How can dogs chew bones for sooooooo long!!!!
I gave each of my dogs a bone 1 1/4 hours ago. Neither have moved from the spot where I gave it to them since and all I can hear from the pair of them is chomp chomp chomp chomp!!!!!
Lea :)

Be careful though, I have only just started feeding bones & I always supervise, as I am still a bit wary. My GSD is loving the chicken wings & the rib bones. I gave him a larger leg bone last week, I too found it kept him quiet, but he was biting off very sharp pieces. He was swallowing a lot of it, but I kept finding sharp bits as he was gnawing the bone. Anyway he was fine, but the next morning he had been sick & all these little bits of sharp bone came back! I will continue with the wings & ribs, but not anything else. I don't think I will try the big marrow bones either, as I hear they give dogs the runs.

Dont worry Beardy. Been giving my dogs bones for years!!!!! the reason Gemma's teeth are still good even tho she is 9 1/2.
Just havnt given them one for a while so this is a novelty for them.
Now Beano has left his bone and Gemma is chomping on it!!!
Lea :)

Do they gnaw at them, or are they eating all of the bones. I suppose it depends what sort of dog it is too? What breed of dogs are they? Zak ate the whole of this leg bone!

Knuckle bones. and they knaw and knaw and knaw
Gemma is a Rottie cross and an Am Cocker.
Never any problems :D :D
Lea :)

Mine always eat the whole bone, whole leg bones and knuckles. I do find sharp bits on the floor now and again and sometimes one of the boys (borzoi) will do as you describe and bring back up a pile of bone bits! I still give them though, they've had bones all their lives, as have the dogs before them, and I've never had a problem.

I give mine a marrow bone when I can get them.  Mine also chomp at them forever, whatever is left of the bones after day 2 I confiscate and throw away as by this time they look horrible, they also start getting a bit constipated so I give them a rest.
I usually mince up a full chicken, bone and all so they are getting bone it that too.