German Shepherd dog

how many times a week would it be best to feed raw bones.

as i'm thinking to buy bone marrow like 4-6inches long and thinking to feed her. i had an issue with kuckle bones having loose stools and thinking to feed less or few hrs.

but wondering how many times a week should i fed and i guess these bones might have fat on it.

would be glad to hear any comments.

i'm just mentioning about for ocassional chew. not daily meal.

Once a week I give my dogs the same 4 to 6 inch raw marrow bone.  They clean the marrow out and chew on the for a few hours.  I make sure I throw the bones away that they do not finish.  I also give raw chicken backs once a week too with their normal food.  If small turkeys are on sale, they get a whole turkey sometimes.

Please be very careful with these bones.  Raw feeders call the wreck bones because they wreck the teeth of those that are permitted to chew on them. 

It is strongly advised to NOT give dogs weight-bearing bones to chew on - especially those of cows.  The bones are very dense and can cause a lot of damage to teeth.

When feeding raw it is best to provide LARGE pieces of food to give the dog a physical and mental work out.  Give real meaty bones (RMBs), which are meat covered bones where you cannot distinguish the type of bone because it is covered entirely by meat.

I use the raw marrow bones for recreational chewing once or twice a week. Keeps 'em busy for awhile  I think it was already mentioned but take them away after a couple of hours. I sometimes put them in a zip lock bag, refrigerate, then give them to them in a couple days.

would beef necks help instead of  worrying about teeth by providing knuckle bones.

I have fed raw knuckle bones for about 15 years or so, and never had a problem.  I also feed half raw and half good quality kibble.  The knuckle bones do well at cleaning the teeth and the dogs enjoy them.  A problem "could" always happen, but that's true in a thousand other ways as well. 

 Soup bones, or rather bones from the femur of the cow are just fine. If your dog gets loose stool, take most or all of the marrow out and they will not have an issue. There is too much fat there. Secondly, the ends of the femur, the joints, do chip and these are not digestible and many dogs will vomit those chips up. Solve that by staying away from the ends of the femur. Thirdly, remove the bone from the dog the minute you see they begin chipping the edge. Do not give them frozen or cooked bone. They are good for helping keep the teeth clean and I have fed them to hundreds of GSDs,  for years and using a little common sense, and NEVER had a dog chip a tooth. Don't leave bones lying around where multiple dogs might want it so you avoid fights.

GunnarGSD Have you had a dog chip their teeth feeding marrrow bones, or have you read about it somewhere? Just curious because I have fed them for recreation to numerous dogs for years w/o any problem. Obviously they should not be left laying around to dry out, but fresh raw marrow bones have never been a problem. Now I have one female that can and will devour the ends, rib bones etc. She cannot have them at all which I learned the hard way as to much bone can turn the stool to cement and makes it non-passable. But thats another story....