Dog Questions

18 Responses

1. 1 ~Jordan S~
   2008 Oct 17

   Innova buisuts and Canidae snap buiscuts.

   Innova buiscuts

2. 2 ECO
   2008 Oct 20

   Some healthy brands I like to give my dogs are Wellness and Paul Newman. Other good brands are Iams, Nutro Max, Eukanuba. You should look for the same ingredient list as in foods.

3. 3 Grossed out in Georgia
   2008 Oct 20

   I give my dogs Milk Bones. Ain’t nothing wrong with a good Milk Bone, they are plenty healthy.

   We just started getting Milk Bones that have some sort of like…beef basting…on them, and my boys have been going WILD for them. Milk Bones are cheap, healthy, and dogs love them. You can’t go wrong.

4. 4 sclmarm
   2008 Oct 23

   When training we use string cheese. The dogs like it and you can pinch off little bits.

5. 5 HG
   2008 Oct 25

   Eukenuba or Greenies. I’m not sure how healthy Greenies are, but they are supposedly good for teeth and our beagle loves them.

6. 6 DP
   2008 Oct 28

   Fruits, vegetables, yogurt, and their own kibble.

7. 7 lifhapnz
   2008 Oct 30

   My Angelina loves, loves, loves Meaty Bone basted treats. I’ve never gotten her to do tricks as fast for anything else

8. 8 mskylers
   2008 Nov 02

   With all the dog food recalls and all the bad things that are put into dog food, I stopped buying that crap and my dogs now only eat fresh cooked chicken and rice, My Vet encouraged my choice do do this for my dogs…

   As for treats, I never did find anything that i felt good enough for my dogs so I also talked to my vet about Lorna Doone Cookies, My vet said that those are fine to give to my dogs as treats and my two dogs love them.

   **Lorna Doone** By Nabisco , found in the snack food area of your local supermarket.

9. 9 NatrGrrl
   2008 Nov 05

   wellness makes dog bones. Canidae snap biscuits are great. ANy of your better brands of dog food usually make some treats. You can make your own biscuits as well.

10. 10 Jo
    2008 Nov 05

    Here’s what treat we give our dogs and their coats are beautiful. Also, one had a history of pancreatitis before we cut out all rawhides and cooked bones:

    Bark Bars (hard biscuits)
    Old Mother Hubbard Peanut Butter Biscuits
    Once a week: TwistStix for teeth and breath or a Busy Bone
    For snacks:
    Yogurt Drops for dogs, Nature’s Recipes treats for teeth and breath, hip and joints, skin and coat, OR holistic hard biscuits for the same categories, another brand includes for healthy immune system.
    We make our own Oven Dried Sweet Potato Chews.
    We also make some of their biscuits and treats.

    What food do you feed your dog? What is “non-detailed” meat?Also, there are very few dog foods on the market that don’t contain grains. Orijen is about the only one I know of. Sounds like a GREAT brand of dog food, but it’s not readily available where I live.
    Solid Gold has some great treats, and so does Wellness and Newmans Own Organics. I haven’t tried the Solid Gold Treats or the Newman’s Own treats with my dogs yet.
    You can find the ingredients of all of the above by researching their sites.
    Wellness: Old Mother Hubbard

11. 11 bellacavalier
    2008 Nov 06

    My dogs have in the house(not given daily)Mother Hubbard biscuits,Sams Yams(dried yams)Snooks(long lasting dried yam chews)Charlie Bears for training,fresh fruits and vegs.

12. 12 suz_la
    2008 Nov 09

    we personally give our pup:

    * zukes - hip action, mini naturals & z-ridge bones

    * solid gold - beef, turkey and lamb jerky

    * nature’s logic - chicken, beef, venison & duck/salmon

13. 13 Kim J
    2008 Nov 12

    I don’t purchase commercial treats for dogs. They are very expensive, some of them are $10 a pound or more and many are chock full of chemicals.

    Cooked chicken, steak cut up into small treats, cheese cut into cubes, pieces of banana, thin slices of apple. Biscuits have too many carbohydrates and do not really clean a dog’s teeth. It is better to give some fresh protein or fruits and vegetables and then brush the dog’s teeth.

    Dogs eat poop. They are not very picky. They are usually happy with something in the protein/fat categories.

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    I have to agree with the dogs above, Lorna Doones are the best cookies ever, for me.

14. 14 Darien
    2008 Nov 15

    Yup, fruits and veggies and things. Its the same as people… what you put into your dog defines how healthy he’ll be. Carrots are great treats, I haven’t found a dog yet that doesn’t love them. Things that are uncooked/baked/ect. are better, since cooking is what takes out alot of the nutrients. If you’re going with commercials treats make sure you check the ingredients. The first ingredients should be meats.

    Best bet would be to check with any stored that sell natural food and treats. For the most part you won’t be able to find the really high quality stuff at your big stores like Petsmart and such.

15. 15 craving_jinx
    2008 Nov 18

    If you’re concerned about giving your dogs commercial treats, you can try looking for somewhere in your area that makes doggies treats…like there’s a place where i live that’s a doggies bakery lol they make all kinds of dog treats and foods they’re healthy and have nowhere near the amount of chemicals and bad things as in commercially produced treats….but i will say that milk bones are great for dogs teeth!

16. 16 GSDoxie3
    2008 Nov 20

    Since the recall, we have only used cheese, fruits and veggies and these brands:

    Buddy Biscuits made by Cloudstar

    Sojos Dog Treats

    Buddy Biscuits are a little easier to find than the Sojos. Only a handful of stores carry them in our area (midwest). Our dogs love ‘em!

17. 17 abbyful
    2008 Nov 22

    I use many different treats, as I have a very “food-motivated” dog. I have a little plastic jar that I keep a conglomeration of treats in for training. The variety seems to keep my dog more interested than just getting the same treat over and over. (I have a small dog, so I break up the treats into the size of about half of a pencil-top eraser so it’s a reward, but it’s not too filling and fattening.)

    Here are some of the store-bought treats I use, I try to stick to more holistic or natural treats. (The ingredient list are listed if you click on the links):
    - Liv-a-Littles -
    - Wellness WellBites -
    - Protreat Dried Beef Liver -
    - Yummy Chummies -
    - Buddy Biscuits -
    - Mini Naturals -

    When I know we’re going to be using the treats up quickly, like on training class days, I will also cut up pieces of vegetables such as carrots, green beans, and pea pods to include as well.

    For dog biscuits, we use the Innova EVO biscuits.

    Or I sometimes give my dog a snack of a banana slice wrapped in dried duck meat. I get it at PetCo, but I don’t see a link for it on their website. (The ingredients are simple though: Duck and Banana.)

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    I hope this line:
    “But now that I know which ingredient to feed the dog such as grains, non detailed meat, DHA”
    Was actually supposed to say:
    “But now that I know which ingredient *NOT* to feed the dog such as grains, non detailed meat, DHA”

    Grain isn’t necessarily bad in foods and treats. Every dog food needs some form of starch to hold the kibble together, which is either grain or potatoes. When reading the ingredients of foods that aren’t grain-free, check on the *type* of grain. For example: Corn = Low quality. Oatmeal = High quality.

    I don’t recommend “milk bone” anything. Their products are full of dyes and low-quality ingredients.
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18. 18 puppyluv
    2008 Nov 24

    Sardines in olive oil.l….not the kind w/ a lot of salt. You have to ceck for that, and never the kind packed in water.

    dried out cow lung

    denta stix made by pedigree the ingrediants are on the pet-co web site.

    pieces of cheese

    carrots

    apples

    Chunks of salmon from the can

    raw chicken wing three times a week