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, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I honestly don't think there is anything to worry about from chicken jerky that is sourced in the US and marketed by a reputable company. At this point, concerns about such products are purely anecdotal and rare. 

But, you can always give a different type of treat, something other than jerky, and many people here make their own jerky, too. We have discussions and recipes for making your own jerky with and without a dehydrator. 

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Sorry for the delay - think I captured the new ones: Darford and Spot Farms Pet... 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Thanks, Ally.

[Laura and Angus]

Karen: Do you know anything about the Zuke's Naturals Mini Treats? We have gotten these sometimes for our pup and they're a really good size for training. I believe it says they're made in Colorado. What are your thoughts?

Here's their website:

https://www.zukes.com/products/mini-naturals

[Tracey & Spike]

Zukes are made by Nestle Purina. So not recommended. There are a lot of other quality training treats listed though :)

[Laura and Angus]

Thanks for letting me know! I couldn't find ANYWHERE on their website that indicates that the company is now owned by Nestle Purina. After you mentioned this, I looked on Google and only saw it written in comments from people on Chewy.com. Sneaky :(

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Yes, it was a huge blow to us when Zuke's was sold to Purina last year, as we used to recommend the brand highly.

Cloudstar makes some tiny treats similar to the Zuke's minis, called Tricky Trainers. And Fruitables has some tiny ones as well. 

[Laura and Angus]

Yes we definitely use the Fruitables ones and Angus loves them, but the Zuke's were slightly larger and fit better into his treat toys :( I'll look at Cloudstar to find out where we might get those or if we have to buy online. Thanks!

[Tracey & Spike]

Yes they are sneaky!! However they should know by now that they can run but not hide. Haha
I'm not sure if you can get them where you are but the Northern Biscuit company make amazing soft treats (hard cookies too). They are right in line size wise with Zukes. Spike LOVES the Pumpkin Pie ones :) I found them easier to break apart for training compared to fruitables. Although we love and use both.

[Laura and Angus]

Thanks! I have never seen the Northern Biscuit company at our pet stores, but I'll keep an eye out for it to see! I'm likely going to have to buy some things online it looks like ;)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Check the store locators on the manufacturers' websites. Lots of people here have been surprised to find small private pet supply stores in their areas that they didn't know existed. Garden & Wild Bird supply stores also often carry the better pet food lines.

http://www.northernbiscuit.ca/purchase.html
Looks like there's a chain of stores in MD called Pet Valu that carries Northern Biscuit. Others as well.

[Laura and Angus]

Hah that was the store I was going to check actually! There's one close to our house and close to our puppy's daycare :) There's also a grooming place nearby that sells the Cloudstar while PetValu does not. Thanks for checking!!