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Sadie still daily chews on one Cookie sent her weeks ago. She has gotten a lil piece off it, but she's not a puppy. Seriously these things last forever. Sadie is also currently working a big knee or ankle looking bone. My DS loves to shove treats down inside the bone to tease the dog and really get her into it like a homemade Kong. :lol:
Huh, I think I'm going to have to look for some of those. I've yet to find a bone that lasts my dog more than an hour or two.
Don't forget puppies have sensitive stomachs. We brought our dog home when she was 14 weeks and we have a couple cases of "the runs" when we switched up her food.
How old is Sophie?
I would not put a puppy pad in there or leave her alone in the crate all day with a towel in there either.
No puppy pad bc it is unnatural for her to "**** where she eats" so she will not have an accident in the crate. She will just shred the pad. Same thing with the towel. I know it doesn't look cozy without any padding in there, but until she gets the hang of sleeping in there and not freaking out and tearing stuff up, I would avoid putting anything shreddable in there. Just her water and a hoof, she will be fine. Might not want to put too much water in that dish though - she will probably tip it over. I would put your puppy pad or towel under the actual crate just in case of that.
Your puppy is adorable. Enjoy all your fur babies and don't sweat the little stuff.
Cripes, scratch her snout for me...bloody cute!!!
They are pig hoofs and they sell them at the pet stores. They are usually pretty cheap but they STINK! as you would imagine a pig's feet would be smelly. They are safe for puppies to chew since they really don't come apart or get eaten like a rawhide. They're just hours of chewtastic fun for them to get their gnaw on.
First, a big congrats to your family, Joan, on the arrival of the newest member.
Second, do you remember that smell? The one of the bloated carcass of an skunk in 100 degree weather? That's heaven compared to the smell of a 1/2 chewed pig hoof.
Consider yourself warned!
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Although I would REALLY have enjoyed sending you lots of doggie links :tap: I'm so happy for you all!
It'll be nice for Chloe to have a little friend who doesn't want to hurt her..... well, not intentionally, anyway :giggles:
Maybe the hooves I've gotten out my way come from undernourished pigs, but Lucy has no problem getting a large, read chokeable, chunk, off pretty quick :surrender:
I know Sophie's just a pup and might not be able to do that with her little teeth, but I won't leave Lucy alone with one. just fyi...
I think the Nylabone is a great idea!
Oh yeah, those hooves are seriouslysmelling
The woman at Petsmart said they can get a piece that could suction to the roof of their mouth and cause problems so I stuck with the nylabone. I figure I may move to a Kong and fill it with something yummy eventually to keep her interested.
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