What kind of dog treats do you buy?

[Giselle]

If you're looking into training treats, there is nothing more appetizing than fresh, real meat itself. I have not met a single dog who will not attempt to stand on their heads for a bit of plain boiled chicken. When it comes to treats, nothing beats real meat. We boil soup alot, so we are often left over with pounds of boiled chicken that nobody wants to eat. I shred all that meat up and use the itty bitty shreds as training treats. If your butcher also has a lot of chicken gizzards, livers, etc. that he doesn't need, you can bargain with him and buy yourself a lifetime's supply of treats Just bake or boil the gizzards, livers, hearts, etc. and sprinkle a bit of garlic powder on them. Voila! Dog treats to die for without the unnecessary additives, wheat, flour, and artificial preservatives. Zoe will thank you!

Edited to add: Save these special treats for training time. For regular "just because" treats, we bake our own biscuits.

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[*LabLoverKEB*]

I get Sadie milkbones, the Grreat Choice dog biscuits from PetSmart, and just regular rawhide in bulk from costco.

[dab_20]

The pups used to get greenies... but now they don't get anything except porkchop bones every once in awhile because they get in really bad fights. When I train them then I do give them half a milkbone or some other small treat.

[luvofallhorses]

they get pig ears once in awhile they freakin' LOVE those!! they love scooby snacks, beggin' strips, and rawhides. they get dog biscuits every night. such spoiled babies!

[Flatcoatluver]

For training Zoey in agility I use hot dogs, cheese sticks, and those rolls that you can buy at petmart to cut up the exact size you want.

For rewarding like after the go to the bathroom I just give them milkbones.

[K9karen]

Me too! I always trained Cody with hot dogs and cheese. And Ah! His doggy kingdom was mine! He had all kinds of treats and a supervised rawhide bone each night. Mz. Logan is not food orientated but does like a plain "lite" dog cookie after outies. She also has a rawhide every night and of course a wee bit of Rice Krispies (Rrr Rrrs! ) as a bedtime snack. Her favorite thing is butt rubs, neck hugs and kisses!

[Suki Wingy]

um, a LOT.
I give him pig femurs, flavored rawhides, greenies (watch him while he has these) and his favorite foods are liver training treats, brands Authority, Bil-Jac, and AKC. He's also really weird: he LOVES Soy and Tofu in any kind, noodles, and rabbit treats.

[lisahumphreys882]

If you're looking into training treats, there is nothing more appetizing than fresh, real meat itself. I have not met a single dog who will not attempt to stand on their heads for a bit of plain boiled chicken. When it comes to treats, nothing beats real meat. We boil soup alot, so we are often left over with pounds of boiled chicken that nobody wants to eat. I shred all that meat up and use the itty bitty shreds as training treats. If your butcher also has a lot of chicken gizzards, livers, etc. that he doesn't need, you can bargain with him and buy yourself a lifetime's supply of treats Just bake or boil the gizzards, livers, hearts, etc. and sprinkle a bit of garlic powder on them. Voila! Dog treats to die for without the unnecessary additives, wheat, flour, and artificial preservatives. Zoe will thank you!

Edited to add: Save these special treats for training time. For regular "just because" treats, we bake our own biscuits.

http://www.geocities.com/heartland/ranch/1011/dog.htm

My dog absolutly loves real meat, we gave him little tiny pieces of steak and he loved those. We also get him bones from a meat shop...they have special bones with real meat on them for dogs. And he has all the other regulars, milk bones, etc. *But always make sure to supervise as the others have already mentioned, especially with raw hide*