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Originally Posted by yipyap

Don't feel bad if your little pup doesn't get excited over food toys. I got Taffy a "Kong" toy (a small one of course) because one of my friend's dogs, a lab/sheltie mix loved hers. Well, I tried different mixtures...it turned-out that plain old peanut butter was the "flavor of choice" for Taffy, but once the "easy to reach" peanut butter was all gone, the Kong was totally abandoned! Also, once Kong sat for more than a day, the reidue got funky and hard. I really had to work with a baby-bottle-brush to get the old peanut butter out of the middle of the Kong where it fell. I tried it a couple more times. No luck! The only place we could safely use it was in our kitchen, we sure didn't want peanut + salivary goo on the den rugs or the bedrooms! Gave the washed Kong away to another friend with a Jack Russell terrier who wants to chew on everything in sight. He would chew on it with or without anything in it! GIZMO LOVES TO CHEW!!
Taffy likes real meat treats, he ignores Milkbones and most biscuit-style treats. So, we have recently discovered the Wellness "Pure Rewards" meat-jerky. (Made in the USA!). They come in 4 flavors in 5"x 7" bags at the local, family-owned pet store. (Warning...they're not cheap!) Now, you can break these little semisoft rectangles into smaller pieces if you wish, I do! They store with no problem in their own zip-closure bags! Taffy likes the Salmon+Turkey or the Venison+Salmon. The Co. Says, all natural meat, grain free, with minimal, all natural preservatives!! (If you are not sure about your pup's reaction, keep your "store receipt", the company says to take any "unused portion in its package back to the place of purchase for full refund or exchange". It worked; I tried their Wellness "Meat & Veggie blend" which is cheaper, but Taffy just let it sit there and walked off. After 2 more days, I finally took the Wellness meat+veggie blend back with the receipt, and Russell, the co-manager, told me to just go back and get the all-meat blend Taffy loved. (It cost @ $2.00 more.) He gobbled the piece down as soon as we did our "sit and lay down tricks" when I got home!
I have been able to find "Made in USA" chicken strips at the County co-operative farm bureau. All the others brands in all the pet stores were made in China with warnings that meat was treated with "radiation process" to kill germs. (Our vet won't approve those!) So we stay away from the Chinese dog food items.

These are Peanut's favorite treat. He goes nuts for them. Runs to the kitchen when he hears me grab the bag. I usually get him the green, Turkey. He did love the Salmon and Turkey, but his Daddy complained about the smell that was left on his hands after washing.. I wasn't able to smell anything after I washed my hands, but whatever. Peanut is happy with the Turkey. The Petsmart I go to usually only has the Turkey.