Hi Alison: I buy 60 pounds of beef neck bones from the meat market every two weeks. I also have the butcher cut up beef femur bones. My dogs begin eating bones as early as 8 weeks. My youngest Berner is 3 months old and she gets a bone after her breakfast meal, each morning. I only feed bones AFTER a meal. Juliette Levy, in her book THE COMPLETE HERBAL HANDBOOK FOR THE DOG AND CAT, says "Bones should be fed after meals only, not given on an empty stomach when they could puncture an intestine or create intestinal gas." Levy's book was first printed in 1955, so her wisdom is deep rooted in experience.
I also feed pork neck bones on occasion. I PERSONALLY do not like feeding rib bones as I think they splinter easily. I feed an all raw diet and grind up chicken, bone and all, which I feed with raw juiced vegetables. 'Recreational bones', as mentioned above are fed after their morning meal. Gail Miller Cynosure Bernese in Arkansas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 6:44 AM Subject: Meaty bones > Hi Everyone, > > I would like to give Chelsea her first real meaty bone > (she is 5 1/2 months old). My problem is, I'm not sure > what kind of bone to buy!
