Ok I'm in the midst of a lot of training,not an overly large amount so my dog gets tired but enough that she eats a lot of treats. We have to give treats for crate training, teaching her to walk well on the lead, sit ect so I find that she eats a ton of treats. What are some treats that won't be too bad for her if I give her a TON, she doesn't like getting her food as a treat and praise sometimes works but not when I want to quickly treat and start again. Right now I am feeding some Old Mother Hubbard which I am not sure how healthy they are for her but I was desperate because I was only allowed to go to one store, then I cut these in half but I still managed to go through a ton. There is one pet store around here that seems to have a lot of food so they might have a good selection but I will not be able to buy online and I'm limited to the ingredients I get at home so making them probably isn't a good idea. Anyone know a few common treats I could find easily?
Training Treats
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Something that has worked really well for me are the Natural Balance food rolls. It isn't a treat per se, but it has a smell most dogs find very appealing and you can cut it in pieces of whatever size you want.
I usually cut a 1/2 inch slice of a 1-lb roll into about 20 pieces. The turkey flavor is the least crumbly and doesn't fall apart, so it's best for this purpose. The lamb doesn't hold together well at all, so I'm not using that anymore.
You can also use plain hotdogs, just make sure you buy a kind that doesn't have a lot of chemicals added (especially no BHA). String cheese also works well.
I usually cut a 1/2 inch slice of a 1-lb roll into about 20 pieces. The turkey flavor is the least crumbly and doesn't fall apart, so it's best for this purpose. The lamb doesn't hold together well at all, so I'm not using that anymore.
You can also use plain hotdogs, just make sure you buy a kind that doesn't have a lot of chemicals added (especially no BHA). String cheese also works well.
I spent almost an hour last night cutting up treats. I just go to the deli counter and ask for a variety of meat ends, plus one cheese. I did one ham, one turkey, one roast beef, and one cheese. I chop them up into tiny pieces (about the size of a Cheerio) and freeze little snack size Ziploc baggies of them. I probably have enough treats for the next month or so all set up. I just thaw one baggie at a time. It is far cheaper than buying dog treats, and the meat keeps Meg's attention in the most chaotic of situations. I do cut her food considerably if we have a "treat-heavy" day.
I use small peices of bioled chicken. I look for chicken for sale for cheap, and then buy a lot of it and freeze it. when i run out of my supply i boil as much as i can fit in my biggest pot. I then de-bone it, and put it in small containers, freezing all but one. When i get low on the thawed stuff, i pull one out of the freezer, and put it in the fridge. This also gives me chicken broth, which i freeze into ice cubes, and give as treats whenever i want.
Probably this won't work for every dog, but with Tibbetts I just cut up carrots. He loves them and gets excited by just seeing the color orange now. If your dog will eat vegetables, try those. You can give a lot because they aren't high in calories. Hope you can find something you can both live with.