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parkgt
How to you feed wings to your dobermans; should they be fed whole or chopped into smaller pieces with a cleaver.

Chicken necks?

Chicken backs?

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LindaH
Got a pressure cooker??
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parkgt
No unfortunately.
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LindaH
Are you gonna feed them raw??
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If you're feeding raw, there is no need to chop up the chicken wings, backs, necks. Feed them whole.

If you are cooking them first, the bones should be removed and not fed. Personally, I use a crock pot...put in a whole chicken (or parts) along with some veggies (carrots, potatoes, rice, etc.), your choice of seasonings (Oscar likes a Cajun marinade) and cook on high for 4 hours. The meat will fall off the bones, which are then easily removed and discarded. Makes a nice doggy stew (don't discard the broth...it's yummy!) which can be frozen in individual Ziploc containers. I use snack size containers for individual meal convenience.
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parkgt
I want to feed them raw. I am afraid Kyra will gulp them down whole without chewing and wasn't sure if they were too big to pass without problem?

Trying to get some raw and digestable bones into her Honest Kitchen's dehydrated.
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TracyJo
Size plays a big part in my raw decisions. I tend to go for the biggest I can find - less chance of Chi inhaling them if she has to chew on them a bit first. She doesn't get Chicken wings but does get turkey wings. My Chihuahua on the other hand does fine with chicken wings. Chihiro no longer gets short ribs, but they're the perfect size for the chihuahua, Petri.
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brumwolf
You should not give cooked chicken bone anyway.
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Sooz said:
If you're feeding raw, there is no need to chop up the chicken wings, backs, necks. Feed them whole.

If you are cooking them first, the bones should be removed and not fed. Personally, I use a crock pot...put in a whole chicken (or parts) along with some veggies (carrots, potatoes, rice, etc.), your choice of seasonings (Oscar likes a Cajun marinade) and cook on high for 4 hours. The meat will fall off the bones, which are then easily removed and discarded. Makes a nice doggy stew (don't discard the broth...it's yummy!) which can be frozen in individual Ziploc containers. I use snack size containers for individual meal convenience.
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Man Sooz, I wanna come be a dog in your house! Your making me hungry! :)
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Lexus
Geez Sooz, when are you serving dinner? I think you will have all of DT knocking at your door!
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sorthund
Don't feed raw chicken wings and necks alone - the pieces are too small. The backs you can hold on to in the beginning till your dog gets the idea that the food has to be chewed.
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I'm a little late in this topic, but I'll throw my two cents in.

I had a greyhound for a while that was on a raw diet. He was our 4th grey, but he had issues so we sent him back (long story). He was pretty big at around 80lbs and was the healthiest grey I'd ever seen. He had a beautiful shiny black coat, perfect skeletal and muscular tone and gorgeous white teeth.

Back to the point. Ben was on a raw diet when we got him from foster, so we continued. Ben was/is on the large side for a grey, and about on par for DP's size-wise. His main (not only) food source was raw chicken necks, with wings thrown in sometimes. We never had a problem with him bolting the necks, even the small ones. And greyhounds are notorious for bolting their food.

Whenever I had extra wings, I always tipped them before feeding. In other words, I cut the little spur tips off the ends to minimize the chance of any punctures.

So I don't think regular chicken necks present problems for Doberman sized dogs. Just my opinion.
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That's just limited experience with one dog. There are Dobermans who have choked on whole chicken wings, and Dobermans who have had problems later after swallowing them whole. The experienced raw feeders I have heard from about this said to hold onto the chicken wings at first in order to make the dog chew them until it learns how to eat them.

Frankly, this kind of feeding doesn't seem to be a do it yourself or over the internet kind of thing, and the experienced people always recommend reading all the books you can find and talking to other raw feeders and learning about how to do it before just jumping in.
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micdobe said:
That's just limited experience with one dog. There are Dobermans who have choked on whole chicken wings, and Dobermans who have had problems later after swallowing them whole. The experienced raw feeders I have heard from about this said to hold onto the chicken wings at first in order to make the dog chew them until it learns how to eat them.

Frankly, this kind of feeding doesn't seem to be a do it yourself or over the internet kind of thing, and the experienced people always recommend reading all the books you can find and talking to other raw feeders and learning about how to do it before just jumping in.
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I agree with everything you have said, including holding the food and watching carefully. As a matter of fact, I have always watched my dogs during their meals, to ensure that they were not bolting.

As you also recommend, I did a lot of research prior to committing to the raw diet, and I would highly recommend that any owner of any dog that is considering raw diet to do as much research as possible. Raw feeding is not something to go into halfway or with little knowledge. :)
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"Raw feeding is not something to go into halfway or with little knowledge. "

Exactly! That was my point, is all.
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I feed my Dobe The Honest kitchen and I feed raw chicken, canned mackerel and raw hamburger. Not all together and I don't switch it up everyday either. It'll be a week for each of the meats. I feed the chicken frozen, it's leg quarters. I would be happier with the softer bones in the necks and backs, but I can't get them here... :( I have been feeding raw for months and I am STILL researching all the time to improve. Good luck in your endeavors!

P.S. I feed the chicken frozen so that they have to chew.
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When I was on the wellpet list the consensus there was not to feed hamburger as it's the most likely to be contaminated.
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A recent national news story (past 2 weeks) gave incredibly high statistics on the harmful bacteria in our FDA-inspected chicken. Here's the WebMD version if you missed the news story: http://www.webmd.com/content/article/130/117698
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mariposa692001
Sooz I definately want to come for dinner at your house lol
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Come on down, Mariposa, and bring Sabot...this week's doggie menu is pot roast & veggies.
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