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bully stick warning

   
Bam-Bam, CGC

Lil' Rubble		 
 
Barked: Fri Jul 3, '09 6:02pm PST 
We are currently dog-sitting a mastiff puppy for friends (yay I have 3 mastiffs in my house right now, it feels so RIGHT!) and I gave him and Reyna some bully sticks to chew on the other day. Well, MOST dogs chew them horizontally, but Atliss flipped his vertical. I saw him with it hanging partially out of his mouth, but he was making the fish face so I knew he was choking! I hurried up and grabbed it out and took all the bully sticks away. Considering the size of the bully and how little was sticking out of his mouth, it was definitely stuck down his throat.
Soo...Just a warning. Our guys love these things, and I know Atliss' parents give them at home, but I will be letting them know to also never feed them unattended!!!
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Bosley

Where are the- treats?		 
 
Barked: Fri Jul 3, '09 6:18pm PST 
I always make sure my dogs are supervised when eating their bully sticks. Bosley is a gulper, so I make sure to take it away from him before it gets too small (about 5 inches or so). I then give the end pieces to friends who have little dogs. There is still a lot of chewing to be had by a small dog on a piece that size, but for my big guys, I don't like to take the chance.
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Addy, CGC

Let's go for a- walk!		 
 
Barked: Fri Jul 3, '09 7:34pm PST 
Addy's a chewer, not a gulper, but I never let her have a bully stick unattended, and it gets tossed when she's chewed it down far enough that she could swallow it and choke on it.
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Bam-Bam, CGC

Lil' Rubble		 
 
Barked: Sat Jul 4, '09 5:15am PST 
I just wanted to clarify... This was a puppy, and this bully stick had hardly been chewed. It was still pretty significant in size, it just happened to be that he turned it vertical and lodged it in his throat. Even the big ones could pose a danger!!!
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Kaya

All you need is- love :)
 
 
Barked: Sat Jul 4, '09 7:19am PST 
I find it important to never give any chews like that unattended... you never know what can happen!
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Peanut Baby

Getting a- furless sister!
 
 
Barked: Sat Jul 4, '09 7:37am PST 
We have bully sticks all the time unsupervised. We give 12 inch bully sticks and take them away at about 4 inches. I think that its very important to supervise if you aren't sure how your dogs will eat them and also look at sizes. I would think that it would be much easier for a mastiff to choke on the same sized stick you would feed a chihuahua. Thanks for sharing your story. I am glad doggies are okay and hope accident doesn't happen again.
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Bam-Bam, CGC

Lil' Rubble		 
 
Barked: Sat Jul 4, '09 8:04am PST 
Peanut, this was a mastiff puppy.
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Andrew

Did someone say- Treat???		 
 
Barked: Sat Jul 4, '09 12:55pm PST 
I know..you have to be really careful with those things!!! My basset girl, Maggie Frances, once got one lodged in her throat as well!

Its always great to post our experiences to remind everyone about things that can happen!!!

Glad the puppy is OK!
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Baron

Amen. Bow Wow.- Says it all.
 
 
Barked: Mon Jul 6, '09 8:43am PST 
Glad everyone is ok.

Baron likes Bully sticks also... when i get them i always get the thick ones and 6 inchers... only letting him chew them down about 1/2 way but it seems that he chewes them from the side moreso than the end... and he ia always supervised...

Thanks for the warnning bam bam.
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