Recommended Dog Treat Brands as of APRIL 2015

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Finally!  Going to get a discussion started with good (and safe) dog treats!

 

As a reminder, any treats made from a company listed in our Recommended Foods list will work, so I am not going to list them here. Visit this link for those brands:  http://www.doodlekisses.com/group/thefoodgroup/forum/topics/recomme...

 

In addition to our recommended food brands, the following are good treat companies:

 

Bocce's Bakery: http://www.boccesbakery.com/pages/ingredients

Cloudstar: http://www.cloudstar.com/

Darford: http://darford.com/

Diggin' Your Dog: http://www.dydusa.com/about_us/

Etta Stays: http://www.ettasays.com/home.php

Fresh is Best:  http://www.freshisbest.com/

Fruitables:  http://www.fruitablespetfood.com/

Get Naked:   http://www.n-bone.com/

Healthy Partners:  http://healthypartnerpetsnacks.com/

Jones Naturals: http://www.jonesnaturalchews.com/

Northern Biscuit: http://northernbiscuit.ca/

Old Mother Hubbard: http://www.oldmotherhubbard.com/index.aspx

Pet Kind:  http://www.petkind.com/index-us

Plato Pet Treats:  http://www.platopettreats.com/

Polkadog Bakery:  http://www.polkadog.com/

Pure Bites: http://www.purebites.com/products.html

Real Meat Pet:  http://www.realmeatpet.com/index.htm

Salmon Paws:  http://www.salmonpaws.com/

Sam's Yams: http://www.frontporchpets.com/

Spot Farms Pet: http://www.spotfarmspet.com/

Trader Joe's:  http://www.traderjoes.com/

Tucker's Bones (chicken jerky that is safe!): http://www.tuckersbones.com/

Tyson's True Chews:  http://www.truechews.com/

Wagatha's: http://www.wagathas.com/

Wet Noses:  http://wet-noses.com/

 

 

Please, if anyone has suggestions or additions, comment here, so we can get them added, research, etc...

 

[Karen, Riley & Cooper]

Great idea, and sorry I wasn't proactive enough to think of it on my own!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

From what I can see, the treats themselves seem fine. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Well, Pro-Treats responded to my e-mail very promptly, and here is what they said:

Good morning, 

Thank you for your e-mail and interest in our products.  We are proud to say our treats are all sourced in the USA except for the lamb which comes from New Zealand and is considered to be best.  Frozen is manufactured in Portland, Oregon, and the freeze dried is made in Colorado. 

Pro-treats sold through “Gimborn” and sold under “Stewart” are the same. 

Best regards.

So I would say these are fine, under either name. 

[Karen, Riley & Cooper]

I thank you, and Riley and Maggie thank you even more! They are, without a doubt, Maggie's favorite and I'm relieved to know she can continue enjoying them.

[Brittney & Cally]

I just wanted to post here to let people know that I emailed the Fruitables company asking them questions about upcoming products and they told me they will be launching a smaller version of their treats that are more suitable for training!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

That's good to know!

[Karen, Riley & Cooper]

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[Pam Thomas]

How about making your own dog food? Can you meet all of their needs

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Sure, and we have a lot of info here in TFG about that, as well as recipes. But this discussion is about recommended brands for commercial treats. :) 

[Holly Paterniti]

Our dogs (and kids) LOVE Grandma Lucy's............they are in a shape of Teddy Grahams :)  All human-grade ingredients and the kids have eaten them too :)

[Christy&Riley]

If I'm understanding correctly, it is good to keep food consistent for puppies. Riley is 10 months. Is it ok if I give her three different types of treats...not at one time of course. :-) Is alternating making it tough on her digestion? Two are Wellness products and one is BB. Thanks!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

It's perfectly fine to give a variety of treats. Variety is important in dogs' diets as well as people's. And her digestion is pretty much that of an adult's at this point.