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 had never heard of this brand. The website states that all of their ingredients are sourced in the U.S., so based on that, they should be fine, although I'm not crazy about the fact that they add salt and/or sugar to most of their products. I think they may have very limited distribution.

[Erin]

Karen, have you ever heard of zuke's brand treats out of Colorado? Are they a good choice?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Lots of info here about Zukes if you do a search. They used to be highly recommended until about 2 years ago, when they were sold to a private equity company. So the short answer is "no.", lol.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

http://www.doodlekisses.com/group/thefoodgroup/forum/topics/update-...

[Erin]

Thanks Karen. The website is misleading. I noticed they weren't on the recommended list, though so I thought I would ask.

[Dawn and Molly]

Thanks!

[Sherry Butler]

Karen, I've been out of town and didn't have Reggie's sweet potatoe snacks with me. I'm trying to send a pic of package but so far it's not working. They are USA made Wholesome Pride. 100% natural sweet potatoe chews dog treats. The only ingredient showing is dried sweet potatoes. Their website is wholesomepride.net. Reggie is now 6 1/2 months old weighing 19.2 lbs. we've gone to two feelings a day with Orijen puppy and he seems to b starving around lunch time so I give him one sweet potatoe treat as a snack. We're feeding 1/2 cup around 7am and again at 5pm. Should I b doing something different. TIA

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

The Wholesome Pride treats look fine, their website says they grow the sweet potatoes themselves, so sourcing is excellent, lol.

I'd try bumping up his feeding amounts a tiny bit, maybe add a quarter cup of food to each meal. 

[Sherry Butler]

Thank you so much! we will increase his feelings and see if it helps. The last bag of Orijen puppy seemed to have smaller sized kibbles. Has anyone noticed this??

[Sam&Bella]

Is Blue Dog Bakery good? We use them for Bella because they are Natural, low fat, and made in the U.S.A.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

They look pretty good. Ingredients are U.S. sourced, too, which is important. My problem is that they are sold at Target and Walmart, which is almost always a red flag. I'd have to research them further before I could recommend them. 

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

I have always bought them for Fudge and Vern, but mainly because I confused them with Cloudstar :) I will be interested to see what you come up with!