(If you’re interested you can check out why we use green tea in the listing). They’re hard, they’re rough, they have an irregular shape. We’ve attempted to replicate raw bones too. You can try our natural dental treats with just 3 ingredients. If you aren’t ready for raw meaty bones but don’t want to keep buying the rubbish big business churns out there is an alternative… They also work because the act of chewing increases saliva.Īnd that’s what Big Business dental treats attempt to repeat.īut Big Business, being what they are, attempt to do it thinking of their profit first and our dog’s health a long way second. Raw bones work to clean teeth and gums because they’re rough, hard and irregular. You’ll see exactly what I mean – it’s all derivatives and grains. If you buy dental treats, whip out your magnifying glass/phone and check out the back of the packet.
So much profit that it’s more profitable for them than selling bones your butcher will give you for free? How do they make so much profit from their alternative versions of bones?
They’ve developed cheap alt-versions of bones they’re selling to us as science-led. They’ve created more profitable alternatives.
There is one big reason multinational dog food producers don’t sell them. Why don’t the huge pet food manufacturers sell them?… Why aren’t there more raw meaty bones available? Why aren’t the multinational dog food companies selling them?
#Wild dogs teeth free
Become a regular at your local butchers and then ask about bones for your dog – it’ll be a free bone bonanza (Thank you to Sonja and Sorrell for this lovely tip!). Availability?īig ol’ raw meaty bones aren’t that easy to come by because we do most of our shopping at supermarkets. Make sure you remove any bone that becomes small enough to swallow whole.Īs with all chews, keep an eye on your dog while they’re chewing. Only give your dog raw bones that are too big to swallow. Cooked bones are much more likely to splinter than raw bones. This is a problem with cooked bones because the springy material within raw bones hardens during cooking. It’s a worry but if your dog doesn’t guard their food now it’s highly unlikely they’ll guard their bones either. However for many of us there are issues holding us back… Aggression? They’re a great way to clean teeth and a wonderful way to add nutrients and enrich our dog’s lives. Saliva even contains minerals that can help repair early stage decay in teeth – do you remember when chewing gum companies started selling gum as a way to healthy teeth?. It even helps remove tartar – think of the scraping process you have to endure at your Dentist’s when they are removing tartar buildup.Įven the simple act of chewing encourages the release of saliva.Īnd saliva helps neutralise the plaque acids which cause decay. It turns out chewing on bones was an ideal way to keep both teeth and gums in tip top condition.Īs they gnaw to get to the marrow bones become rough and irregular.
#Wild dogs teeth full
As such their natural diet was full of delicious raw meaty bones. Wild dogs and wolves were both scavengers and predators. To do that with dogs it’s usually best to go back to their ancestors and see how they did it naturally. Let’s chat about gums and gnashers and how best to keep them clean and pristine.