Could it be that some dogs have problems and some not ( chipping teeth wise ) have anything to do with genetics? Soft teeth? brittle teeth? Colleen Donnelly diane holliday <dlholliday@xxxxxxx> wrote: Lacy340@xxxxxxx wrote: > I have always had my dogs on Nylabones and have never had a chipped > tooth. I > think they are probably the safest thing for them to chew on. I am glad you have had good luck. But some of us who have really hard chewing dogs have had the misfortune of having to go to a canine dentist for a dog's chipped or cracked teeth. My bitch had to have two root canals and we even tried a titanium crown to save her canine tooth. The canine dental specialist that I saw for her in Michigan told me that although nylabones are not bad for all dogs, they are very bad for dogs that chew hard. He estimated that more than 90 per cent of his work came from dogs that cracked their teeth chewing nylabones. He said it is ironic, that the dogs that enjoy nylabones the most, are exactly the dogs that should not have them. Like the other poster, I have had more than one vet say that nylabones are the major reason for cracked teeth in their practice. I think this is like a lot of things in dogs. OK for some dogs, but definitely not OK for all dogs. We all have to choose for ourselves what risks we find acceptable. For most dogs, nylabones are probably OK, as they usually do not chew them aggressively as adults. Diane Holliday ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG BREED BETTERMENT REGISTRY The only way to understand & estimate the nature of the dog is to study his whole development. Such a task requires a sympathetic, dog-loving observer, who tries as far as possible to enter into the innermost mind of the dog, and who will know how to short-circuit all his purely human points of view. --Max von Stephanitz --------------------------------- Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================