Dog people of urban, what are your views on rawhide?
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WouldBe
Dislicksick
Think I've had slazenger ones before. Don't bother anymore as they only last a few seconds.
pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
When I worked in China a lot, my client had a best mate that owned a chain of £1 shops up in scotland. He often travelled with us and sometimes when my client was bored of working on slippers and trainers he'd go to all the meetings that his £1 shop friend attended. Infact he used to travel with us all over the globe, when we worked in Brazil, he'd be buying sweets, in Italy, buckets, mops and brushes, but in China, candles, Christmas decorations and dog treats. My client came back from the dog treat sourcing meeting looking like he'd seen a ghost, he said that the factory was filthy and disgusting and unhygienic and full of rotting carcasses. He said he was dry heaving at the sight and smell of the place. Never again. Must've been a contrast to the conditions we were used to seeing in a sneaker factory - we worked with places that were spotless and even had their own hospitals and libraries on site. So it doesn't surprise me that dogs get sick from cheap dog treats and I never bought any of this crap for my dog.
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trashpony
Hag
I wet tennis balls so they don’t bounce too much outside. My dog tears his dew claw in his exuberance plus he is nearly 8 and he’s going to do himself an injury leaping around.
He’s completely obsessed with balls. We were visiting a friend at the weekend and yesterday morning their dog had a ratty old tennis ball in the kitchen.
When I went to leave, I found it in his bed in my room
He’s completely obsessed with balls. We were visiting a friend at the weekend and yesterday morning their dog had a ratty old tennis ball in the kitchen.
When I went to leave, I found it in his bed in my room
pinkmonkey
2.4 hour party person
'discovering' a slimey well mouthed tennis ball in that way, is about the worst thing about owning a dog. 
trashpony
Hag
Yes! He sucks a thing which used to be a duck and is now just a piece of fake fur. He’s not supposed to have it on the sofa. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat on it'discovering' a slimey well mouthed tennis ball in that way, is about the worst thing about owning a dog.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
not even close'discovering' a slimey well mouthed tennis ball in that way, is about the worst thing about owning a dog.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
My collie cross used to peel the fluff off tennis balls to play with.
I don't know the risks, hence this thread existing
I do know what people with no actual clue think are the risks, I'm genuinely interested to know if there is any truth to it or whether it's the same people that say tinned dog food will kill your dog.
I expect there are no risks but I'd like to know.
They cost a fortune
weltweit
Well-Known Member
I don't throw sticks any more since I heard the stories of dogs impaling themselves. Larry is fast and he would get to the point where the stick was landing and bouncing about, that and I obviously couldn't throw them far enough.
Then I tried tennis balls, with one of those long thrower things, this was way better as I could throw it a long way and Larry got more exercise. However he was so keen on chasing and bringing the ball back that one time he did himself an injury because I threw it just too many times. We limped home after that and I decided tennis balls might also be off the agenda, unless I could restrict the amount of chasing. He was very insistent to go on.
Had a hilarious tennis ball event last summer. Larry went into the river his favourite tennis ball in his chops. He paused, looking at me for a moment, and then put his prized ball down in the water in front of him while he looked around. The ball slowly began floated away in the light current - I was hollering "Larry your ball", eventually he looked down to where he had left it, but it was gone, GONE! cue much howling and yapping, which just goes to prove Larry doesn't understand water currents. 
Then I tried tennis balls, with one of those long thrower things, this was way better as I could throw it a long way and Larry got more exercise. However he was so keen on chasing and bringing the ball back that one time he did himself an injury because I threw it just too many times. We limped home after that and I decided tennis balls might also be off the agenda, unless I could restrict the amount of chasing. He was very insistent to go on.
Had a hilarious tennis ball event last summer. Larry went into the river his favourite tennis ball in his chops. He paused, looking at me for a moment, and then put his prized ball down in the water in front of him while he looked around. The ball slowly began floated away in the light current - I was hollering "Larry your ball", eventually he looked down to where he had left it, but it was gone, GONE! cue much howling and yapping, which just goes to prove Larry doesn't understand water currents.
Looby
Well-Known Member
Most of us here probably know as much as you and I assume that I have no actual clue because I haven’t done the research and I’m not a vet, just a cautious owner.I don't know the risks, hence this thread existing
I do know what people with no actual clue think are the risks, I'm genuinely interested to know if there is any truth to it or whether it's the same people that say tinned dog food will kill your dog.
I expect there are no risks but I'd like to know.
I take the view that if I can easily avoid something that might harm my dog, I will.
Sorry if I’m being really thick but I’m not totally clear what you’re asking us because we’re probably reading the same info as you and making our own judgments.
Pinkmonkeys post was really useful though and confirms other warnings about cheap chews and treats.
It never got to the really scary oh fuck he's choking to death stage but whenever my dog had a coughing fit over some treat that'd gone down the wrong way it would always be rawhide. I mostly stopped getting them for him although it was never a conscious decision to stop for that specific reason. I've known other dogs that would get really awful diarrhoea from the dye or some other additive in cheap rawhide treats too.
trashpony
Hag
The reason I don’t give them to my dog is that they soften the strips with chewing and then swallow huge chunks. So there‘s a risk of them getting stuck in their oesophagus.
i give my dog: pigs ears, chicken feet and make him kongs with blitzed lamb liver treats cooked in the oven, mix with yoghurt and stuff into a kong and freeze.
cheap as chips (albeit a bit messy - they’re an outside treat usually)
i give my dog: pigs ears, chicken feet and make him kongs with blitzed lamb liver treats cooked in the oven, mix with yoghurt and stuff into a kong and freeze.
cheap as chips (albeit a bit messy - they’re an outside treat usually)
WouldBe
Dislicksick
I stopped giving my alsatian cross those rawhide bone things. She was eating one one time and chewed the knot off one end. A few minutes later she was down to the other knot. I didn't think she could have got through it that fast so took it off her. She had partly softened the shaft and stuck it down her throat and was trying to chew the knot off the other end so she could swallow it.
It went straight in the bin.
Jesus christ twateyes, stop taking yourself so fucking seriously.
Looby
Well-Known Member
You started the thread and asked for advice. I was trying to help but was confused as you seemed pissed off with my responses.
Did you want jokey answers? Or just people confirming that there’s nothing wrong with rawhide and the rest of us are idiots?
