Them Bones!

Gezza · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject:

what a blissful evening Jo!!

We gave the bug a bone once....it was a HUGE hip bone I think - nearly as big as him at the time....

so - marrowbones must be different? - I am guessing them come from the leg?

As per the Gary post - he was absolutely fine with us removing the bone from him, but actually gave a growl when Josh got close to him and therefore we haven;t given once since....

we had the opposite effect from constipation!! - perhaps he was too young at the time? or is it the marrow that bungs them up?

_Jules_ · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:14 pm Post subject:

gstuart · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject:

missy and candy have never ever growled at me when food was around,

however when i did give them both a bone candy went near missy and she gave a very deep growl.didnt show any teeth

i had no problem of going up to missy and taking the bone off her,

that was the last time i gave them bones, was wondering does this happen to alot of dogs that get very possesive over bones

This is the only time ive heard missy give a deep growl, never seen her show her teeth just a deep tone.

all the best

gary

Tarimoor_Art · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject:

I don't know Gary is the honest answer, neither of mine, even as pups have growled at me in the way Jules describes over any food. They have had the occasional warning growl at each other, but will generally swap bones and toys without any problems whatsoever, Indie usually pins Tau down and mugs her little sis for whatever it is she wants, and Tau goes along with it as a sort of game.

gstuart · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject:

i have always been able to put my hand, face into both there dog bowls and not a problem from them apart from getting licked

Funny you saying about one dog telling off another one.

Missy has growled at candy a few times to put her in her place, plus anything candy picks up missy also mugs her for it.

as they really changed when they had a bone i dont buy them anymore

all the best

gary

Topseyt · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject:

Soon after we got Topsy my two were given a large beef bone each. Topsy approached Charlie, and yes, he did tell her to bog off in no uncertain terms. Neither of them does it to me though, and I can get the bones off them without problem.

To be honest, if it is the dogs just drawing their own battle lines and showing each other who is boss then I leave them to it providing it does not go really OTT. Topsy learnt a lesson there far more effectively than I could have taught her - i.e. to leave Charlie alone with his bone. It didn't harm her at all, as she had her own and she and Charlie still remained good friends.

_Jules_ · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:44 pm Post subject:

Tarimoor_Art · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:51 pm Post subject:

Oooh Jules you fibber!!!

Tau has the odd eff and jeff at things that spook her, Indie's half an hour behind her and just grinning from ear to ear by the time she's realised there was something to possibly bark about. But food has never been an issue with them, even though I obviously starve them Wink

Gezza · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:

This all makes such a lot of sense, since Beetle really does see Josh as a sibling....

I would love to give a bone back, so as per Sarah's post - I reckon we need to freeze them and ask the butcher (he is great! - bones them all himself and will do anything asked of him) to cut them into much smaller chunks....

Perhaps that will stop the Bug from tearing chunks out of the architrave??

g