What are your thoughts on this.
First, I checked with my vet. Large bones (cow femur) are great for for dogs.
He said just make certain there's not a lot of raw meat on them.
They come frozen from the butcher so that should help with any nasties that might be on them.
So, I'm going to smoke a few for my dogs.
Here are my thoughts based upon personal experience and zero expertise.
1. I do not want to cure them as I think the concentrated salt and sugar would not be good for dogs.
2. I want to smoke low and slow because I don't want them to become brittle.
3. Let the dog chew for a day or two and then pitch it. The smoke is a natural preservative, but I think longer than two days is risking nasties.
4. Nothing added. Just raw bone on smoker.
Ok, what are your thoughts?
Hopefully someone with more knowledge can help out here.
Thanks
First, I checked with my vet. Large bones (cow femur) are great for for dogs.
He said just make certain there's not a lot of raw meat on them.
They come frozen from the butcher so that should help with any nasties that might be on them.
So, I'm going to smoke a few for my dogs.
Here are my thoughts based upon personal experience and zero expertise.
1. I do not want to cure them as I think the concentrated salt and sugar would not be good for dogs.
2. I want to smoke low and slow because I don't want them to become brittle.
3. Let the dog chew for a day or two and then pitch it. The smoke is a natural preservative, but I think longer than two days is risking nasties.
4. Nothing added. Just raw bone on smoker.
Ok, what are your thoughts?
Hopefully someone with more knowledge can help out here.
Thanks