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Post by LyndaW Fri May 02, 2014 7:01 pm

I give Kuchar cow hooves from PAH as an occasional treat. When he's eaten the stuffing they put in them, the hooves are recycled as treats stuffed with cheese. But he does chew bits off the edges - is this dangerous? Your opinions would be appreciated.
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Post by ella Fri May 02, 2014 7:03 pm

The boys can easily eat whole hooves Lynda, i buy them empty and stuff with mince and freeze. As long as he's not chewing massive bits off and swallowing that bit whole then no i see no problem, they are similar to a dog eating raw bones happy
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Post by LyndaW Fri May 02, 2014 7:13 pm

Thank heavens for that Ella, thank you! It is so difficult to find a chewy treat that will entertain Kuchar for longer than 5 minutes. And no, he doesn't eat the whole hoof, just breaks little bits off the edges.



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Post by Lynne Fri May 02, 2014 7:18 pm

Same as Ella xx
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Post by ella Fri May 02, 2014 7:19 pm

No that's prefectly fine hun happy I buy these ones if you ever want to get a few they are really good quality, obviously come empty but you can stuff them with whatever you want

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/dogs/dog_treats_chews/beef/beef_hooves/212918

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Post by Eleanor Fri May 02, 2014 7:51 pm

The only problem with cow hooves usually involves the type and treatment the products received prior to distribution; cow hooves have on occasion been known to cause damage to teeth, but that's been with unsupervised chewing with dogs that really aren't suited to cow hooves. Same goes with some stag bars though, so it just depends on the dog. happy
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Post by LyndaW Fri May 02, 2014 8:19 pm

Thank you Ella - half the price of PAH hooves, and I've no idea what they stuff into them but it doesn't last 45p's worth! Also, I'm not sure how PAH treat the hooves.

Plus, PAH hooves are mostly black, which is much harder than white hooves.

Thank you for advice too, Eleanor. I bought Kuchar a new stag bar today - he wasn't terribly keen on his old one, but chews it occasionally. Todays stag bar is a much bigger one with loads of marrow (or whatever is inside them) so I hoped it would be more interesting. It lies in the middle of the room - sniffed but otherwise unmolested. Grrrrr
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Post by Caryll Fri May 02, 2014 8:35 pm

Dempsey did go off the ordinary stag bars for a while, but then we got him a fallow deer antler & he loved it!

http://www.antlerdogchews.co.uk/antler-dog-chews/fallow-antler-dog-chew-medium-whole
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Post by LyndaW Fri May 02, 2014 11:09 pm

I'll bear it mind Caryll, thank you. Not willing to lash out another heap of shekels for something that may well lie disregarded in my living room just now!
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Post by Wendy Fri May 02, 2014 11:33 pm

I remember Alison (Lady Marmalade) buying a commercial load bag of them at Crufts.
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Post by reuben Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:00 pm

Bacchus loves cow hooves from PAH but insists on lying beside me on the sofa while chewing them and they smell like veeery sweaty feet. sick Anyone else notice this?

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Post by Eleanor Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:02 pm

laughing I hadn't ever noticed it, but Demps doesn't get cow hooves. Poor you!
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Post by LyndaW Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:01 pm

reuben wrote:Bacchus loves cow hooves from PAH but insists on lying beside me on the sofa while chewing them and they smell like veeery sweaty feet. sick  Anyone else notice this?

Yes, they stink!

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Post by Dave Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:02 pm

sounds like something we should be trying
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