have you tried giving the pug non-hammered food yet? I'm just curious as I've never raw-fed a pug, but i wonder if he could be weaned onto it so you can keep his teeth even cleaner. I just see so many pugs with horrendous dental issues from their jaw structure, it would be great if that could be prevented! :smile:
he is one of those dogs that doesn't gnaw, mash, chew.....he is very food driven as pugs tend to be...
unlike malia who sniffs, licks, lays down, delicately begins from one end and mashes and gnaws and pulls until, methodically, she is finished...
bubba the pug takes the entire drummette or back into his mouth or tries to...and then proceeds to try and swallow....when he can't do that, i figure i've got four minutes before brain damage sets in...so i just wait and of course, he regurgitates and then maybe mashes once and tries again...until he is finished...
i am hoping at some point that he slows down just a wee bit....but i doubt it and he seems to be enjoying himself, flinging his head and entire body around, spewing forth bits of mucusy unrecognisable pieces of chicken....
but he cleans it up so well, how can i possibly interrupt his food lust?
turkey necks on the other hand can be very wide so i'll start with the hammer to start breaking it down and then i will buy narrower necks and give him longer pieces....
i think many dogs, whether they are pugs or not have that dentition issue....his teeth are already looking better...just taking him off kibble, even when we cooked the food helped.
and i don't get why people grind the bone. it kind of defeats the purpose.
i like seeing them work to eat.
