I ve just been to the butchers for a Knuckle bone for Inkie, but he only had a lamb bone is this okay???

Hi Wendy!
Is this just a recreational bone your looking for?
Yep, Lamb shanks will be fine for that and are used by many. ( a particular favourite of my Sibe at any rate!! :))
Lamb ribs..(or meaty bones) would be more of a meal.
HTH :)

I feed my dogs lamb bones regularly.

Breast of lamb with the bones in is a regular part of our dog's dinner.

Yes breast of lamb is well known for helping put weight onto a dog.  Very good for them and no need to cook it.

Louise

I feed both lamb ribs and beef marrow bones  to my dogs without any problems

hi could anybody help me i have bought a new great dane a couple of weeks ago she was quit thin we when bought her we were told she was just fed on tripe and she had lost alot of weight anyway she will not eat what my other danes eat they have a complete mixer tripe and gravey i want to fatten her up can anybody suggest anything to help with this

Has the vet checked her? Has she been wormed?

How do you manage with so many dogs? I have four and that's about my limit - you've mentioned over a dozen by name of all shapes and sizes! It must be chaos at walking time!

hi yeah she is all upto date with worming i took her to the vets the day after we got her to be weighted claws to be cuts wormed flead and just a general health check and all came back good

I know you don't have to cook them, but if we've eaten a lamb shank is it okay to give our five month old lab dog the (cooked) bone afterwards?

The standard advise is never, never give cooked bones as they are likely to splinter but I must confess, although I would never gave one to my terrier who could demolish a mammoth's femur :), I do give cooked lamb bones to my very soft mouthed cocker for an short time and just watch over her.  I have never known her make any impression on the bone but you have to understand and appreciate the dangers if you ever do this and definately not poultry bones.

No. Never give cooked bones.

He had chewed the edge of it Isabel, (probably teething right now!) getting the marrow out.  It just seemed such a waste not to let him have one when there were four lamb shank bones sitting on our plates after a jolly nice supper for us last night!

I know not to give cooked chicken, but I had thought that something as substantial as a lamb bone would be okay.  I am listening though, Jeangenie!

If he is managing to break bits off I don't think you can allow it as even ground up stuff can impact in the gut and any slivers could do a lot of damage.

What breed is he? A Yorkie might be able to get away with it, but a bigger dog, no. Better to boil them up, throw away the bones and give him the stock on his dinner.

mine only get lamb bones as the beef ones give one of them projectile dire rear! The butcher gives me allsorts, mostly necks, backbones and ribs and then a separate bag of shoulder blades and leg bones which I use as recreational. I also give mine lamb breast which is fantastic food but it can make them a little loose if they are not used to it so you have to go easy the first time. Another one they really enjoy is pigs trotters, meal on its own and the butcher also saves me the ears (yuk) which seem to be popular too............. ;-)