{"id":10427,"date":"2022-03-25T06:42:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-puppies-bones-to-chew\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T06:42:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:42:32","slug":"can-you-give-puppies-bones-to-chew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-puppies-bones-to-chew\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you give puppies bones to chew?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-puppies-bones-to-chew\/#Can_you_give_puppies_bones_to_chew\" title=\"Can you give puppies bones to chew?\">Can you give puppies bones to chew?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-puppies-bones-to-chew\/#What_bones_are_safe_for_puppies\" title=\"What bones are safe for puppies?\">What bones are safe for puppies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-puppies-bones-to-chew\/#Can_a_3_month_old_puppy_eat_bones\" title=\"Can a 3 month old puppy eat bones?\">Can a 3 month old puppy eat bones?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/can-you-give-puppies-bones-to-chew\/#When_can_you_give_a_puppy_a_bone\" title=\"When can you give a puppy a bone?\">When can you give a puppy a bone?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_give_puppies_bones_to_chew\"><\/span>Can you give puppies bones to chew?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although each dog breed matures at a different rate, <b>puppies should avoid chewing on bones until they&#8217;re at least 4 to 6 months old. Puppy teeth are sharper and more fragile than those of an adult, and they can damage their teeth and risk choking if they&#8217;re given bones before they&#8217;re ready.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_bones_are_safe_for_puppies\"><\/span>What bones are safe for puppies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Raw bones are considered safer than home-cooked because they don&#8217;t splinter as easily. Raw bones like chicken, turkey, lamb, beef, or even oxtail can be safer bone options for your pet. Unlike home-cooked bones which are drained of their nutrients, raw bones can be a natural source of calcium and phosphorus.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_3_month_old_puppy_eat_bones\"><\/span>Can a 3 month old puppy eat bones?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Keep in mind to <b>avoid bones at first, as your puppy&#8217;s teeth won&#8217;t yet be fully developed, and hard bones can cause damage. Their teeth are also exceptionally sharp at this stage, making it easier for them to break off larger chunks than they can handle in their hurry to enjoy their new, tasty treats.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_can_you_give_a_puppy_a_bone\"><\/span>When can you give a puppy a bone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Between four to six months of age, the permanent teeth appear and grow rapidly. Introducing fresh raw meaty bones at <b>around 12 weeks of age ensures they are chewing actively around the time the permanent teeth erupt.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Can you give puppies bones to chew?What bones are safe for puppies?Can a 3 month old puppy eat bones?When can you give a puppy a bone? Can you give puppies bones to chew? Although each dog breed matures at a different rate, puppies should avoid chewing on bones until they&#8217;re at least&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10427"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10427\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}