Thanks! Yes they are raw knuckle bones, and Scout isn't a large dog, so the smaller beef bones are fine for her. I got the tooth removed yesterday, I HATE leaving my dogs at the vet, especially Scout as she's deaf and her world is much more isolated than normal dogs. My vet is absolutely amazing tho, he put her in the kennels closest to the action, so she could see them working, and didn't feel so abandoned. they spent quite a bit of time with her.... I have used this vet for nearly 15 years (I was only 12 when we started using him) He is amazing and knows my dogs (and apparently me) inside out and backwards. My dogs see him VERY rarely, as they are very healthy and rarely have anything wrong, well aside from broken teeth! Greg says that sometimes teeth just break on the weirdest things. i just hope this isn't a trend. Scout has very good teeth for an almost 6 year old dog, clean and white, her front teeth and canines are completely clear of any discoloration and plaque. she LOVES rope toys and they are keeping her teeth very clean! The little brat stole my other dogs' bone last night (same night of her surgery) and was chewing on it, we grabbed it right away, and Poor baby but we didn't want her to open her stitches. She was so groggy and loopy last night. And now she is constantly licking her lips.... so it's really bugging her, but she is back to normal this morning. Thank goodness. I will continue giving her bones to chew on tho, as I think its very important for them to chew. I've had dogs that dont and their teeth rot so fast, but the dogs that do chew, have good, healthy, strong teeth, my 15 year old Springer never had any issues with her teeth, she chewed all the time, as old as she was.... my 15 year old terrier had almost all of his teeth pulled, he wouldn't chew.