Anyone using Elk or Deer antlers for their dog's chew toy.

pearsall001
pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
edited March 2013 in The Clubhouse
I've been using the Elk antlers & Miya loves 'em. They're a bit pricey from the local pet store but they outlast any Nyla bone by a huge margin. Miya is a pit mix & boy can she chew. The antler is one tough, all natural chew that dogs just love. If you haven't tried them yet I suggest you do. I'll have to check on line for them for future purchases.
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,222
    edited March 2013
    I don't think my Chihuahua would like them. Too big for him. He only likes the mini bones.
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited March 2013
    pglbook wrote: »
    I don't think my Chihuahua would like them. Too big for him. He only likes the mini bones.

    Maybe a toe nail would do the trick. LOL!
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited March 2013
    My JRT is fanatical about elk antlers.
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • WastelandWand'r
    WastelandWand'r Posts: 466
    edited March 2013
    Caribou and Moose. Cut to size of course.
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    edited March 2013
    My dogs love them! If they are cut down the middle of the antler it's easier for them to knaw the bone marrow out of them. They don't like them as well if they are not cut.
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    edited March 2013
    antler-dog-chews.net has them online.
    charley95 wrote: »
    My dogs love them! If they are cut down the middle of the antler it's easier for them to knaw the bone marrow out of them. They don't like them as well if they are not cut.
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  • cambir
    cambir Posts: 1,045
    edited March 2013
    My dog absolutely loves the antlers.
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  • cambir
    cambir Posts: 1,045
    edited March 2013
    pglbook wrote: »
    I don't think my Chihuahua would like them. Too big for him. He only likes the mini bones.

    They make small ones from the tips, but you actually don't want to get them too small because there is a risk of impact fractures to their teeth if they can easily bite down on it.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited March 2013
    Barbarians......my dog just finished of her usual crockpot chicken with carrots,celery, potatos, tomatoes, and some chicken liver on the side. She then moved to some tortelli with proscuitto and peas and is washing it down with a few ounces of Merlot.

    Antlers ? Say what ?
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited March 2013
    Shh... Ray Lewis might snatch those antlers away from your dog :mrgreen:
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  • philr168
    philr168 Posts: 91
    edited March 2013
    There is a use that I hadn't thought of for the pile in the grage.
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited March 2013
    I do. I usually get them from friends, and my dogs love them. Lasts forever. Also have a guy who brings me some horse hooves when his get shoes. They go wild for those.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited March 2013
    The dogs will drag sheds in from the hills around the house and you are right, when the farrier comes to shoe the horses, you can't keep the dogs away.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2013
    Might have to try those, both my pug/boston (Bella) and pug/chihuahua (Teddy) mix are POWER chewers, so I have been giving them only nylabones. Can't give them rawhide, because they'll eat the whole thing in 30 minutes!
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited March 2013
    philr168 wrote: »
    There is a use that I hadn't thought of for the pile in the grage.

    Wha? If you have a real pile (like a few hundred pounds) you might consider talking to a custom knife maker or goose call turner. Those antlers have an incredible value. I sold one set last year, 147" B and C that was shed (a little grey but not bad) for 50 bucks. The kids are searching this year for sheds to make summer money.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited March 2013
    They do work great, and my Border Collie mix has chewed on one for the last two years.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited March 2013
    Kangaroo tails, packaged and sold in Australia. My stepson sent me a couple last year. My Staffie and Pit mix sinffed 'em, had an expression of WTF? and then proceeded to demolish them.
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