I mentioned in my article on digging that giving a dog a nice fresh bone can result in the dog digging a nice big hole in the garden.
There are other more significant problems with bones that I have seen over my many years training domestic dogs at people’s homes.
In summer time bones will attract ants, flies, birds, wasps including the European Wasp.
Bones can become lodged in a dog’s throat, gut or abdomen causing unnecessary and costly surgery. And many dogs will vomit shortly after ingesting a bone.
The old adage ‘’Like a Dog with a Bone’’ is based on the real issue that some dogs become more protective over bones. Over protective behaviour can become aggressive behaviour and this is not breed dependant – it can happen in all breeds.
