Training Treats reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 196 Reddit reviews across 28 subreddits and 70 posts to rank the best Training Treats brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/puppy101, r/Dogtraining, r/dogs, r/bernesemountaindogs, r/Dachshund. Top-rated brands include Zuke's (4.8/5), Happy Howie's (4.8/5), Pet Botanics (4.9/5).
Stats
Reviews196
Subreddits28
Posts70
Brands84
Products39
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#1
Zuke's
4.8
(29)
"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"
"Our rough collie boy really loved the zuke’s training treats and they were easy to cut in half for training/stretching out the bag!"
"Our trainer had some and now if we want him to do anything urgently we just wave dehydrated chicken or beef liver in front of his face! We've been meaning to try the salmon, since he liked the Zukes so much!"
"My dogs like the Zukes training treats, I usually either get the chicken or beef flavor. They also like most salmon treats (forewarning they do smell), lamb flavored treats, cheese, hot dogs, just straight up boiled chicken."
"We also use zukes mini treats."
"We’ve also had success with Zukes and Bocce’s Bakery."
#2
Happy Howie's
4.8
(8)
"Our trainer recommended Happy Howie’s beef rolls. We cut them up small and she loves them."
"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."
#3
Pet Botanics
4.9
(7)
"I love the Pet Botanics training treats! They’re only three calories per treat."
"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."
"We get a 500 count bag of Pet Botanics training treats for $7."
"They have three different flavors."
"My puppy loves them. They are bacon and brown rice flavor and they are specially formulated for small dogs and puppies. 1/2 a calorie per treat so you can use a lot of them and your dog won't get fat."
"I was using Pet Botanics Training Rewards, which she liked well enough"
#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
Pupford
4.7
(6)
"I stand by Pupford 100%! My pup views them as super high value. We stay away from chicken too. So we get the salmon, shrimp, beef and rabbit ones."
"I like the Pupford training treats! They have very minimal ingredients."
"We use this brand called Pupford that we get off Amazon."
"+1 for freeze dried salmon. Mine is just 9 weeks but he’d do anything for it! I got mine from Pupford."
"Each are only 1 calorie and have 1-2 ingredients."
"My cav puppy is liking the Pupford treats."
#6
Cheerios
4.2
(6)
"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"
"We use Cheerios. The vet suggested them because they are healthy. They are also cheap and you get thousands in a box lol."
"I use cheerios. Low calorie and cheap to buy."
"Cheerios"
#7
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."
#8
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."
#9
Purina
4.0
(5)
"My favorite medium-value and super-affordable training treats are Purina Moist and Meaty dog food."
"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
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."
#11
Cloud Star
4.8
(4)
"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"
"Our go-to brands are Cloud Star Tricky Trainers"
"I use the cloud star tricky trainers for our everyday/medium value..."
#12
Wellness
4.8
(4)
"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."
"We’ve had a lot of success with Wellness soft puppy bites and Wellness Core Brainiac"
#13
Bil-Jac
4.5
(4)
"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!"
"Bil-Jac liver treats are good, cooked beef, venison or elk even better!"
#14
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."
#15
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."
#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
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."
#19
Blue Buffalo
4.3
(3)
"My fav are Blue Buffalo bits."
"I break up the Milk Bones and treat on an inconsistent basis."
"One treat that worked for us was the blue buffalo wild bits"
#20
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)"
#21
Bocce's Bakery
5.0
(2)
"We used this bocce training bites with our pup in the early stages of training."
"Our go-to brands are Bocce's Bakery Training Bites"
#22
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."
#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
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."
#25
Cheese
5.0
(2)
"Cheese 😊."
"His super high value treat was cheese."
#26
Tricky Trainers
5.0
(2)
"Tricky trainers! I can’t recommend them enough. The puppy sized ones are too small, I like the normal ones. They are soft and come in a huge bag!"
"My pup has gotten diarrhea with almost every treat except the crunchy tricky trainers."
#27
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."
#28
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."
#29
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."
#30
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."
#31
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."
#32
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."
#33
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."
#34
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."
#35
Mini Milk Bones
4.5
(2)
"Dog treat-wise we get the mini milkbones and break them in half."
"Mini milkbones!"
#36
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."
#37
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."
#38
Charlee Bears
4.0
(2)
"Also look into Charlee Bears. Low calories, not greasy, ingredients are good, and they are pretty cheap."
"Little Charlee Bears are made in the USA, very low calorie and not messy."
#39
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."
#40
Single Ingredient Freeze Dried Meat
5.0
(1)
"Single ingredient freeze dried / air dried meat is always a good choice"
#41
Air Dried Liver
5.0
(1)
"Air dried liver"
#42
Leftover Meats or Cheese
5.0
(1)
"When you need something of greater value you can use bits of leftover meats or cheese."
#43
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."
#44
Chewy
5.0
(1)
"Liver flavor with scent and soft chewiness (other freeze tried liver treats aren’t stinky or soft enough to get her to take the first one). These made her dance : https://app.chewy.com/lPZnBuF2Txb"
#45
Safflower Seeds
5.0
(1)
"Trust me!"
#46
Salmon Oil
5.0
(1)
"Have you tried adding some salmon oil to his normal kibble?"
#47
Marcy's Pet Kitchen
5.0
(1)
"Marcy's Pet Kitchen offers crunchy natural treats from our homemade recipes, made here in the USA!"
#48
VetnPetDirect
5.0
(1)
"I get the lorikeet one of these: http://www.vetnpetdirect.com.au/PASSAD#.UxkPVvmSwlg and just break off little pieces of it."
#49
Jay's
5.0
(1)
"I also use some soft treats like Zuke's or Jay's as higher value or for certain things."
#50
Kiwi
5.0
(1)
"Kiwi Air Dried Mackerel and Lamb food has also worked really well."
#51
Stella & Chewy's
5.0
(1)
"Stella & Chewys beef liver! My bernedoodle goes mad for them!"
#52
Beco
5.0
(1)
"I really like Beco peanut treats - they're soft enough to break into tiny pieces so they go further and not too hard for a puppy to bite."
#53
Snaggletooth Pets
5.0
(1)
"Check these out - they are small, great for training and also less than a calorie each"
#54
Hot Dogs and Cheese
5.0
(1)
"Hot dogs, cheese... all considered high value treats."
#55
Various Meats and Snacks
5.0
(1)
"Dog jerky, beef or lamb lung, peanut butter, cheese, actual bits of chicken."
#56
Ziwi
5.0
(1)
"It’s way too expensive to use for food but works out great for training treats."
#57
Honest Kitchen
5.0
(1)
"The Honest Kitchen cod single- or two-ingredient treats."
#58
Dried Pineapple
5.0
(1)
"Butters will do anything for a small bit of dried, sugared pineapple!"
#59
Lunch Meat
5.0
(1)
"I just buy really cheap lunch meat or bologna and tear off really tiny chunks for treats."
#60
Wet Noses
4.0
(1)
"They have little stars treats, that are ideal for training. Cheese and Peanut Butter flavor. They're small enough, so you don't have to take extra time chopping it up"
#61
Tails Dog
4.0
(1)
"Tails do training treats in a few flavours which she likes."
#62
Authority
4.0
(1)
"So far the highest value treat I've found- Authority brand Salmon fillet things (from PetSmart) we cut into training treats."
#63
Milk-Bone
4.0
(1)
"I use the milkbone treats but I buy the boxes of the teeny tiny ones"
#64
Potted Meat
4.0
(1)
"We’ve used that potted meat stuff. It is cheap and smelly and the pup loves it."
#65
Lorikeet Treat
4.0
(1)
"It’s one of those hanging treat things, all bits of dried fruit and stuff."
#66
Wagg
4.0
(1)
"For higher value, the Wagg treats are pretty good, though I break them into smaller pieces to not give too big a treat per reward."
#67
Costco
4.0
(1)
"Costco string cheese is $11 for 60 sticks."
#68
Barker & Barker
4.0
(1)
"Barker and barker yeast based treats are also great for low value treats."
#69
Benevo
4.0
(1)
"Benevo rumble strips are decent."
#70
True Acre
4.0
(1)
"I also have had luck with True Acre (inexpensive from Chewy)."
#71
King Lou
4.0
(1)
"I’ve also had luck with King Lou (kinda expensive though)."
#72
Full Moon Natural Essentials
4.0
(1)
"Beef jerky treats I like this brand personally, I like having a single treat I can rip up as I go."
#73
Cosma
4.0
(1)
"I've been buying these treats for cats from zooplus because they're nice and dry and small."
#74
Dried Fish
4.0
(1)
"He really likes fish, so I may try drying some fish."
#75
Lean Cooked Ground Beef
4.0
(1)
"I use plain lean cooked ground beef, with just a sprinkle of salt added for flavor."
#76
Carob Chip Treats
4.0
(1)
"My dog loves carob chip treats."
#77
Dried Liver or Beef Jerky
4.0
(1)
"Dried liver or beef jerky (don't use human grade beef jerky)."
#78
Various Treats
4.0
(1)
"You really have to find a treat your dog loves and can tolerate."
#79
Dried Lung
4.0
(1)
"Did you try dried Lung? It's quite cheap and as far as I heard allergy- friendly."
#80
Freeze Dried or Jerky Treats
4.0
(1)
"Are you using freeze dried or jerky treats?"
#81
Dehydrated Chicken Breast
4.0
(1)
"Dehydrated chicken breast might be worth a try."
#82
Trail Mix Treats
4.0
(1)
"I usually do kibble, honey nut Cheerios and some richer items."
#83
Zoopla
3.0
(1)
"For medium value, we use Zoopla. Quite expensive if you them a lot."
#84
Milk Bone
3.0
(1)
"Milk bone (almost any of them but mine prefer the gravy flavored ones) is one of the few dog treats that does not give my pups diarrhea."
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