Which treats?

I prefer meat-based high quality dog treats (which have an added benefit in that I can leave in my training pouch without worrying that they'll get moldy. (I used to forget my cheese in my pouch and it'd get moldy )

My kids' favorites:

Merrick Dehydrated Lamb Lung Large Fillets can be easily crunched into little bits. I use this most often for regular training.

Wellness Core Meat (Jerky) Treats Venison is easily the favorite around here. I use these for introducing a new task/command. The bits are already training size, though I often break them in half once my dogs have the skill pretty well down and we're practicing (to avoid calorie overload).

Zamboni will stand on her head for Plato's Pet Strips.

She likes the Duck and Kangaroo in particular. (I can't feed them to my other dog because he's allergic to rice, which the strips contain a little of). They're big enough to cut in half to stretch your budget, and they don't contain any funky preservatives.

I buy some or all of these treats at any of the stand-alone or better chain pet shops around where I live. You won't find them at the pet superstores, but you should be able to find them!

I use chicken weiners. I don't cook them. I slice them up lengthwise twice (ie, quartered lengthwise), then chop the pieces into cubes. I package the cubes two weiners per baggie (I'm using milk bags now) and put them in the freezer ready for use anytime. Weiners are pre-cooked meat (I'll eat Schneiders raw myself, but never tried the no-name chicken weiners). The only draw back is that chicken makes the dogs grabby and toothsome.
For camping and other times when spoilage and refrigeration is a problem, I use Old Roy Semi-moist dogfood from Walmart. This is junk food, but the dogs are nuts about it. A little junkfood is okay once in a while, me and the dogs both. Old Roy travels well, but it contains corn syrup, aka sugar) so I wouldn't use it regularly in training.
These are the high value convenience treats.
More expensive suggestions, dehydrated liver and charlie bear dog treats and Roll-over.
I used to use cheese, but it turns to goo on hot days and the chicken weiners win out over everything else anyway.

Have you tried carrots and apples? My dogs will do anything for them lol. Leica especially loves her carrots.She prefers them over other treats I taught her to bark on command with them

Low fat turkey or chicken hot dogs. Cook in the microwave and cut into very small pieces (so they can be swallowed as opposed to standing there and chewing after you give the food reward).

I use string cheese, cubed ham (cut up into smaller pieces), turkey hot dogs. I also use the Solid Gold brand Beef Jerky dog treats. Molly goes crazy for all of those

I use turkey or chicken hot dogs...and laughing cow cheese...hey, gotta watch their figures!!

Someone just recently mentioned that the chalk bags rock climbers use are perfect bait bags. Has anyone used them?

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no, but i use this bag
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...family&keepsr=1

seems similar, and i like that it attaches to my belt/pant. i never felt comfortable with the ones that go around the waist like a fanny pack. and it closes nice with the drawstring.

but good idea, especially if they are cheaper