Necessary?

[malluver1005]

Are eggs important and should I be giving them to Aspen?

[DaneMama]

Not a necessity, like bone or organ or skeletal muscle meat. They are a good form of protein and minerals if fed with the shell. They certainly are a great thing to feed but in moderation. We give our girls eggs once a week or so with another meat source.

[CorgiPaws]

I wouldn't call them an absolute must but definately an excellent thing to feed in moderation. We give ours one egg once or twice a week just whenever I think of it.

[harrkim120]

How do you guys get your dogs to eat the shell??? I've given Brady raw eggs before and he'll eat the white and the yolk, but won't touch the shell.

This was a while ago and I haven't tried it since going all raw, but I was just wondering if there was some secret that I can implement next time.

[LindaP]

How do you guys get your dogs to eat the shell??? I've given Brady raw eggs before and he'll eat the white and the yolk, but won't touch the shell.

This was a while ago and I haven't tried it since going all raw, but I was just wondering if there was some secret that I can implement next time.

Re eating the shell, I just think some dogs do, and some don't. Cali just naturally chomps them like candy. I feed an egg on fish days--the fish is a reminder to me. I think they're fine to feed, IMHO. :)

[DaneMama]

How do you guys get your dogs to eat the shell??? I've given Brady raw eggs before and he'll eat the white and the yolk, but won't touch the shell.

This was a while ago and I haven't tried it since going all raw, but I was just wondering if there was some secret that I can implement next time.

I kinda "scrambled" the raw egg with the shell so they would have to lick it up at first, they wouldn't eat all the shell but at least it got them to get the idea. Now most of the girls will eat the shell without me doing anything to the egg other than breaking it open.

[g00dgirl]

Mine won't eat the shell of a raw egg either. However, I made some hard boiled eggs and let them sit out overnight (forgot about them!) So I fed them to the dogs instead of throwing them out and they ate the shell this way. Probably just because the white was stuck to it though.

[malluver1005]

I just gave Aspen an egg about an hour ago and he ate everything, including the shell! I really thought he was going to turn his nose up at it. I gave it to him in his *used to be* kibble bowl.

[funshine]

Just curious... Does anyone give the egg as is? Not cracked or anything. I think I want to try that some day (it's still little too early, first week on raw) just to see the reaction

[CorgiPaws]

Just curious... Does anyone give the egg as is? Not cracked or anything. I think I want to try that some day (it's still little too early, first week on raw) just to see the reaction

My GSD will take an uncracked egg.
Ironicly he's the one who won't actually eat the shell. lol