Puppy Treats

Puppy Treats

Puppy treats will be your best friend when it comes to training your dog. You’ll want to find good quality treats that grab your dog’s attention and interest.

As we all know, dogs have a heightened sense of smell and taste. Therefore, by using treats as part of training only, your dog will learn new skills and expected behaviors quickly.

Remember: One of the most important aspects of training is consistency from you, the owner.

There are so many choices for puppy treats, including traditional dog treats, organic dog treats, and even recipe books to make homemade dog treats.

In this article, we explain what you should look for when buying dog treats, things to avoid when buying dog treats, and we also personally recommend a few treats that our dogs loved!

Puppy Treats for Training

Puppy treats are going to be one the best tools in your arsenal, especially when it comes to things like dog potty training.

So when it comes to buying treats, you want to ensure that your dog is getting the best nutritional quality that you can afford. In order to do that, you’re going to need to know what to look out for when checking the ingredients found on product packaging.

Here we list the things you should look for to ensure you get the best quality dog treats.

Good things:

• You want a short ingredient list. The fewer, the better.
• Look for whole-food ingredients. The sooner an ingredient is listed, the more of that ingredient.
• Ensure the ingredients are U.S.-based, local ingredients, increasing the reliability of the product quality and reducing carbon footprint.
• Ensure only natural functional ingredients are used, including natural preservatives such as Vitamins C and E. 
• Natural humectants such as molasses and vegetable glycerin help maintain the moisture of chewy treats.

Bad things:

• Avoid chemical and artificial flavors, including sweeteners. Always aim for natural sweeteners like honey where possible.
• Avoid chemical and artificial colorings.
• Avoid chemical preservatives such as BHA (butylated-hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).
• Avoid chemical humectants used to keep chewy treats moist, including ingredients such as propylene glycol.

Best Treats for Puppies

It’s important to recognize that the term “best puppy treats” is subjective, and every dog, owner, and even veterinary professional will differ in opinion.

Our puppy treat recommendations are based purely on personal experience, and how our own dogs react to the treats listed below.

We always aim to balance the affordability and quality of ingredients as best as possible when it comes to recommending products. This is because they are both important factors to a broad range of dog owners.