{"id":4648,"date":"2012-01-24T11:39:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T18:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/?p=4648"},"modified":"2024-02-23T16:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T00:05:31","slug":"what-about-elk-antlers-for-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/what-about-elk-antlers-for-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Elk Antlers For Dogs A Good Chew Toy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today I started wondering “What About Elk Antlers For Dogs<\/strong>?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might ask why are you thinking about elk antlers for dogs<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, about a month ago I wrote a short blog post asking the question Are Deer Antlers For Dogs A Good Chew Toy?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the link if you missed the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up until recently I had heard lots of good things about antlers for dogs<\/strong>, but not long ago I had been made aware of some side effects of antlers as a chew toy<\/em> and I was told by our guide dog school:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“We do not recommend antlers<\/strong> as a chew toy\/supplement.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Reindeer Antlers For Dogs – Apache Christmas!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Since I had not ever purchased deer antlers for my dogs I figured it was not a big deal (being told that we could not give our dogs antlers as a chew toy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I wanted to let everyone here on the blog know that there was a concern and I was hoping to hear your feedback thus I wrote the initial post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucky for me we have an active audience that responded to our deer antlers blog post and left me some wonderful comments, answers, emails, and additional questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are bits of feedback we received from readers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I have had no problem and also purchase for my sons pup who also has no problems.” –C.H.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“GDD where I am raising my puppy from right now, says they are fine for the dogs and they are great chew toys.” –P.E.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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‘My dogs love the antler chews, however you have to be very careful about the ones you buy.” –J.A.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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“I just read your \u201cdeer antler\u201d info and I am wondering if the elk antlers I have been giving my dogs are safe? THEY SIMPLE LOVE THEM AND I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY SIDE EFFECTS. ” –JoAnna<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

After reading through comments and several emails I received after posting my deer antlers for a dog’s blog post I began to see a common theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, everyone who responded had mostly positive things to say about the antlers they purchased for their dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, it seemed that the most important point was to make sure you purchased your antler chews from a reputable source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So perhaps down the line, I will buy antlers for my dogs, but I will be sure to do research to find high-quality antlers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What About Elk Antlers For Dogs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A second question that came to light were questions about elk antlers for dogs?<\/em> are they potentially unsafe as well?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I have never purchased any kind of antler for my dogs I wasn’t too sure.  I went back to the original emails I received and conducted a little bit of internet research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As someone who has not purchased, but only heard and researched antlers for dogs it seems to me that the worries from our deer antlers for dogs<\/a> blog article are the same for all antler chews for dogs <\/strong>(deer, elk, moose, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to our findings, the majority have found antlers to be a great chew for their dogs as long as you get your dog the right size and purchase a high-quality antler product from a reliable source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a nice thread on Elk Antler Chews: http:\/\/www.dogforums.com\/dog-food-forum\/100618-elk-antler-chews.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One person even mentions that his dogs love Elk Antlers even more than they love the Deer Antlers (which is a lot)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went ahead and dug even deeper into the antler for dogs market and found many different sizes and variations including deer antlers for dogs, elk antlers for dogs, moose antlers for dogs, and reindeer antlers for dogs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a short list of some of the antler products you can purchase from Chewy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n