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Only feed your dog raw bones if they know how to eat bones. A dog who eats kibble should not be fed bones, unless the owner has the time to supervise the dog - sometimes it is necessary to hold onto a meaty bone at one end to prevent the dog trying to swallow the food whole. Alternatively, if it is a larger dog, feed half or a whole raw chicken so it cannot gulp down the smaller bones.

Dogs can be fed on a raw diet and eat uncooked bones on a regular basis. Dogs like these are taught or learn to pulverize bones while CHEWING! In fact, it IS RECOMMENDED that dogs on a raw diet consume 10% BONE in their diet.

Edit: The first sentence, above, I think, is accurate. Offering raw-hide, bone-shaped, rawhide chews (w/o filler) can also help clean teeth. DO NOT offer chicken, pork, or any other bone that splinters. Sooner or later you're going to have to extract one (which requires some medical expertise and sometimes instruments). As a general rule, don't "through the dog a bone". We've an excellent trainer at the kennel that lost a finger to that venture.

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