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Mr Desi,
Cooking the bones changes their texture and the break and splinter easier than raw bones that are, believe it or not, chewier and easier for the dog to digest and not as likely too cause injury. I shared your concern about the bacteria and such in raw food but from what I've gathered through much discussion and research is that basically a dog's gut is different than ours and they are able to handle those bacteria. But I still follow safety rules, I won't feed old raw meat, only fresh and I keep it in the fridge until they get it. The only problem we've had was with Pork, cooked or not, I think pork bones are too sharp (but others have fed it with great success) and Chi gets really runny poo when she eats it. She's had RAW pretty much her whole life (although on occassion she gets kibble) and Petri (my chihuahua mix) has just made the transition in the past few months with no problem. They love the food, their teeth and coats are awesome and if you really watch sales, raw can be quite a bit cheaper than super premium kibble
On a side note, both of them now remind me of my cat. When Yo hears the can opener he sprints to his feeding table. Of course, 9 times out of 10 I'm opening something for our own dinner I have to be very stealth if I get out a package of ground beef in this house now, both Chi and Petri have this radar. They think every package of meat in this house is theirs
Cooking the bones changes their texture and the break and splinter easier than raw bones that are, believe it or not, chewier and easier for the dog to digest and not as likely too cause injury. I shared your concern about the bacteria and such in raw food but from what I've gathered through much discussion and research is that basically a dog's gut is different than ours and they are able to handle those bacteria. But I still follow safety rules, I won't feed old raw meat, only fresh and I keep it in the fridge until they get it. The only problem we've had was with Pork, cooked or not, I think pork bones are too sharp (but others have fed it with great success) and Chi gets really runny poo when she eats it. She's had RAW pretty much her whole life (although on occassion she gets kibble) and Petri (my chihuahua mix) has just made the transition in the past few months with no problem. They love the food, their teeth and coats are awesome and if you really watch sales, raw can be quite a bit cheaper than super premium kibble
On a side note, both of them now remind me of my cat. When Yo hears the can opener he sprints to his feeding table. Of course, 9 times out of 10 I'm opening something for our own dinner
I have to be very stealth if I get out a package of ground beef in this house now, both Chi and Petri have this radar. They think every package of meat in this house is theirs 
