Bones have long been associated with dogs. Just search Google Images for "dog with bone" and hundreds, if not thousands, of cartoon pictures of dogs with bones in their mouths will appear. Spock even has a tag in the shape of a little blue bone.
But should your really give your dog a bone? The short answer is "probably not". The main reason for this is that bones, especially chicken bones, splinter easily. Try breaking a small bone in half next time you eat chicken, and see how sharp it is!
The splinters of bone can literally cut open your dog's throat and intestines, to say nothing of the obvious choking hazard! And yes, it is possible for your dog to break a tooth on a bone. Bones are especially dangerous for large dogs.
The only time I would consider it safe to feed a bone to a dog is a RAW beef bone. Not a chicken bone. Not a cooked beef bone.
But even there, there are potential hazards. Experts and dog owners are still debating whether raw meat is safe for dogs. The time when Spock was most aggressive was while he was knowing a raw bone. It was frightening! That was the first- and the last- time that Spock got a real bone.
It is probably best to avoid giving your dog a bone to chew. Of course, any dog would love it, but if he never tries one, he won't know
what he's missing.
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