As some of you may know, I am fostering a dog. He was first picked up by Animal Care & Control as a stray at 6 months and then lived with someone until he was 3.5, when they gave him up to a kill shelter.
Right now, I am feeding him Orijen Six Fish dog food. I switch between that and Innova. He is somewhat overweight (was when I first got him and is getting leaner), but he acts like he is always hungry. He is a 72-pound dog (the vet says he needs to be 65), and he eats 3/4 of a cup of food twice a day and is barely losing weight. Of course, we also live in a city, so he doesn't get to run leash-free as much as he wants.
Here's the problem, he will pick up bones off of the street. I have learned to be vigilant about it, but it still happens sometimes. Once he gets a bone, he will not let go. I have tried to pull them out of his mouth, but it just doesn't work. I worry about this a lot. Mostly, it's cooked chicken bones. We have not had problems so far, but I know it can be dangerous. My main question is, besides being vigilant and training him better, what should I do if he eats a bone. Should I feed him something, so that there is a cushion. What should I do to minimize the possibility of damage. Some of these bones have looked SHARP.
Right now, I am feeding him Orijen Six Fish dog food. I switch between that and Innova. He is somewhat overweight (was when I first got him and is getting leaner), but he acts like he is always hungry. He is a 72-pound dog (the vet says he needs to be 65), and he eats 3/4 of a cup of food twice a day and is barely losing weight. Of course, we also live in a city, so he doesn't get to run leash-free as much as he wants.
Here's the problem, he will pick up bones off of the street. I have learned to be vigilant about it, but it still happens sometimes. Once he gets a bone, he will not let go. I have tried to pull them out of his mouth, but it just doesn't work. I worry about this a lot. Mostly, it's cooked chicken bones. We have not had problems so far, but I know it can be dangerous. My main question is, besides being vigilant and training him better, what should I do if he eats a bone. Should I feed him something, so that there is a cushion. What should I do to minimize the possibility of damage. Some of these bones have looked SHARP.