Poor Bonnie the dog was tearing round a field with her bezzy Susa when disaster struck - A claw got ripped off on a particularly sharp turn. Immediate 'Lurcher cry of death' and my daughter had to carry our 20 kg dog across the field and down to our local vets. One claw pull and an attempt on the vets life later and Bonnie the dog is bandaged up and asleep on the sofa at home, dreaming of rabbits and deer.
Quote from: magentus on February 16, 2018, 08:07:29 PMPoor Bonnie the dog was tearing round a field with her bezzy Susa when disaster struck - A claw got ripped off on a particularly sharp turn. Immediate 'Lurcher cry of death' and my daughter had to carry our 20 kg dog across the field and down to our local vets. One claw pull and an attempt on the vets life later and Bonnie the dog is bandaged up and asleep on the sofa at home, dreaming of rabbits and deer.Ouch Bonnie Poor thing, give her a pet from me and Rosie
Here’s a question for everyone with a dog, What do you give them to chew on?
Quote from: MadPlumbarian on February 18, 2018, 02:32:28 AMHere’s a question for everyone with a dog, What do you give them to chew on?Bits of firewood. Seriously, I let them choose which bit they like, and sometimes they can chew on one particular bit for hours. It seems some are MUCH better than others, and woe betide the dog that tries to take a particularly prized piece that hasn't been finished with yet ( "GRRRR ! Just because I have stopped chewing and left it doesn't mean I have finished with it and don't mind if you have it now ! GRRR !" )The cardboard rolls from toilet paper and paper towels are also fun, but best of all is playing tug with a strong cardboard box (that has the extra bonus of adding interaction with a human ). They do have access to a lot of different dog chew toys (including Kongs etc), but wood and processed wood (cardboard) are firm favourites.In case anyone is wondering, yes, I do feed my dogs actual canine food (but both are always hungry because I keep them slim & fit as they compete in Agility trials)
I had to pull a large wood splinter from Rosie's gum when she was a puppy , not good Deer or Elk antler are the way to go, last forever, don't smell, don't splinter
I never heard of firewood, I would think that’s bad since wood splinters and could get stuck and cause infection, and the TP or PT cardboard ok, but if they like cardboard, what happens when you just leave a package on the table and have to run out the door? JR
Quote from: SteveC on February 18, 2018, 06:41:44 PMI had to pull a large wood splinter from Rosie's gum when she was a puppy , not good Deer or Elk antler are the way to go, last forever, don't smell, don't splinter+1 Or Buffalo horn as well. Steve - Rosie et al are gorgeous
We avoid really hard items since our dogs have chipped teeth on things like bones and horns. We used to have rope 'bones' but the dogs would shred those and swallow the resultant bit of string. Rawhide chews seem pretty good, but our little fella tries to eat them instead of chewing on them. Invariably he gets a chew worn down to the point where it's not big enough to swallow, but sufficient to choke, gag, and retch up. Never learns.
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