For a special treat from time to time (and to keep our pups occupied while we have company over), we feed our dogs frozen raw beef bones we get at Britton Feed & Seed. They come in packs of six and you get the "cross cut" of a leg bone that they can lick the marrow out of. Straight from the freezer, it's the ultimate frozen meat pup-cicle.

They came in especially handy when our girls were going through their "I want attention now, and now, and now, and NOW, NOW, NOW, NOW" phase.

Putting a big towel down is a must with these, though, since as the bones thaw, there's still blood and other goo that can get on the carpet or floor. They'll continue playing with and chewing on the bones long after the marrow is gone, and since the bones have never been cooked, the won't splinter, plus, they're a good source of calcium.

We also treat them from time to time with curly dried beef tendons, but they go through them rather quickly. Another popular treat which we tried once is a bull "pizzle" (the part that makes the bull the bull). They tend to get greasy and stink to high heaven but dogs love them. I put the kabash on that though because I couldn't get past the gross factor.

They also get the occasional treat of cooked chicken, a cooked salmon (if we have leftovers), and they love sweet potato.