Yahoo: ‘Rawhide poses health risks to both dogs and humans’: Vet reveals hidden dangers (and shares 4 safe alternatives) ‘Rawhide poses health risks to both dogs and humans’: Vet reveals hidden dangers (and shares 4 safe alternatives) Dayton Daily News: United Pet Group recalls 5 brands of rawhide dog chews ABC 7 Chicago: United Pet Group recalls multiple brands of rawhide dog chews United Pet Group is voluntarily recalling several brands of rawhide dog chews over a possible chemical contamination, the company announced. The company identified problems with its manufacturers in ... If you give this type of dog a rawhide bone, yep you guessed it, it'll swallow the rawhide bone whole too.

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It isn't that rawhide bones and chews that are bad, it is the individual dogs' tendencies and behavior that have to be monitored. If you have a dog that swallows everything whole, don't give him/her things that can cause a blockage. Rawhide will say it somewhere on the label...even in small print. Chews are often rawhide.

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Some are in chip form, others in the knotted form, others in ring form, some are "compressed" (they've been ground up into chips and put back together forming a stick). MSN: Are rawhide bones good for dogs? Vet reveals the pros, cons, and 4 safer alternatives