{"id":9976,"date":"2022-07-01T08:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T08:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zigzag.dog\/blog\/uncategorized\/bone-and-rawhide-for-dogs\/"},"modified":"2023-03-30T11:00:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T11:00:49","slug":"bone-and-rawhide-for-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zigzag.dog\/en-us\/blog\/puppy-health\/feeding\/bone-and-rawhide-for-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bones and Rawhide: Are They Safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bones and rawhide are a regular feature in the pet store, but are they safe for our dogs and should we feed them to our puppies? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Nick nack paddy whack, give the dog a bone\u2019 as the rhyme goes, we\u2019ve fed bones to dogs for centuries, dogs and bones kind of just go hand-in-hand so what could be the problem? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rawhide is widely sold as a chew. I\u2019m sure we all remember buying our dog a rawhide ring, or lace up boot from the local pet shop as children, but puppy nutrition, <\/a>and what is and isn\u2019t safe for dogs to eat, has come a long way since then. So we\u2019re going to give you facts about bones and rawhide which may make you think again about feeding them to your dog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do puppies eat bones and rawhide?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Puppies and dogs need to chew<\/a>, that much is chew, I mean true, sorry. But, they\u2019re also scavengers, and thousands of years of living with or close to man and the results of domestication<\/a> mean they can and will eat almost anything, even if it\u2019s not good for them! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So yes puppies do eat bones, and they do eat rawhide. If you\u2019re feeding your puppy a raw or BARF (bone and raw food) diet, then feeding a chicken wing or neck might be second nature to you, but if you\u2019re feeding your puppy kibble, wet or home cooked food, the thought might not have occurred to you.  Most people know not to feed cooked poultry bones to dogs but they will often feed cooked bones or smoked bones as found at pet shops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People often buy rawhide for puppies because they don\u2019t realize what it\u2019s made up of. Rawhide is marketed as a long lasting, safe and cheap chew, but it\u2019s actually a product that came about as a waste by-product of the meat and leather industry and is heavily processed in a number of undesirable chemicals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re unsure what chews are safe for your puppy or have some questions about what to feed your puppy, then download the Zigzag app<\/a> and get in touch with the puppy coaches.<\/a> They\u2019re all fully qualified dog trainers and behaviorists<\/a> and will be happy to help you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are bones and rawhide bad for puppies?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Are bones or rawhide for puppies a safe bet to give them? How do I feed my puppy dog bones? Don\u2019t they need them for teething, or are they bad? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sorry to say but rawhide and bones for puppies can both be bad, and here’s why\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rawhide for Puppies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rawhide chews are made as a by-product basically leftovers (i mean imagine.. yuk) from the leather and meat industry, and they\u2019re the inner hide of animals, usually horses or cows. Feeding dogs’ animal hide might sound ok, but they go through many chemical processes in order to get them into the end product that we see in the pet shop which causes the following problems:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n