On this site - All About Dog Food - Bonio gets a dreadful review! Tatze has had a Bonio for lunch every day since 16 weeks old. She is well, fit, shiny and waggy - would you carry on or find a healthier biscuit? (I must say I never worried like this about my kids!!)
Re: Bonios Just carry on. It's just a snack. We get a similar thing at times for Obi - just a hard, dry wheat biscuit thing. If your dog doesn't show a problem with wheat and otherwise has a quality diet then I wouldn't worry. One of my friends dared me to eat a Bonio when I was a kid. So I did. Never did me no harm
Re: Bonios My dogs have a Bonio every night, it is only a snack, not their whole diet! Dogs were brought up for years on similar biscuits years ago and were fine in my experience. When I was little, I used to often eat dog biscuits! I am not sure where all this 'dogs mustn't eat grain etc' has come from. Some dogs are wheat intolerant, but I haven't met one yet.
Re: Bonios [quote author=Stacia link=topic=5783.msg74169#msg74169 date=1399365893] My dogs have a Bonio every night, it is only a snack, not their whole diet! Dogs were brought up for years on similar biscuits years ago and were fine in my experience. When I was little, I used to often eat dog biscuits! I am not sure where all this 'dogs mustn't eat grain etc' has come from. Some dogs are wheat intolerant, but I haven't met one yet. [/quote] Thanks both of you - that's a good point, like my custard cream with my coffee. Not nutritional but nice I have met a wheat intolerant dog, my Gavin. Even if he had a few grains of spilled bird food he got poorly, so he had a special diet. Just like humans, a few are. Here he is, lovely gentle, friendly pooch, lived to 15 years old
Re: Bonios Bonio withdrawal would be greeted with horror here. Its their Crate Treat when I go out....they have one every day. Gavin looks gorgeous...what a gentle face, and those ears are for stroking....
Re: Bonios As long as they're not living on a diet consisting only of bonios I can't see a problem! It's just like us having a cookie or a peice of cake - fine in moderation. I buy the small bonios for Penny and it's her after walk biscuit which she sits by the cupboard and waits patiently for!
Re: Bonios My dogs have had a black bonio for breakfast going back many many years. I attribute them with the total lack of doggy farts in all my dogs.
Re: Bonios [quote author=Oberon link=topic=5783.msg74167#msg74167 date=1399363795] One of my friends dared me to eat a Bonio when I was a kid. So I did. Never did me no harm [/quote] You too ? The things we did as kids
Re: Bonios [quote author=MadMudMob link=topic=5783.msg74183#msg74183 date=1399370479] My dogs have had a black bonio for breakfast going back many many years. I attribute them with the total lack of doggy farts in all my dogs. [/quote] Tatze has a black one for lunch and has never had a doggy fart
Re: Bonios Aww Gavin was the sweetest looking boy. Well if Tatze likes Bonio why not, I have just eaten a big piece of homemade carrot cake which is clearly not good for me but what the hell ;D There is an alternative and I do buy them, Laughing dog Cheese & Broccoli biscuits with herbs etc. and no nasty additives/preservatives or wheet and apparently good for teeth :-\ There make a few flavours and you can buy them in Wilkinsons, haven't seen them anywhere else.
Re: Bonios I just had a look at the site you refer to and thank goodness the food I give Chip has come out with high scores. However, a lot of the treats are not seemingly up to scratch. But I think if the treats we give ourselves were decided upon through their nutritional value, we'd never treat again. A little of what you fancy does you good.
Re: Bonios [quote author=Hollysdad link=topic=5783.msg74189#msg74189 date=1399372038] [quote author=Oberon link=topic=5783.msg74167#msg74167 date=1399363795] One of my friends dared me to eat a Bonio when I was a kid. So I did. Never did me no harm [/quote] You too ? The things we did as kids [/quote] Sophie is a good girl. But she did get into trouble (maybe P4 or P5) as she was the owner of the dog biscuits - yes, even then they were in her pockets - that her friend ate at playtime. School were not impressed. I prefer custard creams
