What are the best treats for puppies?

Question

I am trying to find a good tasting and healthy treat for my puppies and I can not seem to find any. What would you suggest and why?

Thank you.

Everyones answers so far have been great. I am looking for a treat that I can buy at a store for my puppies. I have two older dogs that I give Snausages too and they love them. I was wondering if those are safe for puppies or if there is something specific I should give them.

Answer 1

i have 2 yorkies & a shih-tzu i'm pretty picky about what they eat but as far as treats go i figure what the heck...its a treat...make it something they enjoy my pups love puptato chips & those chicken treats...(the ones that look like a chicken drumstick-wal-mart)

just don't over-do the treats...1 or 2 a day are plenty

Answer 2

I have been having that same issue, and those treats are too darn expensive to just keep the trial and error as a means to find out. Unfortunately, this is how I have come up with a few suggestions that my dog seems to enjoy.(though it did take a lot more $ than I had planned on spending)
I always check the ingridients to make sure that the first one is always MEAT of any kind-it should say, telling you that their main ingridient is NOT gluton, or flour, our any other unhealthy and unnutritious element used commonly in almost all dog foods and snacks. I feel like this is only a filler anyway, and if I am gonna reward my dog, and spend all that money doing-it may as well be healthy.
Now, when I say MEAT, it is okay to branch out and purchase if the ingridients should read anything other than GLUTON, like soy, or wheat, or grass, or any other vegetable alternative that isn't highly processed.
I have found one brand of dog treat I believe it is called "Meatiez" or something- but, you will know it when you see it cause it looks exactly like a rack of rib meat on a bone. The same brand has a vast variety of different kinds- but, this one was worth every penny. And, my dog loved it! But, don't overdo it, cause it is really a rich and kinda large treat to eat.
Just recently, I saw that " Newman's Own" has a new line of dog treats, specializing in a vegetable alternative as their main ingridient. This brand is better known for their salad dressings and the fact that most of their proceeds go straight to charities. This is the famous Paul Newman, an actor, and business man of the food industry with a cause. I loved the salad dressings, and thought I would give these treats a try. Not too expensive and doggy loves em, without being too rich or too big. Perfect for fitting inside the KONG toy and using as a teaching/training aide for the dog without losing too much of its appetite.
Good luck! Stay away from those treats at the counters of the major pet stores that tend to look like real cookies or the like- my dog hated them- now I am stuck with a bunch of different treats that just may fool the human eye into thinking it is a real chocolate chip cookie! ( maybe, that would actually justify the $ I put into them?)

Answer 3

"Pre-made" treats, if I buy actual treats from the store I go with Charlie Bear, the ingredients aren't bad, and they are pretty healthy. Also they are a good size as well.

Home-made treats: Buy some beef liver, chop into bite size pieces for your dog, feed raw, or bake at 350 until the pieces are dried out a bit. Very healthy, all natural, and I haven't met a dog that didn't go nuts over them.

Emergency Back up treats: Cut up hot dogs. I use these only when I'm out of liver and Charlie Bears, so the dogs rarely get them. They aren't harmful, most dogs like them, but they don't have the greatest ingredients.

Answer 4

Depends on what you mean by treats. Dogs of all ages - including puppies thrive on attention - almost more than getting something good to eat.

If you just want to have a doggy cookie jar with goodies for them, you can bake your own dog treats for them and make them any size you want. See the link for recipes.

Answer 5

I like to make mine :)

* 1 lb. pureed liver
* 2 cups corn meal
* 1 cup flour
* dash garlic powder

Spread out on cookie sheet in a thin layer. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Cool and cut into small pieces.

or another favorite

* 12 c. oatmeal
* 4 c. whole wheat flour
* >8 eggs
* 3/4 c. oil
* 2/3 c. honey
* 1/2 c. molasses
* 2 c. milk
* 1 large can solid pack pumpkin (optional)
* 3 to 4 mashed bananas (optional)

Preheat oven to 325. Grease 2 cookie sheets

Dump everything into a VERY large bowl. Mix this whole mess together & pat onto greased cookie sheets & bake at 325 for 1 hour. After 1 hour turn oven off, crack oven door & allow cookies to cool in oven. Break into whatever size you want.

These freeze really well.


I prefer to make them, cause then I know whats in them and I can make them to the size my dogs can eat :)

Answer 6

There is a line of dog treats called Old Mother Hubbard. They are all natural and my dogs love then plus they dont upset your dogs stomach and cause gas.
They have treats from training treats to x-large bones
PetCo has them so does Pets Mart

Answer 7

Well here's my opinion get some soft meat and chop it up or get some hot dogs. Puppy's love soft food but you also need to get some harder dog bone treats so that their teeth can get healthy. I suggest like dental bones.

Answer 8

Wal-Mart and Dollar General both sell great treats & dental sticks for pups and older dogs. I get near the hanging basket where I keep our babies, and I have 3 dogs at my feet! Of course, our OUTSIDE dogs get deer bones to keep them going!

Answer 9

Take a hot dog and slice it up... Dogs go nuts over them, they are really cheap, and the pup will be really easy to train if you ask it to sit everytime you give it one. My mom used them for 12 years at her kennel for showing and training (she was a Labrador breeder) & taught a cat to jump a broom using hot dogs.

Answer 10

Dental sticks they taste great and at the same time there teeth are getting stronger and healthier! hope i helped !