Best bones for a bichon frise

Newport81

Hi can anyone reccomend what raw bones I should get for a 14 month old bichon frise? I need on that would clean his teeth as I notice some tartar on his back teeth and he won't tolerate a tooth brush at all!

DBB

Rightly or wrongly, I prefer to give smaller dogs a bit of experience of chewing bones by starting them off on chicken wing tips, graduating them on to the whole wing gradually as they prove they can manage it: I have even held on to one end of the wing while they chew the other
You can also use the cartilage-y triangle on the chicken breastbone as a starter-outer too.
I have an older dog here who I don't feel manages wings as well as she used to, so I cut them into bite-sized chunks for her, which she deals with easily. Others smash the bones with a mallet, keeping the shape of the wing intact, but the bones in it smashed up a bit. I like the idea of this, but at the same time worry a bit about sharp edges and splinters.

Graces7

DBB wrote: »

Rightly or wrongly, I prefer to give smaller dogs a bit of experience of chewing bones by starting them off on chicken wing tips, graduating them on to the whole wing gradually as they prove they can manage it: I have even held on to one end of the wing while they chew the other
You can also use the cartilage-y triangle on the chicken breastbone as a starter-outer too.
I have an older dog here who I don't feel manages wings as well as she used to, so I cut them into bite-sized chunks for her, which she deals with easily. Others smash the bones with a mallet, keeping the shape of the wing intact, but the bones in it smashed up a bit. I like the idea of this, but at the same time worry a bit about sharp edges and splinters.

chicken wings are great and yes i share the concern re sharp edges if the are artificially broken up.

an alternative might be a bigger marrowbone that they are not going to chew bits off easily but gnaw on. mine love these and guard them weeks.

tk123

For wings I usually bash them in one or two places to break the bones (to save my knives cutting the bone lol!! ) and then cut them up.