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Originally Posted by lovinganimals (Post 1893002)

I would like to know if shape plays into your decision to buy dog treats. I have a dog treat business and making bones or paw shapes takes 3 times as long as making simple flower shapes with a decorating tip. If you ordered treats, would it make a difference to you, as long as they were tasty and the dogs loved them?

I have a very small dog. So when I purchase dog treats I look for very small treats that have healthy ingredients and lower in calories. I also give original Cheerios as treats. Shape doesn’t play at all in my selection process. If the picture is of the dog treats you make...holy cow...they look so good the Girl Scouts should sell them. Lol

I am curious. How did you manage to train your dog(s) without treats?

I go only by ingredients. No fillers or anything artificial

Interesting post. I look at ingredients and whether the treat will help clean their teeth.

My Granddogs will and do eat any and everything. All foods are a treat to them!!!

I only look at ingredients. I appreciate US made from US sourced products. Finding treats, toys, balls etc. not made/sourced in China? Hard to do.

Not at all. Where can I get some. Bocaabend@aol.com

Shape doesn’t matter to me or my critter. That said, I wouldn’t want a dead body shape or a pile of poo shape. 😉

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Originally Posted by lovinganimals (Post 1893002)

I have a very small dog so for my dog I purchase very small treats that have all natural healthy ingredients and low in calories. I also give her Cheerios as treats. They’re low in calories and healthy. Shape doesn’t play into my purchase. The picture of the treats you make look incredible.

Shape would not matter to me at all, but I also don't give many treats, as I think they add unnecessary weight to a dog. I would be more interested in a healthy reasonably priced treat.

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Originally Posted by lovinganimals (Post 1893002)

Make them hard enough that they need to break them up to eat. My Cavalier is a food gulper. The treats at Woolf gangs are the perfect texture. Shape does not matter to her or myself,

suggest you make the cookie with cutouts to shape like bones / paws etc and do the insert regularly. saves time .

Lol yes those are treats! No sugar or salt in them but when my father is visiting he sneaks a few for himself lol!

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Originally Posted by Scott O (Post 1893196)

There is absolutely nothing wrong with giving a dog fresh food, kibble is not what’s best for dogs, or their teeth. It was manufactured for human convenience. It’s like feeding processed foods every single day, or you eating McDonald’s every day...your vets advice is not appropriate. Veterinarians are not really trained a lot about diet and nutrition. The large food companies (Hills, Purina) are involved with the actual information used in textbooks for Veterinary training, so they of course push that because of their profits. Actual feeding while at table of course can make the dog beg, but nothing wrong with cutting up some fresh/frozen cooked vegetables, green beans, broccoli, carrots, to eggs, lean meats etc to give a dog along with their food, on occasion or every day. They enjoy a variety too..Holistic Veterinarians are trained more specifically about importance of diet.

do you remember the great dog-food scare? everything was being recalled for killing pets due to melamine being used in the grains. during this time we made our own dog foods from a recipe our vet used. human grade meat, veggies, eggs & sweet potatoes went into every batch, & hubby had the most fun making it. the dogs rejoiced & we supplemented the diet with Vet-Tabs.

Shape does not matter to me or the dog. The only benefit I see is that bone shapes help to distinguish it from people treats. Seems manufacturer’s go out of their way to keep non edible foods from being accidentally ingested. ESP when it comes to children. Probably to avoid law suits.