Raw Bones for Dogs

Raw bones for dogs are a great calcium source, whether part of the canine raw diet or just fed to your dog as a weekly treat.

Raw meaty bones provide important minerals, protein, fats, collagen, vitamins, and enzymes in perfect proportions, especially if they are raw meaty bones.

Depending on the size of your dog, you can start with raw chicken or turkey necks, chicken wings or beef knuckle bones.

Canine oral health is something we all want for our dogs and raw dog bones keep our dog’s teeth clean and his gums healthy, eliminating degenerative tooth and gum disease.

Large raw meaty bones are excellent. More nutrition plus dogs use their front teeth to scrape every morsel of meat and tissue from the bone.

Here's my Bonz eating a bone. He's nearly 12 years old now.

He has all his teeth, they are clean and he has never been to a vet's office for teeth cleaning!

-And he's a very good boy to stay on his old blanket while he enjoys his treat!

Did you know that a build up of tarter can not only lead to tooth loss and gum disease (and pain for your dog) but the bacteria from chronic mouth infections can spread to various organs in the body, resulting in more disease?

Also their saliva kills germs, which is why they lick their wounds (and yours).

Why not serve treated or cooked instead of raw bones for dogs? Cooking kills the food value and treated bones just add unnatural things your dog definitely can do without.

Don’t we all suffer from too many chemicals already? Every time I see those huge, colorful, treated knuckle bones in the grocery store I shake my head and think what a waste that is. They have been altered to make them look more appetizing to humans!

A Note About Dog Kibble and Teeth

Kibble does NOT clean the teeth. I still hear this fallacy more often than I can stand. It is hard and crunchy but it is made of things that stick to the teeth. If you still feed kibble please be sure it is one of high quality (Petsumer Reports rates them for you) and get some raw meaty bones in your dog’s diet too.

Instead of those high carbohydrate, chemical laden man made junk food dog treats in the pet department, buy raw bones instead. Enjoy watching your dog entertain herself chewing and gnawing on something totally natural, while getting a little exercise at the same time.

Lastly, I have read that it's best to throw out a raw bone after several days because they dry out and become too hard and might chip a tooth. Personally I've kept them around for a few months and not had any problems at all. The choice is yours.

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