Can dogs eat beef bones safely?
Consider the uncooked meat left on the bones as a special treat for the dog. It’ll be a special treat for you too, later on, if your pup is anywhere near as gassy as my Boxer. He might not be used to the meat, though, so if any gastric unpleasantness happens, just strip the bones before you give them out. In my experience, raw bones are Happy Happy Canine Funtime. They will dig into the things as long as there is even the remotest whiff of tasty. (Long past what we finicky humans would consider edible, at any rate.) And since the entire thing is made of dead animal, it’s all tasty goodness. As with any toy, the dog should be supervised while gnawing on and/or destroying the bone. He might be able to break off chips of bone that are just big enough for him to choke on. He will try to open it anyway, to get at the marrow. Another consideration: you might want to teach the dog where chewing a raw bone is acceptable and where it isn’t. I learned how important this is the day I found a slob
As others have said, for most dogs, (properly stored, and ideally frozen for a few days first) RAW bones are fine, as is raw meat. It’s a great, healthy treat, HOWEVER, feeding bones is not risk-free, and you should be careful to keep an eye out for changes in bowel habits, general demeanour or appetite just in case. If your dog is getting overly possessive or growly over the bone, either feed it only in the dog’s crate, or just don’t feed it at all – the dog won’t die without a bone and some dogs tend to resource guard very high-value items like bones even when they don’t resource guard anything else. Dogs who are extremely aggressive chewers who can bite off and swallow large chunks of bone shouldn’t be fed anything but the biggest bones (if then), and some dogs who are very aggressive chewers will chew hard enough to damage their teeth (I suggest you check the dog’s mouth and teeth on a regular basis anyway). Marrow is very rich, and most proponents of feeding raw marrow bones sugge
