I am still VERY new to the natural way of feeding my dogs. I have a 9 week GSD puppy that I let chew on a knuckle bone durring the day while we are at work. (by we I mean me and the puppy) He loves chewing on it for hours at time but he doent get all the meat or marrow off the bone. When he is done chewing, i put it back in the fridge here and take it the next day. It's out on the floor in my office for about 5-9 hours depending on my schedual. My main concern is how long should I let him chew on one before I DX it for a new one?
At that age I take the marrow out of it and save it to mix it with the veggies mix or the hamburger patties I might make for them(dogs).That way you can let him have the bone for a while with out having the marrow in it , after a while it smells and who wants to store that.You can leave a little in it to keep your pup busy trying to get it but I would remove a lot of it and use it with his meals.As long as it does not smell bad you can use it for a while.With my big GSD they get cleaned up in minutes but if it bothers you to keep it more than couple of days just give him another one.
It's cool that you take your pup to work.
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My advice is slightly different. Marrow bones dry out very quickly and then become a hazard as far as splintering, tooth damage, etc. My dogs only get them for as long as they chew on them, be it 2 hours or 4 hours. Then they get thrown away. If you really feel you must keep it longer, and I would never suggest more than 2 days, pick the bone up, put it in a plastic bowl, cover the bowl with water and then put it in the fridge to soak overnight. Again, this is only if you really feel you have to.
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Quote: Jan Williamson
My advice is slightly different. Marrow bones dry out very quickly and then become a hazard as far as splintering, tooth damage, etc. My dogs only get them for as long as they chew on them, be it 2 hours or 4 hours. Then they get thrown away. If you really feel you must keep it longer, and I would never suggest more than 2 days, pick the bone up, put it in a plastic bowl, cover the bowl with water and then put it in the fridge to soak overnight. Again, this is only if you really feel you have to.
Good advice and a good reminder to pick up those bones after the dogs are done with them.
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If you have access to a meat locker like some of us do, or even the grocery store meat cutter, ask if they will let you have the bones they throw out. These are usually free. My meat locker cuts femur bones into doggie snacks for me and when the dog walks away from the bone, it goes to the garbage. If they will cut them for you then you can get sizes that are neither too big or too small.
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If you have access to a meat locker like some of us do, or even the grocery store meat cutter, ask if they will let you have the bones they throw out. These are usually free. My meat locker cuts femur bones into doggie snacks for me and when the dog walks away from the bone, it goes to the garbage. If they will cut them for you then you can get sizes that are neither too big or too small.
Aren't dogs GREAT??!!
Our local butcher has a freezer just for dogs, they are great! They give me a bag-o-bones for $5 and it has about 10-15 knuckle and femur bones (they will split and cut the femurs for you too)!
I dont care either way if i keeped them for a few days, i just wanted to make sure i was keeping Bohdi healthy!
And yes I am BLESSED that I can bring the little bugger to work with me durring these first few months. It helps to be the boss! It's just hard telling everyone they look but dont touch.
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