(09-05-2014, 07:12 AM)Happyflowerlady Wrote: Having something to chew, whether it is a bone or a rawhide bone, is important for the dog in many other ways, as you mentioned in your post, Snowflake. Puppies (just like little kids) need something to chew on when they are teething, and having some kind of a chew toy for the puppy will save a lot of your shoes, and maybe the furniture as well.
When I read about this article, I am really so engrossed on what really is there something about those bone that make our doggies crazy about them. As the original author, Stanley Coren have stated in his book and in his research, there is really not much nutrition left on the bone without the meat in it. But he believe its the natural instinct based on their genes that has this mental urging to gnaw on the bone and grinding em good until clean and broken into pieces. The little and almost no fat scent )of the marrow)brought a mystery mental signal to chew, gnaw and grind until there's none of those scent at all. Not even the tiny ants wont have a chance to snatch it from them lols....
To me, whatever it is that is in there (bone) is something that makes them happy and relieve all the stress they have. And that is one thing I really cannot buy for them except give them the best looking luscious bone or any alternative bone like treat. I buy MILKOTEIN for them. Simply because I can always re heat it to restart again their goodness. The little pieces broken as they chew, I also put in the microwave to puff into new bites. Something the hides and Kongs cannot exactly do.
(09-05-2014, 07:12 AM)Happyflowerlady Wrote: Having something to chew, whether it is a bone or a rawhide bone, is important for the dog in many other ways, as you mentioned in your post, Snowflake. Puppies (just like little kids) need something to chew on when they are teething, and having some kind of a chew toy for the puppy will save a lot of your shoes, and maybe the furniture as well.
Yeah, our pets are like our little children too! Raising them is a test of parenting too. We learn to practice more tolerance, patience, be alert and always giving our unconditional love to then.
I really lost tract counting how many shoes, how many times I've fixed everything in the house. But for me, it is somehow a learning stage for me to keep on thinking about ways to have our home safe and tidy as I keep them safe and caring for them like little babies. Something not many pet parents cannot comprehend. The process maybe slow but one will always get there no matter how.
