RED BARN DOG TREATS

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Just wanted to share our experience with this product this past week-end and remind anyone that give these types of bones to their dogs to PLEASE DO NOT DO IT UNSUPERVISED.

We bought Lucy and Sophie each one of these bones for their birthday this week-end.  They had not been chewing on them for even 5 mins when this occurred.   I contacted the Company to share my concerns about this product and all I got was a canned response that basically says ... there is a warning on the label!   I can think of no reason why I would take a chance on this product ever again.    

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Red Barn is the "IFFY-est" line out there. That's because even though their address is in the USA and is prominently featured on their labels, most of their stuff comes from China or South America. They do have a few products made in the USA, but those are the higher end ones that are individually wrapped and even then you still have to read the label carefully.

I'm so glad you found this chip and it didn't end up inside one of the dogs. JD walked around for two weeks with bone shards in his gut before they finally came up (story here). That was more than a year ago, and there's a good chance that was what caused his IBD.

 

[Nicole]

I bought Winnie one yesterday.  Same thing happened!  I pried the splinter out of her mouth and threw it in the garbage.  By the time I walked into the living room another sharp splinter had broken off.  She won't be getting them again.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Darn it. My two love the ones with Peanut Butter.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Lauire, it's so easy to make your own. You just boil or microwave a marrow bone (Beef femur bone, you can get them in the grocery store or at the butcher) and give them the marrow in their bowls after it cools. Then you can rinse the bone, fill it with peanut butter, and let them go to town. You can even run them through your dishwaher and reuse them. They lasy for years, they're like perified wood, lol.

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Thanks, Karen. I am going to the store later to get some. How long do I boil them or microwave them? Remember, I am a terrible cook :)

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

Bring water to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes, that should do it.  No cooking required, just a saucepan.  My butcher gives me the marrow bones for free.  They are terrific and Riley is a strong chewer, nothing has come off them yet.

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

Nicky - I take exception to something you said here.  You say, "No cooking required..."; however you go on to say that you must use a saucepan and simmer.  In my book, if you use a saucepan and/or alter the temperature of something, that IS cooking!!!  LOL  :)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I microwave them for 5 minutes, test the marrow with a knife (it should be soft enough to push straight through) and then microwave some more if the marrow isn't soft enough. You can boil them, but then you can lose the marrow in the water (which if you don't care, the dogs won't know anyway).

I have given dogs marrow bones that cooked for two hours in a soup pot, but I can't take any more chances with JD, because if something bad is going to happen, it's going to happen to him, lol. But the point is, it's pretty hard to overcook a beef femur bone enough to soften it.

[Adina P]

Forgive my veggie ignorance...but you just go up to the butcher dude and say "I'd like a marrow bone please" and they will automatically give you the right thing?  No need to clarify anything? 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

That's what I do, because at most butchers, a beef femur bone is the only kind of "marrow bone" anybody wants. You might say "beef marrow bone". Some people call them "soup bones".

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

They might even ask you what size you want.

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

LOL I was wondering the same thing.