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Dan McK I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 760 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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Nylabones are good. They have a flavour baked into them so the dogs like to chew them. They are softer than natural bone so less abrasive on the teeth. Our dogs have always loved them. _________________ Parsons Russell fanatic |
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Lorna I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 2187 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Dan, Basil bit a huge nylabone in two and swallowed the 2 halves! Rough passage afterward ... _________________ Regards,
Lorna, Basil & Poppy
Great Danes are not substitute children. They are much more important than that! |
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Suzanne H I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 1145 Location: N. Lanarkshire
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:56 am Post subject: |
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Otto won't touch damp kibble - never did. He prefers it dry.
I clean his teeth with a doggie brush and doggie toothpaste - he doesn't seem to mind. Tho he also chews a lot, kongs, pigs lugs, hide sticks, etc. |
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Dan McK I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 760 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Lorna wrote: |
Dan, Basil bit a huge nylabone in two and swallowed the 2 halves! Rough passage afterward ... |
OOYAH!!!!!
Thankfully I've never had this happen with any of my dogs, NOT NICE!! _________________ Parsons Russell fanatic |
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Gaelle I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1070 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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I have heard of one dog nearly choking when it bit the top off a Kong but biting a Nylabone in two is a new one on me.
Rosie once got her jaws stuck together whilst eating a Pedigree Jumbone (Okay I know better now than to give anything like that). Luckily I managed somehow to get most of it out! It gave me a nasty fright and I had visions of her choking to death. Needless to say that was the end of that treat! |
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Arlene Chatty Junior Member
Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 406 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Never tried Rusty's kibble damp Give that a shot tomorrow.
I clean Rusty's teeth too with doggy toothpaste and he doesn't mind one bit, he actually loves it and sits still for ages |
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Lynn Scott Forum Regular
Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 115
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Susan
If you can get a 'huge' big knuckle bone you shouldn't have any problems - it'll be too big for your dog to do much damage to it:-)
Re pigs ears and those other things that are like pieces of leather wrapped around themselves (can't think what they're called), I don't give them to Oscar any more - on 2 different occasions he managed to get the whole thing stuck down his throat. He unraveled the wrapped thing, and the pigs ear went soft with chewing/sucking so he was easily able to swallow them both whole.
The first time it happened was with the pigs ear and I couldn't understand where it had gone - surely he hadn't eaten it already??? He wasn't showing any signs of discomfort, but I decided to check out his mouth/throat - sure enough there it was! There was just enough showing for me to get hold of it and tug it out! Yuk!
The second time I just knew where it had gone, but couldn't believe he'd unwound the thing!! Same story, managed to pull it out - therefore, no more stuff like that:-))
Not being a scaremonger, just relating my own experience with these! I'm happier giving him bones than pigs ears:-)) And, so is he!
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Emma* I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 1320 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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I tend to give my girls the pigs ear strip less of a hazard _________________ Happiness is being loved by 2 Great Danes |
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kendal I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 4956 Location: cumbernauld
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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we use the strips more often, our girls are really good with chews _________________ microchiping and grooming www.chipnclip.co.uk
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Susan High Post Member
Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 349 Location: Moodiesburn
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks so much for all the input guys - really great to get the opinions of so many doggy people!
I have decided to mainly feed dry, but to pour over a little gravy as the odd treat.
And am going to stay clear of bones, at least for a wee while longer, as I don't think he could handle them just now! (tummy wise!) |
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