Best training treats on Reddit
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#1
N/A
4.8
(18)
"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."
"Try using a whole hotdog instead of cut up hotdog pieces."
"I always use hot dogs and he loves it."
#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
Happy Howie's
4.7
(7)
"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 use her kibble, but also freeze dried liver, and just got into happy howies."
"I've recently started used Happy Howie's meat rolls."
#4
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."
#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
Pupford
4.5
(4)
"I like the Pupford training treats! They have very minimal ingredients."
"We use this brand called Pupford that we get off Amazon."
"Each are only 1 calorie and have 1-2 ingredients."
"My cav puppy is liking the Pupford treats."
#10
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."
#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
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."
#14
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!"
#15
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."
#16
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."
#17
Freeze Dried Treats
4.7
(3)
"So far, freeze dried salmon, freeze dried rabbit, and beef liver have been the winners."
"Single ingredient freeze dried treats such as freeze dried salmon, freeze dried beef liver."
"I would definitely say freeze dried treats or homemade ones."
#18
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..."
#19
Cheese
5.0
(2)
"Cheese 😊."
"His super high value treat was cheese."
#20
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."
#21
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."
#22
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."
#23
Fruitables
5.0
(2)
"My boys are very treat and food motivated and I give them fruitables skinny minis and they love them!"
"I love the Fruitables Skinny Minis treats."
#24
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."
#25
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."
#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
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."
#28
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."
#29
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."
#30
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."
#31
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."
#32
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)"
#33
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."
#34
Mini Milk Bones
4.5
(2)
"Dog treat-wise we get the mini milkbones and break them in half."
"Mini milkbones!"
#35
Blue Buffalo
4.5
(2)
"My fav are Blue Buffalo bits."
"I break up the Milk Bones and treat on an inconsistent basis."
#36
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."
#37
Costco
4.5
(2)
"Freeze Dried Beef. I get the big bags from Costco."
"Costco string cheese is $11 for 60 sticks."
#38
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."
#39
Dried Pineapple
5.0
(1)
"Butters will do anything for a small bit of dried, sugared pineapple!"
#40
Hot Dogs and Cheese
5.0
(1)
"Hot dogs, cheese... all considered high value treats."
#41
Various Meats and Snacks
5.0
(1)
"Dog jerky, beef or lamb lung, peanut butter, cheese, actual bits of chicken."
#42
Lunch Meat
5.0
(1)
"I just buy really cheap lunch meat or bologna and tear off really tiny chunks for treats."
#43
Various Fruits and Meats
5.0
(1)
"So far mine enjoys apples, watermelon, frozen blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and bananas."
#44
Fresh Fruit
5.0
(1)
"I use fresh fruit, especially watermelon, and it works like a charm!"
#45
Yogurt Treats
5.0
(1)
"Amazon is selling yogies, a yogurt treat for small animals, for a dollar each right now!"
#46
Beef Heart or Liver
5.0
(1)
"Get beef heart or liver and food processor it, spread out in a pan and cook then cut into small squares."
#47
Various Meats
5.0
(1)
"Trainer here: Hot dogs, Sandwich meat (like deli slices), Meat flavored baby food, Cheese whiz or cheese cubes."
#48
Marshmallows
5.0
(1)
"Told my vet and she recommended marshmallows. The tiny ones for your cocoa."
#49
Leftover Meats or Cheese
5.0
(1)
"When you need something of greater value you can use bits of leftover meats or cheese."
#50
Puppy Training Treats
5.0
(1)
"I make puppy training treats, essentially chicken meatballs."
#51
Carne Asada
5.0
(1)
"I buy carne asada, cook without adding anything."
#52
Single Ingredient Freeze Dried Meat
5.0
(1)
"Single ingredient freeze dried / air dried meat is always a good choice"
#53
Snaggletooth Pets
5.0
(1)
"Check these out - they are small, great for training and also less than a calorie each"
#54
Stella & Chewy's
5.0
(1)
"We get Stella & Chewys freeze dried beef meal toppers. They come in decent sized pieces so I cut them into halves or thirds and use them for treats."
#55
Rotisserie Chicken
5.0
(1)
"Rotisserie chicken! Its the best and cheapest."
#56
Beef Liver
5.0
(1)
"I boil beef liver and cut it into little cubes."
#57
Air Dried Liver
5.0
(1)
"Air dried liver"
#58
Dried Chicken Hearts
5.0
(1)
"Our guy goes batshit for dried chicken hearts."
#59
Carrots
5.0
(1)
"Carrots are what we use most."
#60
Safflower Seeds
5.0
(1)
"Trust me!"
#61
Ziwi
5.0
(1)
"It’s way too expensive to use for food but works out great for training treats."
#62
Kosher Hot Dogs
5.0
(1)
"Mine loves kosher hot dogs cut up into small pieces."
#63
Scrambled Eggs
5.0
(1)
"How could I forget our ultimate favorite?! Scrambled eggs!"
#64
Benevo
4.0
(1)
"Benevo rumble strips are decent."
#65
Lorikeet Treat
4.0
(1)
"It’s one of those hanging treat things, all bits of dried fruit and stuff."
#66
Cosma
4.0
(1)
"I've been buying these treats for cats from zooplus because they're nice and dry and small."
#67
Dried Fish
4.0
(1)
"He really likes fish, so I may try drying some fish."
#68
Lean Cooked Ground Beef
4.0
(1)
"I use plain lean cooked ground beef, with just a sprinkle of salt added for flavor."
#69
Carob Chip Treats
4.0
(1)
"My dog loves carob chip treats."
#70
Dried Liver or Beef Jerky
4.0
(1)
"Dried liver or beef jerky (don't use human grade beef jerky)."
#71
True Acre
4.0
(1)
"I also have had luck with True Acre (inexpensive from Chewy)."
#72
Potted Meat
4.0
(1)
"We’ve used that potted meat stuff. It is cheap and smelly and the pup loves it."
#73
King Lou
4.0
(1)
"I’ve also had luck with King Lou (kinda expensive though)."
#74
Charlee Bears
4.0
(1)
"Also look into Charlee Bears. Low calories, not greasy, ingredients are good, and they are pretty cheap."
#75
Full Moon
4.0
(1)
"She loves any of Full Moon brand's beef, chicken, or turkey jerky."
#76
Pro Plan
4.0
(1)
"I had some pro plan soft salmon treats that were really easy to "slice" a tiny piece off of."
#77
Train Me
4.0
(1)
"3 calorie Train Me treats."
#78
Freeze Dried Meat
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried freeze dried meat options? Chicken, lamb, beef liver?"
#79
Freeze Dried Snacks
4.0
(1)
"We buy training treats, freeze dried snacks, larger soft treats we can tear up."
#80
Steamed Chicken
4.0
(1)
"Mostly I've seen with steamed pieces of chicken."
#81
meatballs, Turkey
4.0
(1)
"We give ours meatballs, Turkey from the deli."
#82
Cooked Chicken Breast
4.0
(1)
"I would suggest just getting some already cooked chicken breast chunks."
#83
Raw Food
4.0
(1)
"I make a paste out of my dog's raw food."
#84
Cooked Chicken or Liver
4.0
(1)
"Cooked chicken or liver (no salt or seasoning)."
#85
Freeze Dried Sprats
4.0
(1)
"Very stinky but freeze dried sprats."
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