I don't buy many of the types of treats that are made for dogs. For some reason, my dogs don't like them ---unless they get them at a neighbor's house. I don't know why they taste so much better there.
I give my dogs so many treats - here and there - that, instead of "treats," I give them healthy food and just consider it part of their daily food.
For example - for training and rewards - I usually give them pieces of chicken. I boil inexpensive chicken for them occasionally - cut it into small pieces - and store it away in plastic baggies (I usually have several in the freezer). They also like other meats, raw carrots, and many other healthy foods that I have around all the time. They get most of these foods in the evenings - so even though they are given as "treats," --- they often are really their "dinner."
If my dogs are healthy and not overweight - I don't pay too much attention to the amount they eat. I know for sure they eat enough - and it doesn't vary much.
Carol Jean |