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04-30-2013, 04:46 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Gulf breeze, fl, us
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| Puppy treats question So I have read on here that Cheerios are a good puppy treat (which is awesome I had no idea and got a box I also bought these natural mini size dog biscuits from Petsmart that are made with peanut butter , apples, carrots and molasses by Old Mother Hubbard brand. So here goes my questions ; first off has anyone used those natural dog biscuits before or heard of any problems with them before I start giving then to my puppy when I get her Friday ; second my plan was to use the Cheerios to give her as a reward when she uses her pee pad and then break the dog biscuits in Half and use though when we start her daily training (sit,stay, leash training etc) is this a good idea ? I figured we'd be giving many treats throughout the day for potty training so the Cheerios would be a healthier option. And maybe I'm just crazy and over worried about this all lol. Any input on your experiences would be great, thanks ! |
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04-30-2013, 04:51 AM | #2 |
Pixie and Daisy Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CT USA
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| We use cheerios for treats or their kibble. I very rarely give a dog treat unless it is vegetables or fruit just bc of the calories. Both my dogs love vegetables
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04-30-2013, 04:56 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: MN
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| If you are crazy guess what so am I LOL I am so worried about everything I feed gizmo & mercy, reading lables, seeing where things are made, just worried I will feed them something I shouldn't LOL. I am pretty new to this also but I am sure others will be able to give you some great advice!! Congratulations on your new baby!! |
04-30-2013, 05:29 AM | #4 |
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| I'd be concerned about the calorie content of the dog biscuits--you don't want your Yorkie to chow down on them at the expense of eating its regular dog food. Cheerios are probably low calorie, and I hear that lots of people use them for training. I use the Pet Botanics mini training reward that have 1/2 calorie each, from Petsmart. Bella loves them. |
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04-30-2013, 06:57 AM | #7 |
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| Cooper loves his Cheerios as well. He also loves apples and cooked veggies. I also check the labels on anything that I give him, and when in doubt, will ask the ladies here before feeding him anything.
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04-30-2013, 08:42 AM | #8 |
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| Personally I don't agree, I wouldn't feed my dog a horrid or unnatural treat so I would avoid giving them something that contains: Here are the ingredients for the Cheerios (based on a Canadian label): Whole Grain Oat Corn Starch Sugar and/or golden sugar Salt Trisodium phosphate Calcium carbonate Monoglycerides Tocopherols Wheat starch Annatto Vitamins & Minerals: Niacinamide, Calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folate, iron |
04-30-2013, 08:43 AM | #9 |
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| try giving your dog cooked chicken or turkey for treats instead |
04-30-2013, 09:04 AM | #10 |
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| Another good treat that has worked great for us as training treats are Zuke's Mini Naturals. My dogs loved them, especially the chicken flavor.
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04-30-2013, 09:13 AM | #11 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | We used Cheerios because they are tiny and a whole cup is only 100 calories, so that would make each Cheerio less than a calorie. Regular dog treats are just too big. If you are going to be doing intensive training, it's good to use a high value treat or something they really love, during the learning phase. During the reinforcement phase, you can often just use regular kibble. I used Cherrios for housebreaking training and also as rewards during grooming for being so patient with their mama.
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04-30-2013, 10:37 AM | #12 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Callie would only eat the mother Hubbard puppy bones when she was a puppy. Make sure whatever treat you buy is not made in china and not a Purina treat.
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04-30-2013, 10:51 AM | #13 |
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| My suggestion is to keep an eye on them while you give them certain treats. With their sensitive digestive system, some treats don't go down so well. Magnus does fine with any treat but Zoey would either have diarrhea or vomit with certain ones. If you want to go more natural, one of the easier "recipe" I use is to buy raw chicken liver from the grocery store, boil, cut them to little pieces and freeze them. |
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