[jeff]

Im a pretty exp. guy,as far as raising dogs goes.
Ive had many litters of puppys and when i got my rott. he wouldnt stop biting,
I found that by giving him a chew or an ear or something similar,that he wouldnt chew on me but would eat the chew.
Good i thought.
Well after years of him chewing and swallowing all that un digestable leather ,he died from it.
I now have another puppy who wont stop chewing on me,and i will never give her a chew that can be torn up and swallowed.
My arms are a mass of tiny cuts and scratches from my fingers to my elbows from the now 4 month old english bull terrier puppy,but i wont resort to throwing her an ear just to get her attention off of me for awhile,
Jeff

[cjac&mac]

Originally Posted by jeff

Im a pretty exp. guy,as far as raising dogs goes.
Ive had many litters of puppys and when i got my rott. he wouldnt stop biting,
I found that by giving him a chew or an ear or something similar,that he wouldnt chew on me but would eat the chew.
Good i thought.
Well after years of him chewing and swallowing all that un digestable leather ,he died from it.
I now have another puppy who wont stop chewing on me,and i will never give her a chew that can be torn up and swallowed.
My arms are a mass of tiny cuts and scratches from my fingers to my elbows from the now 4 month old english bull terrier puppy,but i wont resort to throwing her an ear just to get her attention off of me for awhile,
Jeff

Did you have an autopsy done? Rawhide(cow) is not digestable. Porkhide(pig) is. You would have noticed a lot sooner than "years" if your dog was having difficulty with it's own digestive system in digesting everything he ate.

As for letting your puppy chew on you that is the wrong thing to do. A baby will explore the house and you with it's hands, a puppy will do the same with it's mouth as it doesn't have hands. You need to discourage unwanted chewing, and encourage proper chewing (like a toy or bone that is SAFE for YOUR dog). A quick 'bark' at your pup will let it know that it's playing to rough with you and not to bite or scratch. Presenting something for your puppy to play with (chew and bite and scatch) will develop good behavior in your growing dog.

[Captbob]

Originally Posted by jeff

Im a pretty exp. guy,as far as raising dogs goes.
Ive had many litters of puppys and when i got my rott. he wouldnt stop biting,
I found that by giving him a chew or an ear or something similar,that he wouldnt chew on me but would eat the chew.
Good i thought.
Well after years of him chewing and swallowing all that un digestable leather ,he died from it.
I now have another puppy who wont stop chewing on me,and i will never give her a chew that can be torn up and swallowed.
My arms are a mass of tiny cuts and scratches from my fingers to my elbows from the now 4 month old english bull terrier puppy,but i wont resort to throwing her an ear just to get her attention off of me for awhile,
Jeff

That is why many vets recommend not using rawhide chews, pigs ears, and things like Greenies. They see the animals after the damage has been done.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n1987520.shtml

[magaritas]

yes, I agree about the pig ears, so does anyone here have a good alternative that dogs can chew without the worry?

[cjac&mac]

Originally Posted by magaritas

yes, I agree about the pig ears, so does anyone here have a good alternative that dogs can chew without the worry?

Like I said before, everything could potentially harm your dog.

Digestable Chews for dogs:
-Snouts (pork and beef)
-Pig ears
-Moo Tubes (trachea)
-Paddy Wacks (Beef tendons)
-Beef/veal chews (bull/calf penis)
-hooves
-Pork rolls (pig hide)
-jerky (chicken breast)
-greenies (appropriate size)
-Nylabone (Edibles)
-real bones (beef, pork, bison)

NON-Digestable Chews for dogs:
-Rawhide (beef)
-Nylabone (flexible and durable)

Any and all of these should be monitored. Your dog may be fine to eat a trachea but not okay to eat a tendon and so on. IMO there is no reason to ever feed NON-digestable products to my dogs--you might as well give them your shoe!

[pupster]

Yes good question,
i think its ok for them to eat because my little alfie LOVES them!

[Wimble Woof]

Originally Posted by magaritas

yes, I agree about the pig ears, so does anyone here have a good alternative that dogs can chew without the worry?

Turkey necks... excellent teeth scrubbing and fun for the dog.
also raw bones. But with them you have to be careful for teeth chipping and the dog breaking off big pieces and them causing a blockage.
If u do not want to go the "natural" route. I dont have much advice. sorry.