the years -- rawhide, bully sticks, smoked bones, raw bones, nylabones, etc. and have not had any issues. I guess I got lucky.
For recreational bones, I now feed them just the raw knuckle bones and sometimes weird stuff. Like once I bought a pork leg, skin, hoof, and all. And, since I have venison, I will feed a shoulder bone, rib bones (they are soft, like pork versus beef), and some other things from the deer. The leg bones are a little sharp, IMHO, so I will let them chew the meat off and eat the tendon then take it. I wouldn't buy deer leg bones, but I get them for free, so... I generally don't get marrow bones though because they are awfully hard and the knuckle bones are not. Oh, I also feed them raw, frozen, beef trachea. All of these things can be messy, whether crumbly or slightly bloody, so it's often an outside deal. I have taught Linus to eat on a towel -- it was easy. Sam, however, always wants to take his stuff to his bed if it takes more than a few moments to eat. I haven't been able to break that habit yet.