Chicken Leg Quarters - Bones or Not?!

Bones are VERY safe and beneficial to dogs if fed CORRECTLY. Most raw feeders here feed the whole bones including myself. NEVER feed cooked bones. Just raw because of the chemical alteration that transpires during the cooking process. Wolves in the wild eat raw bone and have been surviving for hundreds of thousands of years! Bones are 100% safe if fed CORRECTLY though. You may not just want to throw your dog a bone without any meat on it. The meat encoding it is essential, for that's how the wolves in the wild would eat them. The meats helps the bone digest and acts as a big of a cushion as the bone is digested going through the intestines. Raw bones are not only chemically appropriate for dogs, but they are also much softer and easier to digest for dogs in their natural state which is the only state they should be eating them in.

What type/size dogs do you have? I believe that you shouldn't give a really small chicken drumstick or something that size to a huge dog because they would most likely swallow it without chewing it up at all. Some big dogs can handle that though, but personally I would make sure the bone is a size that your dog would at least chew it up for the most part and not just gulp it down. Again some dogs can handle this. It just depends on the dog. My dog can't. I cut her up pork ribs in little pieces last week and she vomited them up. She didn't chew them much at all which is why. Don't worry so much. I your dog can't handle the size bone, they often handle that themselves by vomiting it up. If you want to play it safe, just choose the appropriate size that he will chew up fair;y decently and not just flat swallow it whole. Again, let us know their breeds and sizes and it will be easier to tell what he'll be able to handle.

Also, DON'T grind bones. Some believe that this causes more of a threat of puncturing the stomach than full bones. Here's a good rule of thumb... If wolves wouldn't do it, your dog probably shouldn't either when it comes to diet and bones. You're right too. It wouldn't clean their teeth and exercise their jaws. Good luck and glad you decided to feed raw! You won't regret it!

Well I've fed them twice now and all seems well - I'm continuing on! The lamb ribs seemed very flexible and soft - they ate them all rather quickly, but chewed. The pork ribs were crunchier, but they also chewed them well. I wouldn't worry. The only thing I would hesitate with at this point is a pork chop bone - a friend that feeds raw recommended staying away from them as the small corner part of the bone has got stuck a few times in her dogs throat. He didn't choke seriously, but she could see that it does not break easily and is just the right size to cause a possible issue for her size dogs. My dogs are about the same size, so I'll stick to her advice. Keep me posted on your progress! I'll do the same - it is great to find others trying this out too. So far very positive results - more energy, fresher breath!

Raw meat/ bones for my Pomeranian puppy

Hello, I have a 15 week old Pomeranian puppy named simba. He is about 4&1/2 ponds right now. I have him on dry grain free kibble right now and I want to start adding raw meat and bones into his diet. I have heard you should not feed dry and wet at the same time so I give him the dry food with a little water in the morning and he is pretty good about just nibbling on it through out the day. I want to do a raw meal at night and a bone once or twice a week but there is so much back and forth on everything I don't really know what is the right thing to do is. I do plan on freezing it and there is a butcher near by that I plan on going to. He has a lot of different things but I don't know what I should start my pup on. I was going to start him on chicken necks but read a lot of people's worries on The spikyness of the bone hurting his throat. So now I plan on starting him on chicken quarters with the bones and skin, and possibly chicken feet. What are the pros and cons? Should I freeze it for a certain amount of time before I feed it to him to kill bacteria and make him chew it more, how much should I feed him if he also has kibble out during the day? Are the chicken feet a good idea? Should I do any organs ? Since chickens normally have a lot of antibiotics used is there another meat/ bones that would be good to give him? Thank you so much,
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