Best training treats on Reddit
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#1
N/A
4.9
(15)
"Freeze dried for sure. Jerky/ meat."
"I started branching out to more flavourful treats for “high value” training, but am only picking treats with real, natural ingredients."
"Freeze dried chicken."
"Freeze dried liver can be broken up into small pieces."
"I used to use boiled chicken breast chopped into tiny pieces."
"Mine loves freeze dried treats (chicken, salmon, turkey, ducks, etc.)."
"Boil some chicken breast and cut it into tiny pieces."
"Mine will kill for freeze dried liver."
"Get a food dehydrator and dehydrate liver!"
"Boiled chicken shredded in larger chunks, hot dog pieces, pieces of string cheese, bits of sweet potato."
#2
Zuke's
4.9
(15)
"Zukes minis and Tricky Trainers are perfect for this. They are small and soft."
"I use Zuke’s Mini Naturals with a magnetic closure."
"Zuke’s, any kind of jerky and freeze dried beef liver."
"I like Zuke’s Minis. They are soft and easy to break into pieces."
"* zukes training treats"
"We also use zukes mini treats."
"We’ve also had success with Zukes and Bocce’s Bakery."
"Zuke’s Mini Naturals Chicken
- Zuke’s Mini Naturals Salmon"
"We love Zukes."
"Zukes are a good mainstay."
#3
Hot Dogs
4.6
(7)
"We used hot dog chunks for training."
"Hot dogs."
"I hired a trainer and he sliced hot dogs up very thin slices."
"Hot dogs work well."
"I have had success with hotdogs, too!"
"Hot dogs. Cut them into thin slices."
"I use hot dogs a lot. I get the good quality, pure beef ones."
#4
Happy Howie's
4.8
(6)
"We like to use the Happy Howie's, where you can order a meat roll and cut it up into a bunch of little treats."
"I swear by happy howies meat rolls."
"Happy Howie's (treats, but even my pickiest dog loves them)."
"Happy Howie's (treats, but even my pickiest dog loves them) or a soft dog food like Natural Balance rolls."
"I use Happy Howies meat rolls! They're inexpensive and since it's a roll you can cut them into really small pieces."
"I've recently started used Happy Howie's meat rolls."
#5
Chicken Breast
5.0
(5)
"I just use chicken breast - easy to tear into pieces."
"Cut up chicken breast ...it worked for all 3 of mine."
"I chopped chicken breasts into cubes then air fry."
"Have you tried to just cook chicken breast and then cut it up into little training pieces?"
"Best treat I've ever come up with is baked or boiled chicken breast."
#6
Cheerios
4.2
(5)
"I use Cheerios or Kix cereal."
"I've used Cheerios to train all four of mine."
"I got away with cheerios for a little :p"
"I use cheerios. Low calorie and cheap to buy."
"Cheerios"
#7
Freeze Dried Liver
5.0
(4)
"We cut cheese into teeny tiny bites and mix that with small pieces of freeze dried liver."
"I like freeze dried liver for my dogs."
"Freeze dried liver=puppy crack."
"My 4 month 6 lb pup LOVES her freeze dried liver."
#8
Freeze Dried Salmon
4.8
(4)
"Freeze dried salmon."
"I use freeze dried salmon."
"Freeze dried salmon."
"My girls also really love the freeze dried salmon treats."
#9
Purina
4.0
(4)
"Semi moist and easy on the wallet."
"I have been using Purina Puppy treats."
"I buy purina moist and meaty, pouches. Rise and shine or steak."
"Purina puppy treats were a big hit and are easy to split in half."
#10
Wellness
5.0
(3)
"My puppy loves Wellness soft puppy chews."
"I second the Wellness soft puppy chews. They work great!"
"Wellness soft puppy chews are really soft and you can break them apart to make smaller."
#11
Single Ingredient Treats
5.0
(3)
"The only thing I have found that he will not pass up is chicken hearts."
"I've found single ingredient treats to be best."
"I love single ingredient treats (potato/pumpkin strips etc) but i had a lot of luck using my dogs food as her treats."
#12
Peanut Butter
5.0
(3)
"One of my favs is a silicone bottle filled with creamy peanutbutter."
"Peanut butter. I put some in the lid of the jar and give him a quick lick as a reward."
"Peanut butter? I’ve never met a dog who doesn’t go crazy for it."
#13
Hot Dog
4.7
(3)
"My puppy listens best when I use hot dogs (be sure to check that they have no onion or garlic powder) and cheese."
"When I volunteered for an animal shelter they used hot dog diced into cubes."
"Small bits of hot dog."
#14
Freeze Dried Chicken
4.7
(3)
"Mine is Obsessed with freeze dried chicken!"
"Turn the freeze dried chicken into powder, then put a portion of her daily kibble in a bag and add some of the powder too."
"Try the freeze dried chicken treats. It's only the one ingredient, chicken."
#15
Cloud Star
4.7
(3)
"These are my favorite. They are already small but soft so they can be broken smaller."
"I use tricky trainers. They have peanut butter, chicken liver flavor etc and they’re only 2-3 calories per treat"
"I use the cloud star tricky trainers for our everyday/medium value..."
#16
Bil-Jac
4.7
(3)
"Soft and contain chicken."
"I promise you Bil-Jac is crack for dogs and super healthy."
"Most dogs like bil-jac treats. String cheese works too!"
#17
Costco
4.7
(3)
"Freeze Dried Beef. I get the big bags from Costco."
"Costco has boxes of dog jerky treats, I love it for my toy breed."
"Costco string cheese is $11 for 60 sticks."
#18
Cheese
5.0
(2)
"Cheese 😊."
"His super high value treat was cheese."
#19
Stewart's
5.0
(2)
"Stewart’s freeze dried liver. Comes in big chunks and I cut them into kibble sized pieces."
"Stewart's freeze dried liver. Made in America."
#20
Pupperoni
5.0
(2)
"They go crazy for puperoni and the super cheap dollar store treats."
"I make a “trail mix” of about 3/4 kibble and 1/4 stinky, meaty treats."
#21
Pet Botanics
5.0
(2)
"I like the pet botanics mini training rewards! They’re small and low cal .. like 1 cal per treat."
"There's pet botanics mini training rewards. They have a beef flavor."
#22
Sardines
5.0
(2)
"My dog has digestive issues and goes nuts over anything fish related, especially sardines."
"Sardines packed in water, no salt. INSTANT ATTENTION."
#23
Charlie Bear
5.0
(2)
"My weenie likes something called Charlie bears they have Few ingredients."
"I would try the Charlie Bear treats. They are very low cal too."
#24
Freeze Dried Beef Liver
5.0
(2)
"We reserve freeze dried beef liver strictly for training."
"Freeze dried beef liver (I buy the big bag from Costco and it’s a pretty good deal)"
#25
Milk Bones
5.0
(2)
"I use bits of milk bones and all kinds of meat scraps"
"I don’t have any for training, but I typically give mine milk bones."
#26
Ziwi Peak
5.0
(2)
"We use ziwi peak dog food as treats!"
"My favorite thing to use is air or freeze dried raw food from the pet store, like Ziwi peak."
#27
Pure Bites
5.0
(2)
"Purebites brand makes 1 ingredient treats in beef liver, lamb liver, chicken etc. that my dog goes nuts for."
"Pure bites (a brand you can get a pet valu) sells several different single ingredient treats."
#28
String Cheese
5.0
(2)
"I never met a dog who wouldn't perform for cheese."
"Try string cheese. My dog also really likes chicken hearts."
#29
Boiled Chicken
5.0
(2)
"I just boil chicken and keep a batch in the fridge."
"Boiled chicken, you can boiled a whole bunch of breasts cut them up small."
#30
Chicken Jerky
5.0
(2)
"We rip off pieces of chicken jerky (the kind made for dogs, not humans)."
"Chicken jerky or any kind of jerky treats! My dog goes crazy for them."
#31
Sweet Potato
4.5
(2)
"Cube up sweet potato skinless and bake till soft."
"They make treats for this like sweet potato or other freeze dried single ingredients."
#32
Pupford
4.5
(2)
"We use this brand called Pupford that we get off Amazon."
"My cav puppy is liking the Pupford treats."
#33
Blue Buffalo
4.5
(2)
"My fav are Blue Buffalo bits."
"I break up the Milk Bones and treat on an inconsistent basis."
#34
Mini Milk Bones
4.5
(2)
"Dog treat-wise we get the mini milkbones and break them in half."
"Mini milkbones!"
#35
Freeze Dried Liver Treats
4.5
(2)
"My dog will turn herself inside out for freeze dried liver treats."
"She does actually like the liver treats."
#36
Freeze Dried Treats
4.5
(2)
"Single ingredient freeze dried treats such as freeze dried salmon, freeze dried beef liver."
"I would definitely say freeze dried treats or homemade ones."
#37
Kibble
4.0
(2)
"Grab some of his normal kibble, put it in a baggie with a bit of hot dog."
"I always use the puppies kibble as treats or I cook plain chicken."
#38
Puppy Training Treats
5.0
(1)
"I make puppy training treats, essentially chicken meatballs."
#39
Freeze Dried Salmon or Beef Liver
5.0
(1)
"Love freeze dried salmon or beef liver."
#40
Carne Asada
5.0
(1)
"I buy carne asada, cook without adding anything."
#41
Rotisserie Chicken
5.0
(1)
"Rotisserie chicken! Its the best and cheapest."
#42
Puppy Crack
5.0
(1)
"OK I have the ultimate treat which is my go to for even the most picky eater."
#43
Beef Liver
5.0
(1)
"I boil beef liver and cut it into little cubes."
#44
Leftover Meats or Cheese
5.0
(1)
"When you need something of greater value you can use bits of leftover meats or cheese."
#45
3 Ingredient Treats
5.0
(1)
"3 ingredient treats. My dogs love these treats."
#46
Freeze Dried Meats
5.0
(1)
"Tiny bits of cheese and freeze dried meats worked best for mine."
#47
Strawberries
5.0
(1)
"My little pups love strawberries!"
#48
Red Barn
5.0
(1)
"Red Barn chicken or beef roll, cut up into treat size pieces."
#49
carrot, apple, blueberries
5.0
(1)
"My dog loves chunks of carrot, apple, and blueberries."
#50
Homemade Treats
5.0
(1)
"I started to make my own. $4 of ingredients gives me about 2 weeks worth of treats."
#51
Pure Pate
5.0
(1)
"I was recommended pure pate (cut it into small cubes and use as training treats)."
#52
Nature’s Instinct
5.0
(1)
"Most of the people I know that feed raw use freeze dried liver or Nature’s Instinct freeze dried raw nugget food toppers."
#53
Dried Chicken Hearts
5.0
(1)
"Our guy goes batshit for dried chicken hearts."
#54
Carrots
5.0
(1)
"Carrots are what we use most."
#55
Scrambled Eggs
5.0
(1)
"How could I forget our ultimate favorite?! Scrambled eggs!"
#56
Tempeh
5.0
(1)
"My pup loves tempeh!"
#57
Single Ingredient Freeze Dried Meat
5.0
(1)
"Single ingredient freeze dried / air dried meat is always a good choice"
#58
Salmon Oil
5.0
(1)
"Have you tried adding some salmon oil to his normal kibble?"
#59
Nori
5.0
(1)
"Nori works really well in my experience."
#60
Salmon Skin
5.0
(1)
"He goes nuts for salmon skin."
#61
Fresh Veggies
5.0
(1)
"My boys prefer a piece of a fresh veggie or fruit over doggy treats."
#62
Dentastix
5.0
(1)
"Our dog loves dentasticks so we cut them up and use them as treats."
#63
Dehydrated Lung Chunks
5.0
(1)
"Our pup goes crazy for dehydrated lung chunks!"
#64
Jerky
5.0
(1)
"Now I make him jerky, and he will not perform for anything less."
#65
Baked Chicken Breast
5.0
(1)
"Baked chicken breast cut into chunks was a BIG win for my guy."
#66
Beef Lung
5.0
(1)
"My guy LOVES beef lung."
#67
Baby Carrots
5.0
(1)
"Baby carrots. Too much crude protein is bad for their kidneys."
#68
Duck Toy
5.0
(1)
"Agree with the freeze dried meat treat also duck toy!"
#69
Dehydrated Chicken Treats
5.0
(1)
"You can dehydrate your own chicken treats and it’s incredibly easy!"
#70
Boneless Chicken Breast
5.0
(1)
"Boneless chicken breast boiled then shredded with nothing added."
#71
Frozen Peas
5.0
(1)
"Try frozen peas."
#72
Carrots and Cucumber
5.0
(1)
"I had to use carrots and cucumber for my pup."
#73
Watermelon
5.0
(1)
"Mine loves watermelon."
#74
Pedigree
5.0
(1)
"These are our go to for training treats."
#75
Dried Cranberries and Pumpkin Seeds
4.0
(1)
"Cut up pieces of dried cranberries, raw pumpkin seeds, and almond slivers."
#76
Mealworms
4.0
(1)
"My breeder told me to get them mealworms, they love those."
#77
Plain Cheerios
4.0
(1)
"Plain Cheerios work well."
#78
Trail Mix Treats
4.0
(1)
"I usually do kibble, honey nut Cheerios and some richer items."
#79
Dehydrated Chicken Breast
4.0
(1)
"Dehydrated chicken breast might be worth a try."
#80
Freeze Dried or Jerky Treats
4.0
(1)
"Are you using freeze dried or jerky treats?"
#81
Dried Lung
4.0
(1)
"Did you try dried Lung? It's quite cheap and as far as I heard allergy- friendly."
#82
Various Treats
4.0
(1)
"You really have to find a treat your dog loves and can tolerate."
#83
Dried Liver or Beef Jerky
4.0
(1)
"Dried liver or beef jerky (don't use human grade beef jerky)."
#84
Carob Chip Treats
4.0
(1)
"My dog loves carob chip treats."
#85
Lean Cooked Ground Beef
4.0
(1)
"I use plain lean cooked ground beef, with just a sprinkle of salt added for flavor."
#86
Zuke Mini's
4.0
(1)
"If you want other commercial options, check Zuke Mini's."
#87
Dried Fish
4.0
(1)
"He really likes fish, so I may try drying some fish."
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