Training Treats for Dogs

What makes a good training treat?

• Small: pea sized, so the dog swallows it without chewing and is back with you at once. Larger pieces you break or cut beforehand.
• Soft: hard treats cost time and distract. Soft cubes and sausage are gone in a second.
• Strong smelling: in training you compete with everything the dog can smell. Fish, horse and tripe win against almost any distraction.
• Low in calories: 50 to 100 rewards per session are normal. Low fat varieties such as horse lung, cod or venison make that possible.

Which training snacks for which situation?

• Basic commands at home: horse meat mini cubes, soft goose cubes, cod cubes. Low key, affordable.
• Recall and distractions outdoors: dog sausage for dicing, tripe sausage ends, pieces of fish skin. The jackpot that only exists outside.
• Dog school: venison strips or bars to tear off, one pack lasts an hour.
• Puppies: soft cubes of goose or horse, halved.

Dog sausage as a training treat

The firm Wuffwurscht is the most affordable training treat: a 100 gram piece makes 100 to 150 pea sized cubes. Cut beforehand, take along in a box, freeze the leftovers.

How many training treats a day?

No more than 10 % of the daily ration as snacks, and deduct the amount from the main food. For intensive training it is better to use part of the main food as a reward or switch to very low fat varieties: horse lung has 10 % fat, cod 3 %, octopus 0.5 %.

Related categories: All treats, Dog sausage, Puppy chews.