My first Bone

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Yummy... I enjoyed my first bone... even if I did have a snarl at mummy for taking it off me when it got to small

you call that a bone thats got more meat on it than my sunday roast holly one lucky girl
great pics thanks for sharing and makin me jealouse lol

Whooo, look at her go! She really enjoyed that!

bigwazza wrote:you call that a bone thats got more meat on it than my sunday roast holly one lucky girl
great pics thanks for sharing and makin me jealouse lol

LOL... really? well she said thanks Uncle Wazza she will share next time... add a little gravy

Um, Warren, do you REALLY want to share a dog's bone? Including the chewed up slobbery bits?

Caryll wrote:Um, Warren, do you REALLY want to share a dog's bone? Including the chewed up slobbery bits?

I will make lamb veg soup he will never know lol

Warren, you might not want to accept a dinner invitation from Mel!

ha ha iv had the wifes cooking so i should be ok
and ps it wont be the first time iv shared a dogs bone times are hard you know lol

I hope your wife doesn't read that!

na she chained in the celler at the minute

I don't like chains - a strong set of handcuffs is much better!

Aww bless her!!!

great pic she loves it

bigwazza wrote:na she chained in the celler at the minute

Too much information!!

Caryll wrote:I don't like chains - a strong set of handcuffs is much better!

Way too much information!!!!!!!!

Tracie-Milly-Moos Mum wrote:great pic she loves it

Great pics!! And I've learnt to multiquote can you tell

OK OK OK>.. panic stations

I gave Holly another small peice of Lamb breast yesterday ( ribs) and she went to town.. she loved it.. chewed it etc...
BUT this morning when we woke up she had a real mess in her crate..
she had the runs, it looked almost pheglm -ish and slimey and there were peices of bones that looked rather sharp
what happened here.????/
I am not game enough to try aagain ...
She was covered in poo, as was her bedding...
that was all sorted this mornign first thing.. washed and the blankets are being washed in hot water and disenfectant.. but OMG is scarred the &^%$ out of me

She hasn't chewed it properly, and it's sat in her stomach undigested & upset her a little. Giver a break for a couple of days & then try her with a piece of spine or neck. The bones are softer & she won't be able to swallow big shards of it. If you have a butcher near you, ask him if he can save you a piece of spine - he'll think you're mad, but........

Of course, it could be that her stomach is not used to dealing with bone & you may need to wait until she's older before introducing them again.

Don't forget, though, that not all dogs will take to a raw diet. If it doesn't suit her stomach, then you'll have to give it a miss & just give her the occasional marrow bone as a treat.

Ok so she isnt going to drop dead on me is she?.. i mean god i would die if i hurt her..
she is playing with my youngest now and has been running around like a half wit for about an hour.. she looks totally fine ..

Also now that is has "had" to mess in her crate.. you think she will do it again now

No, she only messed because she had to - it was probably so messy because she'd tried to hold it for so long!

As I said, give it a break for a while - let her stomach settle & then maybe try some spine. If it happens again, then she's either too young, or maybe she just just doesn't suit a BARF diet.

Not the end of the world, though, and the complete dry food gives just as much nutrition!

Caryll wrote:No, she only messed because she had to - it was probably so messy because she'd tried to hold it for so long!

As I said, give it a break for a while - let her stomach settle & then maybe try some spine. If it happens again, then she's either too young, or maybe she just just doesn't suit a BARF diet.

Not the end of the world, though, and the complete dry food gives just as much nutrition!

Ok thanks Caryll... god is is frightening.. I am sure once she is a bit older and has a better jaw she will be ok..
I will try again in a few weeks/months and see what happens..
it has upset her a little too... she was very nippy this morning.. maybe the 7am bath pee'd her off lol

Also she used to listen to the "leave it" and walk away.. now she has another few chews and i have to really go over and yell...
I feel like i am correcting her most of the time...
can u suggest anything?.. will this make her hate me in the end?

Mel Skora wrote:I feel like i am correcting her most of the time...
can u suggest anything?.. will this make her hate me in the end?

No, it'll make her respect you. As long as you do fun things with her so you can give her praise as well, she won't worry about the corrections.

ok cool.. i do plenty of fun things with her.. but she was sulky this morning.. maybe she is still a little upset.
she ate her breakfast and i have been out with her for about an hour and half... she still hasnt been to the toilet... i popped her back into her crate and she is sound asleep.. i guess this will be the test to see if she goes toilet in her bed..
I am sure you are right that she just held on so long it was a mess...
fingers crossed

hope holly is feeling better today Mel as for the training thing Milly has days were she takes 20 steps forward and 50 leaps back you gotta love um

How's Holly today Mel?

Caryll wrote:How's Holly today Mel?

Much better thanks,
I am not sure now if it was the bones....... I feel STUPID... STUPID.... but when i weighed her i wrote down 8.3kgs..... not 3.8kg.... not thinking i read the amount for worming at 12 weeks as i was told to..... so i overdosed her not thinking...
wasnt until puppy preschool tonight that they told me she had put on weight and was now 4.2kg!
then it suddenly blooming hit me.... i made her sick... combined with the bones the poor little darling was crook

Whoops!!! Sounds like that could have been it. I'd keep her off the bones for a while anyway to let her jaws & teeth strengthen & let her stomach recover.

Glad she's ok now though.

That reminds me, I've got to get Dempsey some worming tablets - I think he's overdue, so I'll have to check my records!

[quote="bigwazza"]ha ha iv had the wifes cooking so i should be ok

lol brave brave man

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bigwazza wrote:ha ha iv had the wifes cooking so i should be ok

lol brave brave man

Ya wanna be careful - us ladies can dish up some real c**P if you're not careful, and you won't know what we've put in it!

Caryll wrote:Whoops!!! Sounds like that could have been it. I'd keep her off the bones for a while anyway to let her jaws & teeth strengthen & let her stomach recover.

Glad she's ok now though.

That reminds me, I've got to get Dempsey some worming tablets - I think he's overdue, so I'll have to check my records!

I know I feel terrible... thank god she is ok.. and it didnt mess up her crate training at night
x

Sometimes they're stronger than we think.

Holly had another bone yesterday... she was a little bored with all of us in the pool.. so I tried her again... OH took it off her and she growled.... but then he made her sit and gave it back.... When it looked to small i went up and asked her for it.... grabbed on tight as i thought there would have been a tug of war... but she just gave it up and went running around the yard like a psyco...
no up set tummy last night and a firm poo this morning.. so i think it must have been the over dose of worming

I wont give it to her all the time, just now and then for a treat or when she is bored.

Glad she's ok. Well done with the food growling issues - she'll be fine as long as you keep it up!

Caryll wrote:Glad she's ok. Well done with the food growling issues - she'll be fine as long as you keep it up!

LOL... it is easy now.... but when she is a brick and doesnt want to give it up might be another story,
brandan had a go at taking it off her, but as soon as he touched the raw meat he was a goooonnnnnaaaa... lol
he ran straight to the bathroom and washed his hands god love him...

I know how he feels, makes me shudder every time!

Great pics
Gonna show Blue the pic tomorrow......laptop is well over due a clean

yep that looks like a veeeeery tasty bone and i think someone is enjoying it as well.

Mel wrote:

Caryll wrote:No, she only messed because she had to - it was probably so messy because she'd tried to hold it for so long!

As I said, give it a break for a while - let her stomach settle & then maybe try some spine. If it happens again, then she's either too young, or maybe she just just doesn't suit a BARF diet.

Not the end of the world, though, and the complete dry food gives just as much nutrition!

Ok thanks Caryll... god is is frightening.. I am sure once she is a bit older and has a better jaw she will be ok..
I will try again in a few weeks/months and see what happens..
it has upset her a little too... she was very nippy this morning.. maybe the 7am bath pee'd her off lol

Also she used to listen to the "leave it" and walk away.. now she has another few chews and i have to really go over and yell...
I feel like i am correcting her most of the time...
can u suggest anything?.. will this make her hate me in the end?

Honestly for a few weeks its like your speaking to a brick wall wearing earmuffs! They will ignore you and push it and go on like they are death, one day though it just clicks and you start to realise 'Wow the puppy hasn't bit me for over an hour!!!' RESULT!!!