Bob Ackley -> Jim White wrote:
 BA> Replying to a message of Jim White to Bob Ackley:

 BA>>> I don't think anybody gives the bones away anymore, they take them
 BA>>> out of the discard pile/container and package them just like any
 BA>>> other meat purchase - complete with weight and price.

 JW>> Sorry if I gave that impression.  I think they call them soup bones or
 JW>> something like that!!  This way they can charge you for them!

 BA> HyVee calls them 'marrow bones.'  I'm reluctant to get those any more
 BA> after one
 BA> of my labs managed to get one stuck around her lower jaw.  It took about
 BA> a $50 trip
 BA> to the vet to get it off (he had to put her under and saw through the
 BA> bone while she was asleep).

WOW!!  The ones we buy look like they may be the upper leg bone of a cow. 
It has the ball on one end that appears it may go into the hip socket.  You
can also find these smoked and dried at the Bigger pet supply stores.  The
bone is soft enough that they can consume the bone.  And then we take them
away when the bone get small enough that they may choke on it.  Here are a
couple links to what we give ours for special treats.  We will give them
one of these when they will be crated for several hours and they will chew
quietly.

http://www.petco.com/product/100793/Bone-Buddies-Mammoth-Dog-Bone.aspx
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2750979

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