Gideon
Oct 29 2008, 01:56 AM
I've chopping them in half and giving to frick and frak. Well Tankala tears through them frozen solid in 2-3 minutes max. Duke takes 15 minutes or so.
Is this normal?
FullMetalFrank
Oct 29 2008, 03:24 AM
Frank can dispatch of a whole frozen turkey leg in under five minutes (and yes, he chews them thoroughly!) He has some very strong jaws and just crunches thru the bone. I would bet a turkey neck wouldn't last two minutes!
BlackandBrindle
Oct 29 2008, 03:45 AM
Depending on how big and what kind of chewer he is, yes, it could take him that long.
Sadie takes much longer to eat her RMBs than Spud does.
dante2zoe
Oct 29 2008, 11:27 AM
Zoe is usually almost finished with her meal before the rest even have theirs in front of them. She is just very efficient. She chews well, but fast. Dante is much slower and if someone is going to swallow things that aren't chewed as well - it's him! Go figure. He just likes to savior his meals, I guess.
greytbookert
Oct 29 2008, 11:34 AM
Eric is our resident turkey neck destroyer, with T at a close second. However, Sahra takes much longer especially with the tom turkey necks (about 1lb each). I think it just depends on the dog.
Gideon
Oct 29 2008, 06:53 PM
Well, Tankala is a big one and his jaws and head are larger than many greyhounds I've seen. I just thought being frozen solid would offer a little resistence.
seattlegreygirl
Oct 29 2008, 07:54 PM
Whidbey can go through a full turkey neck in under 10 minutes, easily. I sit with him whenever he has one, so I know he's chewing thoroughly

He's like a grey vacuum cleaner with the turkey necks, just had one this morning.
Ola
Oct 29 2008, 08:15 PM
It totally depends on the dog. My 35 lb mix can eat things much faster than my grey, for example. I don't think half a frozen turkey neck would even take her 2 whole minutes.
RocketDog
Oct 30 2008, 04:51 PM
Ditto to everyone else - depends on the dog and their eating style. Ours took a good 6-7 minutes to get through a whole neck last year when we started them on raw, but now necks take maybe two minutes, tops, since they're expert rawbies.
If you're looking for a more challenging meal, you could always try turkey wings - I get GIGUNDO ones from a local grocer and cut them at the joints to make three meals from each wing. They take longer than the necks to get through, but they are still soft-boned and easy to digest.
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