"brooklyn1" wrote

> When soup bones are free is the only reason to use them for stock...

I'll have to disagree but I come from a particular stance. I need the marrow
according to several Docs now over time, but in careful amounts so as to
keep the cholestrol levels in scale.

> anyone had to buy bones for soup they'd not... soup greens used to be
> free too (those were the blemished veggies that couldn't be sold as

We wierded out a Japan grocer on that. There was one fellow who spoke
pretty good english. He asked why all the Americans would buy the 1/2 price
wilting ones (note, still edible not moldy or anything bad) as we explained
'crockpots' and 'soups'. He put up a small bin with a note in Japanese and
English, on what it was for and inside, he had what you mean as soup
veggies.

>> Dogs should be given bones raw; cooked bones may break into
>>splinters which could cause internal damage.
>
> All bones can be broken and cause serious damage to dogs, even
> death... no vet with a modicum of integrity/intelligence will suggest
> giving dogs bones, cooked or raw. Better pet shops sell bones that
> have been specially selected and specially prepared for dogs, but
> still all dogs eat differently so not every dog should be given
> bones... giving any dog bones is very risky... anyone who values

Depends on the dog type but I get the fancy ones from the pets store. In
fact, I need to get Cash-pup another as he's eaten most of the current one.
I can't get him rawhide of any kind. The 'tough stuff' that should last a
month with a german shepard, lasts 20 mins with Cash-pup before it's gone.

Cash is a beagle and bull mastiff mix. (Bull Mastiff is a mastiff and
English full sized bull dog mix).

Cash does NOT get any leftover bones from home use or fresh from the
grocery, only the ones specially smoked and roasted at the pet store. He
ignores plastic bones.