houlabulla? wrote:Thanks, I do give him regular Nyla bones. He needs a new one since he has eaten some knawing it pretty bad. I have not tried the edible Nyla bones yet. Are they safer than rawhide? ANd how long do they usually take to chew one of the edibles up?
Cheeky-What is a meaty bone?
I understand the being protective which is why I usually give him something like that when it is just he and I at home. ANd I have been working that by going over and saying can I see your bone. He kind of does look funny almost like if he had something he is not suppose to have. but then I offer him something else and take the bone away. He would scarf it down which is why I only had given it to him for a short period.
mnp13 wrote:Meaty bones are soup bonees or knuckle bones with meat scraps, snew and otherchunks still attached. My dogs can completely finish a veal bone in a few hours. They take a lot longer with cow bones.
You can find them in the meat department or from a butcher. In our 'ghetto' area of the city there is a fantastic meat market that will save me the leg bones of the beef sides that they get in. They even cut them to manageable lengths for me. Be aware that large amounts of marrow can cause your dog to have chalky poop they they may be unable to control, so keep an eye on them until you know who fast they are able to eat the bone.
I would not give the edible nylabones, Pit Bulls are powerful enough to break of chunks and the bones are not meant to be swallowed in chunks.
katiek0417 wrote:I stay away from regular rawhide (although Sacha has been known to eat 6 or 8 of the 10-inch rolled ones at my friend Zoe's house in one afternoon)...I give compressed rawhide...the dogs tend not to be able to get off big pieces...and because it take them longer (Sacha can go through a rawhide in 5 minutes...it takes about 4-5 hours on a compressed) they will get up walk around, etc in between....
a-bull wrote:katiek0417 wrote:I stay away from regular rawhide (although Sacha has been known to eat 6 or 8 of the 10-inch rolled ones at my friend Zoe's house in one afternoon)...I give compressed rawhide...the dogs tend not to be able to get off big pieces...and because it take them longer (Sacha can go through a rawhide in 5 minutes...it takes about 4-5 hours on a compressed) they will get up walk around, etc in between....
Oooo, compressed rawhide---another great point. I have always had good luck with those---no scarfing down---however, for me, my female still gets a little too funky when she knows they're in the house, so I steer away from them---but that is a good suggestion.
katiek0417 wrote:a-bull wrote:katiek0417 wrote:I stay away from regular rawhide (although Sacha has been known to eat 6 or 8 of the 10-inch rolled ones at my friend Zoe's house in one afternoon)...I give compressed rawhide...the dogs tend not to be able to get off big pieces...and because it take them longer (Sacha can go through a rawhide in 5 minutes...it takes about 4-5 hours on a compressed) they will get up walk around, etc in between....
Oooo, compressed rawhide---another great point. I have always had good luck with those---no scarfing down---however, for me, my female still gets a little too funky when she knows they're in the house, so I steer away from them---but that is a good suggestion.
I always make a point to take things away from my girls, then give them back....they jump on me if they see me going to the drawer where I keep them (Sacha will actually drool)...I've actually switched it up and moved them around...so they can't predict...
I give them each one...what they do to each other's is up to them...my puppy will typically take the one I've given to Sacha after Sacha has had a chance to chew it for a few minutes...b/c it'll get soft and it's easier for Nisha (Nisha enjoys them, but not the work...so she lets sacha do the work).
a-bull wrote:I've had lots of various guarding issues, but no longer do. Being able to take stuff away, regardless of what it is, is soooo important. Also, teaching them to leave things. I could drop a steak on my kitchen floor and neither of my dogs will move unless I tell them. I'm very proud of that one because they use to be a disaster.
katiek0417 wrote:My dogs are good if I drop something in the house...but I guess at training it's too tempting with all that hot dog on the ground
I just don't want it to be an issue...the problem is that Sacha has the chicken allergy...so even just chicken is a problem for her...
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