Silly question re Butcher shops

[ArklePigInBlanket]

This is probably really silly but I haven't been in a butcher shop my whole adult life.

Fodhla is a big fan of a chew and I'm always on the look out for new stuff to give her, but I'm finding pet shops quite expensive lately and whenever we get deer legs from my uncle they're given straight away as we don't have a lot of freezer space. I typically give her deer legs, snouts, tracheas, rabbit ears and other gross stuff.

Anyway, I was thinking of popping to the butcher to see if I could get something and I was wondering a) if butchers actually sell bones these days? And b) what a good thing to ask for is? I was also hoping I'd get more bite for my money with the butcher but do let me know if that's a misconception.

She loves liver treats too but I'll stick to buying those in the shop as I couldn't manage to cook it.

 

[Errin Paddywack]

If you have a Morrisons they are good for dog stuff or they used to be anyway.

 

[ArklePigInBlanket]

Thanks, no Morrisons in NI unfortunately! Between that and the wonky veg boxes we're really missing out!

 

[tda]

This is probably really silly but I haven't been in a butcher shop my whole adult life.

Fodhla is a big fan of a chew and I'm always on the look out for new stuff to give her, but I'm finding pet shops quite expensive lately and whenever we get deer legs from my uncle they're given straight away as we don't have a lot of freezer space. I typically give her deer legs, snouts, tracheas, rabbit ears and other gross stuff.

Anyway, I was thinking of popping to the butcher to see if I could get something and I was wondering a) if butchers actually sell bones these days? And b) what a good thing to ask for is? I was also hoping I'd get more bite for my money with the butcher but do let me know if that's a misconception.

She loves liver treats too but I'll stick to buying those in the shop as I couldn't manage to cook it.

I suppose it depends if the butcher actually cuts the carcass up on site, I imagine most places buy it already prepared

 

[Barton Bounty]

A butchers will happily give you a raw bone for your dog

 

[spacefaer]

My next door neighbour gets a lot of free bones for her dog. She is however a regular customer for his (human) meat products.
If non customers ask, he says he doesn't have anything.

 

[ArklePigInBlanket]

My next door neighbour gets a lot of free bones for her dog. She is however a regular customer for his (human) meat products.
If non customers ask, he says he doesn't have anything.

See this is what I wasn't sure about, obviously I would pay but didn't want them to think I was looking for free stuff, but then I wasn't sure if they actually sell bones. Maybe I'll get one of my meat eating friends to ask next time they're in.

As an aside I did a double take when you said human meat

 

[Annette4]

Ours does a tray of bones for dogs and another where we used to live did a bag so I've never had to ask so not much help.

 

[spacefaer]

See this is what I wasn't sure about, obviously I would pay but didn't want them to think I was looking for free stuff, but then I wasn't sure if they actually sell bones. Maybe I'll get one of my meat eating friends to ask next time they're in.

As an aside I did a double take when you said human meat

This guy doesn't sell the meat. He gives it to his regular customers.

 

[AmyMay]

A butchers will happily give you a raw bone for your dog

Yep, always got my bones from the butchers.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Mine always used to give me large bags of stuff. He was a few years below me in school, which helped!

 

[[151802]]

I am sure most butchers would gladly give you bones, our local ones do .

 

[marmalade76]

Ours will only give free bones if you buy something, if you go in just for bones, you have to pay for them. I don't know how much because I've never gone to a butcher just for bones.

 

[cobgoblin]

I used to ask for beef marrowbone knuckles.

 

[Cortez]

Butchers are delighted to give raw bones for dogs (or soup, coincidentally) as it usually costs to dispose of them.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Oh yeah I would always buy stuff as well. Just asking for free stuff is rude

Just mind weight-bearing bones, they can break or blunt teeth.

 

[ArklePigInBlanket]

As mentioned I planned on asking if I could buy some bones not demanding free bones, was also wondering what a good type of bone was to ask for. Still not much clearer but I guess I'll just try

 

[ArklePigInBlanket]

Oh yeah I would always buy stuff as well. Just asking for free stuff is rude

Just mind weight-bearing bones, they can break or blunt teeth.

Yeah this scares me, I normally try to avoid them except the deer legs but there's so much meat and hair on them by the time she's got through that I don't let her eat too much of the actual leg. Feel bad about it but I can't help it

 

[CorvusCorax]

Yeah this scares me, I normally try to avoid them except the deer legs but there's so much meat and hair on them by the time she's got through that I don't let her eat too much of the actual leg. Feel bad about it but I can't help it

It's more the large cattle bones/joints.

 

[ArklePigInBlanket]

Good to know, I read a really scary article about weight bearing bones when I first got her so have had it in the back of my head re all legs so that's good to know!

 

[[151802]]

My dogs love lamb ribs .

 

[leflynn]

My local butcher did before he retired, also ended up with a bag of goodies for the dog too! You can also buy raw frozen bones from most pet shops that often stock raw food or the bigger ones

 

[Moobli]

I think if you offer to buy dog bones it’s fine. The butcher has to pay to have them taken away. I used to get them free from the butcher but now can buy loads of deer meaty bones at very reasonable cost from a local supplier and stock up the freezer.

 

[Sandstone1]

I can get massive marrow bones butcher saws in half for me. They are not free but cheap. About £1

 

[Chucho]

A local/rural butcher would definitely be happy to help. Ours had an abattoir on site. Beef rib bones are good. Pigs tails get swallowed fast. Ours also used to do v cheap bags of mince for dogs - watch out for that as it can be very fatty. And whole ox livers for very little $. We used to get one a year, slice them up and dehydrate the slivers. It'd take a weekend but we'd have months worth of liver treats for next to nothing. The main cost was the awful smell of drying liver. Bleugh!