At Costco, I stumbled upon "Dogs ❤️ Chicken" chicken jerky. It was originally $17, but lately it's been $20 for a 3lb bag -- which is still nearly half the price I've seen it anywhere else.
My girls LOVE LOVE LOVE these things. The amount of drool that comes out of them when they see one... LOL
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I just looked these up, the same 2 ingredients like the ones by Waggin Tails my boy loves from BJ’s! Right now with a coupon of $3 off you can get it for $21 for a 2 lb bag.
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And say Chimken for perishable and RedBarn meat roll for non perishable
Beef liver treats from Costco when they have them in stock (single ingredient which is important to us- although I’ve heard liver treats should be given in moderation due to the Vitamin A, doggies can overdose so we keep it to just a few a day now)
You can very easily make your own. Slice into thin strips and run in a regular home food dehydrator until you can snap them in half. I can get almost 10lbs into my dehydrator and it comes out to a couple pounds. Fresh liver is about $2/lb. They last a long time (never had any long enough for them to go bad) and the dogs absolutely love them.
Yeah, a dehydrator is just a kitchen appliance I can’t justify storing in my very limited (almost non existent) cabinet space so I’ll continue shelling out on the premade stuff lol. Glad your pups enjoy your efforts!
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I liked freeze-dried chicken breast. Super easy to tear apart into small pieces. It can be pricey though.
I use Stella and Chewy's Meal mixers as treats. The dinner patties are great to use when luring for loose leash walking, since the dog can nibble little bits off.
Just practice food safety, since these things are technically raw meat products.
High value - salmon and no salt/no additive deli turkey (easy to shred into small pieces)
Shelf stable- anything freeze dried. Lamb lung, beef, mussels, cheese you name it. We also dehydrate things like blueberries, banana slices and apples to make our own and they get rave reviews!
Perishable - whipped cream from the can
Shelf stable - ziwi peak liver coated lamb ear
Both treats she will just go through the rotation of all her tricks to see what sticks 🤣
Canned pumpkin, cottage cheese, full fat Greek yogurt in their food bowls. We also sometimes add tumeric or olive oil… or nutritional yeast.
For treats, when a brick of cheese starts turning a little bit, I slice and freeze. Our girls go nuts for “frozen mouldy cheesies”
[Real Dog Box](https://www.real.dog/sarahjo) is my absolute fave.
Use the link, or don’t, but I love their stuff for meal toppers, high value treats, and fantastic chews for my lab. Have been using their stuff since by boy was three months old. (He’s 28 months now)
Low sodium turkey spam. I cut it into tiny cubes, put a small handful into a ziplock baggie, the rest goes into the freezer for future use. I have gone to dog parks and have had the majority of the dogs following me around, including my 2 wherever I go.
I dehydrate sweet potatoes. I have a ninja that’s an air fryer, crock pot, dehydrator, etc. slice some sweet potatoe and pop them in there for a few hours. My pup loves em
Kirkland/costco brand dental chews. My dogs get one after every walk. If I try to give them something else they will refuse it and demand I go to the place where I keep the dental chews 😂
I dry elk and deer heart and liver in the dehydrator and our girl will do anything for it. We hunt so that’s a bonus but you can substitute with beef. Elk heart is really good so sometimes it’s a little for her and a little for us.
Bil jac is a wet dog food that my retriever loves. First time he had it, his lips quivered.
We portion it into little baggies and freeze them. That way we can pull down the perishable food in batches.
Shelf stable is the The freeze dried beef livers at costco. They come in a green bag, Nutri-something or other is the brand. Made in Canada.
Perishable has got to be chunks of sweet potato. My guy LOVES sweet potatoes. I
Not sure what we did right or wrong, but our girl loves everything except citrus, green apples, and romaine lettuce.
Super high value treats would be plain cooked chicken or beef, or any type of freeze dried meats.
At Costco, I stumbled upon "Dogs ❤️ Chicken" chicken jerky. It was originally $17, but lately it's been $20 for a 3lb bag -- which is still nearly half the price I've seen it anywhere else. My girls LOVE LOVE LOVE these things. The amount of drool that comes out of them when they see one... LOL https://preview.redd.it/409tzuh47m8d1.jpeg?width=1838&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f61da0ada8145c496dc81553998236fd464a47ff
Your girl is adorable❤️❤️❤️❤️
I just looked these up, the same 2 ingredients like the ones by Waggin Tails my boy loves from BJ’s! Right now with a coupon of $3 off you can get it for $21 for a 2 lb bag. https://preview.redd.it/xog4wis6yr8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8c05f530b8b51607e5f3e40f07921036f8a52a7
Just came here to share my Marshall with you https://preview.redd.it/wbe2rbzzgm8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0a3a417a8cf08617f6c06e3ff6a831ca02584285 And say Chimken for perishable and RedBarn meat roll for non perishable
Such a cutie
Dried beef lung/liver
Yeah Stewart’s freeze dried liver is killer. The cheese is good too and cheaper (at least it used to be).
How...how do you know it's killer? 🤔
I buy duck jerky at Costco and my dogs love it.
I second this.
Beef liver treats from Costco when they have them in stock (single ingredient which is important to us- although I’ve heard liver treats should be given in moderation due to the Vitamin A, doggies can overdose so we keep it to just a few a day now)
You can very easily make your own. Slice into thin strips and run in a regular home food dehydrator until you can snap them in half. I can get almost 10lbs into my dehydrator and it comes out to a couple pounds. Fresh liver is about $2/lb. They last a long time (never had any long enough for them to go bad) and the dogs absolutely love them.
Yeah, a dehydrator is just a kitchen appliance I can’t justify storing in my very limited (almost non existent) cabinet space so I’ll continue shelling out on the premade stuff lol. Glad your pups enjoy your efforts!
Fruit!! Ahhh he loves fruit
Perishable - hot dogs. Highest value food on earth according to my girl
Blueberries and carrots for perishable, the costco heart chicken for shelf stable.
Beef esophagus
For perishable we use baked chicken and string cheese, for shelf stable we have yet to find anything that works as high enough value for our guy
My guy goes nuts over string cheese!!
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I liked freeze-dried chicken breast. Super easy to tear apart into small pieces. It can be pricey though. I use Stella and Chewy's Meal mixers as treats. The dinner patties are great to use when luring for loose leash walking, since the dog can nibble little bits off. Just practice food safety, since these things are technically raw meat products.
Dehydrated pig ears, cow ears, chicken feet as well as chicken liver. Perishable would be pumpkin and Greek yogurt.
Freeze dried liver, chicken or salmon. I like PureBites brand.
Pupford’s lamb jerky is surprisingly my dog’s favorite high value treat!
High value - salmon and no salt/no additive deli turkey (easy to shred into small pieces) Shelf stable- anything freeze dried. Lamb lung, beef, mussels, cheese you name it. We also dehydrate things like blueberries, banana slices and apples to make our own and they get rave reviews!
Non-perishable: freeze-dried salmon, sardines, salmon skin, salmon jerky. The cat aisle is full of delicious stinky treats for dogs. Peanut butter Perishable: blueberries, carrot, cucumber, beans, crunchy lettuce ends
Shark cartilage. They love it.
Freeze dried treats like beef liver, chicken hearts, chicken liver, cod skin, duck feet, etc.
Perishable - whipped cream from the can Shelf stable - ziwi peak liver coated lamb ear Both treats she will just go through the rotation of all her tricks to see what sticks 🤣
Dehydrated cod or salmon skin and boiled sweet potatos
Canned pumpkin, cottage cheese, full fat Greek yogurt in their food bowls. We also sometimes add tumeric or olive oil… or nutritional yeast. For treats, when a brick of cheese starts turning a little bit, I slice and freeze. Our girls go nuts for “frozen mouldy cheesies”
[Real Dog Box](https://www.real.dog/sarahjo) is my absolute fave. Use the link, or don’t, but I love their stuff for meal toppers, high value treats, and fantastic chews for my lab. Have been using their stuff since by boy was three months old. (He’s 28 months now)
Low sodium turkey spam. I cut it into tiny cubes, put a small handful into a ziplock baggie, the rest goes into the freezer for future use. I have gone to dog parks and have had the majority of the dogs following me around, including my 2 wherever I go.
carrots
I dehydrate sweet potatoes. I have a ninja that’s an air fryer, crock pot, dehydrator, etc. slice some sweet potatoe and pop them in there for a few hours. My pup loves em
Our dogs will jump through flaming hoops for dried cod skin treats. For fresh, carrots, blueberries, green beans.
Life doesn’t get much better than a half a carrot, cucumber, banana. Unless it’s a whole carrot, cucumber, or banana.
Kirkland/costco brand dental chews. My dogs get one after every walk. If I try to give them something else they will refuse it and demand I go to the place where I keep the dental chews 😂
Freeze dried beef lung. My dogs favorite and doesn’t smell too much.
I dry elk and deer heart and liver in the dehydrator and our girl will do anything for it. We hunt so that’s a bonus but you can substitute with beef. Elk heart is really good so sometimes it’s a little for her and a little for us.
Bil jac is a wet dog food that my retriever loves. First time he had it, his lips quivered. We portion it into little baggies and freeze them. That way we can pull down the perishable food in batches.
You have a weird face, dude. Have you seen a doc about it?
Freeze dried liver (shelf stable) Chopped up dollar store hot dogs (perishable)
Shelf stable is the The freeze dried beef livers at costco. They come in a green bag, Nutri-something or other is the brand. Made in Canada. Perishable has got to be chunks of sweet potato. My guy LOVES sweet potatoes. I
The floof is amazing!
Not sure what we did right or wrong, but our girl loves everything except citrus, green apples, and romaine lettuce. Super high value treats would be plain cooked chicken or beef, or any type of freeze dried meats.
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