Canine Smoke

[MossyMO]

My dog loves smoked pork femur, if I purchase him regular pork femur he will not eat it (I know, smart dog !!!). Just wondering if anyone has done this for their pooch?

If so, do you soak in cure and cold smoke. I want to see if my dog would like me smoking these femur's for him rather than store bought. Not trying to save money as they are only $1.99, just want to see if I can tickle his taste buds; if it works he will think everything in the smoker is meant for him !!!

[DIPPER887]

I have never done it, but will be anxiously watching this thread for answers!!

[Texas-Hunter]

Go for it Mossy, I smoke all the larger deer bones for my Lab. She just goes to own on them.. I am assuming your talking about fresh bones..

[curious aardvark]

not sure about the soaking in cure part.
That could lead to nitrite poisoning. Dogs do have very different blood systems to us, I'd play it safe and just go for heat and smoke.
Smoke at a fairly high heat and the heat and smoke should do the trick perfectly well.

[Richtee]

not sure about the soaking in cure part.
That could lead to nitrite poisoning. Dogs do have very different blood systems to us, I'd play it safe and just go for heat and smoke.
Smoke at a fairly high heat and the heat and smoke should do the trick perfectly well.

I'm with CA here. Cook the marrow with some smoke on it and doggie should love it!

[curious aardvark]

one other thing - don't let the bone get too brittle. Smoked bones are usually okay, but if it gets too 'crunchy' bits of bone can get embedded in the dogs mouth/digestive system.

It's the main reason you should never give a dog cooked chicken bones.
Raw bones - fine, cooked - be careful.

[T-bone Tim]

My dog loves smoked pork femur, if I purchase him regular pork femur he will not eat it (I know, smart dog !!!). Just wondering if anyone has done this for their pooch?

If so, do you soak in cure and cold smoke. I want to see if my dog would like me smoking these femur's for him rather than store bought. Not trying to save money as they are only $1.99, just want to see if I can tickle his taste buds; if it works he will think everything in the smoker is meant for him !!!

hey Mossy , in the fall I always do up a bunch of different moose bones and beef leg bones for my shepherd ,I hit them with some salt n pepper and a little rub and hot smoke for 3 - 4 hrs ... she goes nuts over em ... they keep well stored in the freezer

[Dysartsmoker]

I buy beef soup bones spice with a little rub and smoke for 2-3 hours my dog loves them

She's chewing one up in my avatar

[XLR8R]

Just picked up some fresh grass feed beef bones. All knuckles.
No hormones or antibiotics.
Slow smoke at 170 with hickory and some apple for @ 8 hours.
No wonder my dog loves me...I bribe him!

[Mark R]

Bones, cooked or raw, any kind - my dogs will make them disappear.
No chicken or pork rib though, they splinter and shred the insides.

[Abelman]

Only raw bones for my dogs. Cooked bones can get brittle as stated before. I get leg bones from the butcher that are 3-4" long and let them have at it. They love to dig the marrow out and just chew on them in general.

Kind of like poultry, if a dog eats a raw bird, they will be OK, if they eat a cooked bird, the bones splinter and you have one of two issues, a dead dog or some serious vet bills.

They do have very different digestive track vs humans. They can't eat raisins or chocolate for example as it they can be lethal.

[XLR8R]

I'm not cooking the bones. I'm lightly smoking them @ 170 degrees. They do not shatter at that level.

[MichChef]

For those of you putting rubs on your bones before smoking, onion and garlic is not good for dogs either. It's on the vet's list of dog no-nos. And salt is just as bad for them as it is for us. If you feel you must use rub on them you're best making your own low/no salt, no onion and no garlic rub.

[Mark R]

For those of you putting rubs on your bones before smoking, onion and garlic is not good for dogs either. It's on the vet's list of dog no-nos. And salt is just as bad for them as it is for us. If you feel you must use rub on them you're best making your own low/no salt, no onion and no garlic rub.

Now that you mention it, I don't think my dogs like the spices. They just want MEAT!

[XLR8R]

For those of you putting rubs on your bones before smoking, onion and garlic is not good for dogs either. It's on the vet's list of dog no-nos. And salt is just as bad for them as it is for us. If you feel you must use rub on them you're best making your own low/no salt, no onion and no garlic rub.

Straight into the smoker - no salt, no pepper, no rubs or mops. Bones and smoke only.