it is interesting seeing one person after another confirming that it is "100% correct" to not give the dog cooked bones.

for what its worth, i have given my dog raw and cooked bones. he has chipped his teeth on cow joints. he has eaten too many beef ribs raw and pooped the chards, i never give him more than one rib now, and it gets digested. i once gave him a bone that was cut sharply by the butcher, and he did have some bleeding. that was scarey, but it was only one poop and he was okay by evening. i have given my dog some cooked bones. when i do this i am mindful of what the bone looks like. like a cooked lamb neck for example - i will still give him a joint or two or three. no more than that. and it has digested well. i have also on occasion given him chicken bones, which totally freaks people out. like i will give him one or two cooked chicken bones. DEFINITELY NOT the very pointy bone in the leg!! but the bone goes down fine and is a good treat. i have also given him cooked and raw chicken necks and they have been fine for his size and digestion.

i have lived on farms and next door to a country butcher - so i haven't always had complete control over what bones my dog has gotten. he does have a very good digestion. i think this is from a good puppy diet, lots of exercise and not an overbred breed.

My dog has been eating raw bones every day for the past 10 years. Lamb neck pieces, beef knuckle portions, but mostly raw chicken bones. He hasn't eaten commercial dog food since he was a year old. He eats a variety of different vegetables...he gets bored with the same thing so I switch it up fairly frequently.....he even eats live rodents when he can catch them. He just had his annual wellness exam including a senior baseline blood test and everything tested out beautifully. My vet said that he is the poster boy for raw feeding, he looks so great! He's almost 11 and is livelier than many 7 year olds.

I used to believe the old tales of commercial dog food only, never change the diet, yadda yadda yadda. I admit, Pip has been a guinea pig, but he is proving to me that the old tales from the dog food manufacturers whispered into vets ears, promising great profits, are wrong.
I have not had to use any form of flea control on him, I don't give him heart worm preventative(tests negative always), it's been years since he's had any of the "annual" vaccines, and he's never had to go in for a dental scraping. He has a strong immune system, no arthritis and is as healthy as the proverbial horse.
I am sold..I will never feed another dog of mine kibble. Sometimes I also sound like an infomercial, but it's only because I have seen the results for myself and am so psyched about it all. At least I know I have nothing to profit from in saying all that I say. It's all free and the ones who truly benefit from it are you and your dog.