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Momto2GSDs the treats we are currently using are Zuke's mini naturals and Crazy Dog Train Me treats(because both are small and easy to work with) for when we are working with her on obedience and when she's at class. I also give her half a piece of dentastix when I do give it.
Have you tried Slippery Elm?
Crazy Dog Train Me Treats Ingredients: Pork Liver,
Barley Flour, Whole Ground Potatoes,
Sucrose (SUGAR!!!!! B A D for gut), Chicken
(sensitivities for some dogs) (or Beef or Bacon), Potato Starch, Glycerine,
Wheat Bran, Gelatin,
Rice Flour, Flax Seed (causes gut problem for some dogs), Salt, Natural Smoke Flavor, Garlic Powder, Phosphoric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Mustard, Citric Acid, Mixed Tocopherols, Rosemary.
TOO many grains.....feeds yeast in gut!
Zukes sold out to Nestles/Purina.....I don't trust ingredients!
Dentastix: RICE
FLOUR,
WHEAT STARCH, GLYCERIN, GELATIN, GUM ARABIC, CALCIUM CARBONATE, NATURAL POULTRY FLAVOR, POWDERED CELLULOSE (
sawdust), SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, IODIZED SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, VITAMINS (CHOLINE CHLORIDE, L-ASCORBYL-2-POLYPHOSPHATE [SOURCE OF VITAMIN C], D-CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, VITAMIN B12 SUPPLEMENT,
MORE grains! AND made by Pedigree!
You can make your own! Here's my recipe.
EASY HOMEMADE MEAT TREATS
Items needed:
Non Stick Fry Pan
Large Round Steak or Pork Chops or Calves Liver or Lamb or Goat or any whole meats your dog can eat.
Scissors
1. Trim off all fat on the edges and in-between and if it has bone, remove that too. If using Calves Liver, thaw, and blot well with paper towel to remove excess blood.
2. Take a pair of scissors (outstanding tool for cutting meat) and cut the meat into manageable pieces.
3. Choose a fry pan (non stick works the easiest) that will hold the amount of meat you bought, and give the pan a small drop of oil or a quick spray of Pam.
4. Heat the pan until really hot and drop in the meat pieces in to sizzle. Keep your heat high but don’t leave the pan unattended.
5. Sprinkle on a little garlic powder or garlic salt if desired.
6. Let it sizzle for about a minute or two then flip over. Braise the other side (pour off the juice if there is too much) and remove from pan when the middle is pink (especially the Liver or it will crumble). Place on to paper towel, blot and let cool.
7. Take your scissors and cut all of the meat in strips about ¼” wide. Now take those strips and cut small pieces about the size of a ½ of a dime, (or whatever size you prefer).
8. Place small amounts into sealable snack baggies, then place those baggies into a sealable freezer baggie and place in freezer. When you need them, take out one or two baggies, place them in the frig and they will un-thaw. Of course the dogs love them frozen too, if you forget! They will unthaw quickly on the cupboard or in your pocket for training.
The process takes a little time but saves a lot of $$ and the dogs go crazy for them!
I would choose a higher quality food and one without ANY type of chicken items including eggs, fat, cartilage etc., or flax or grains or yeast in it, which can cause problems with some dogs.
Nutro:
Jim Eastin, supplier quality assurance scientist for Nutro Company, presented a seminar titled:
“The Importance of Rendered Ingredients in Pet Foods” at the October 26, 2011 Pet Food Industry symposium. He referred to poultry by-products as
"value-added ingredients" and described rendering as "environmentally responsible" by converting by-products into ingredients Nutro uses in its pet food products.
Nutro Co. scientist discusses using poultry by-products as petfood ingredients
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