Just curious if anyone here has ever given bone broth to their dog. This is not just regular broth but broth that is made with bones and apple cider vinegar and slow cooked for 24 hours. The resulting jelly is supposed to be full of nutrients and very healthy.

My boy Kiss, has numerous allergies and stomach issues. I finally have a food that he likes and he's doing well on and a joint formula is doesn't have a reaction to.

I've been reading how beneficial bone broth is for people and wondered if it would help him with his stomach issues or I should just be happy he's doing well and not mess with what's working.

Are you using this as a primary food or as an additive on his regular meals?

Bob, this would be as an additive to his regular food.

It may be that the gelatin in bone broth from the cartilage of joints used as its base could help with leaky gut, IBS/IBD, diarrhea/constipation, etc., and that its glycine could help with poor digestion. (This is what I've read; I'm not a health professional!)

A properly made bone broth does boast an impressive list of nutrients, including glycosaminoglycans (like glucosamine).

One mistake you're not making but that is an important one to point out to others considering bone broth is that it's not the good source of calcium that it might seem to be. Of course, commercial dog food are calcium-balanced, so this is more of a warning not to try using bone broth instead of the appropriate calcium sources (like digestible bones) in home-prepared food.

Also, an important reminder about onions and its brethren: the allium family members (onions, chives, leeks, garlic) are toxic to dogs (and to cats too), so lots of recipes for humans would be potentially dangerous for dogs (and cats).
http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/pet-safety-tips/are-onions-poisons-to-dogs/

Here's a basic recipe for bone broth:
http://www.k9instinct.com/blog/the-benefits-of-bone-broth-for-dogs

Here's more:
http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/reasons-your-dog-love-bone-broth/

My boy has numerous food allergies, so I'm hoping this will help him. I made a bone broth using chicken feet and pig's feet. Smells weird to me but Kiss is fascinated by it. You should see the puddle of drool under him.

I'm hoping this helps him.

Or just give the dog the chicken feet and pigs feet to eat. All the nutrients that would be in the broth are in the ingredients. Plus some.

I use bone broth as an additive - I will also add it to rolled oats and berries to make oatmeal as a treat. Usually the oatmeal is served after a long walk out in the cold, but sometimes I feed rolled oats to help my dogs keep weight when their training becomes more intense in the winter, or the cold becomes intense, because they burn so many calories. The bone broth makes the rolled oats yummy lol.

I have also used it when my dogs had digestive upset, I will add it to water. Something soothing for their gut but not substantial, so their gut can rest.

Here is a link to a bone broth recipe I shared on my blog. There are many recipes, this one turned out great and the dogs absolutely loved it.

http://ironhidekennels.blogspot.ca/2017/02/nutritious-bone-broth-in-5-minutes-prep.html