Red Rover

Ripley's Favorite Store-bought Training Treats:
Here at Red Rover, we love to shop for treats...but we do have standards. I choose only natural ingredients, with no chemical preservatives or artificial colors. These are some of our favorites...I like them for the ingredients and the dogs like them for the flavor! People are always asking me what treats I like...so I figured I'd make a section of the website to answer this question! ~Erin

Crunchy

Charlee Bear Treats
We love these treats at Red Rover...they look like oyster crackers...small and crunchy. The dogs love them...especially the new flavor-Turkey Liver and Cranberry. They're low fat!

Kong Tots
We discovered these at Clicker Expo...where Kong was a sponsor. They were giving them out for training...and Score LOVED them. We bought some bags to bring home, and we always keep a bag in our training bag now. Low-fat, and only two ingredients (beef liver and milo grain). No wheat or corn makes them great for dogs with allergies. Small and crunchy, but they go down quick!

Gerber Fruit Puffs
These are actually for human toddlers, but they work great for dog training treats too! Small and slightly crunchy, they are a tasty alternative to the typical cereal training treat (like Cheerios). I personally snack on them too while training...the Strawberry-apple taste like Crunchberries, I think. They're designed to disolve in the mouth, so they're great for training.


Chewy

Plato Pet Treats
The dogs go crazy for these soft, chewy strips of meat. We've tried the chicken, duck and salmon flavors, and all were devoured quickly. They're large treats, but are easy to tear into small pieces for training. One bag goes a long way!

Zukes Mini Naturals
One of Xander's favorites. He loves the peanut butter variety. These are small, chewy treats that come in many flavors. They don't make a mess in your treat pouch either. Try the Zukes Power Bones for competitions...they keep Xander going strong!

Simon and Huey Soft Training Treats
Another one of Xander's favorites...and a favorite of the whole gang. Xander prefers the PB and molasses variety, and everyone else loves the "Kickin' Chicken" variety. They smell good enough for me to eat (I haven't tried them...yet). Small and great for training.

Canz Real Meat Jerky Treats
These are great alternatives to the grocery store type jerky treats. These are natural and made with real meat, not chemicals and fillers. My guys go crazy for all of the flavors...they don't have a favorite, they love them all. Easily torn into bite sized pieces for training.

Natural Balance Dog Food Roll
This is actually dog food pressed into a sausage-shaped roll. I like to use it for training treats...I just cut off the wrapper, and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Then I freeze it until I need to use them. My guys love the beef flavor, but they enjoy all of the other flavors too. This is nice if you're worried about your dog having a balanced diet...even the treats are balanced this way!

"People" Treats for Dogs

Here are some of our favorite "people" treats or "Human food" as some people refer to them. As in, "I never give my dog people food!"

Shadybrook Farm Turkey Meatballs: We refer to these as "Doggy Crack"...because the flyball dogs will do anything for these meatballs. They taste pretty good with spagetti too! These are mentioned by brand name, as they're the best out there for training (pre-cooked but not frozen, they don't turn to mush when cut up and put in a treat pouch) and the company has been very nice about sending us coupons! :)

Other people food treats:

Chicken breast strips (found in the meat section near the hot dogs and such...pre-cooked and delicious!)

Pouched chicken (found near the canned meat...this chicken is in pouches...doesn't need to be refrigerated...easy to carry in your training bag!)

Smoked sausage (cut up into bite-sized pieces! Yum!)

Liverwurst (cut up while frozen and nuke it!)

Ham cubes (easy as that...right out of the package and into the dog's mouth!)

Vienna sausages (like hot dogs, but easy to have a can ready when you need treats!)

Beef heart (found in the meat section...just boil and cut into small pieces!)

String cheese (easy to keep a package in your pocket...and bite off pieces for the dog!)