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Tasty Tuesday

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We have two vastly different treat eaters in our house.

Mr. Picky Sampson who has been known to accept a milk bone and then drop it in my purse because it wasn’t to his liking.

And I’ll eat a rock if you tell me it’s a treat Delilah who will eat almost anything you hand to her.

Sara at The Mellow Mutt started carrying an Australian line of dog treats and I picked up some Kangaroo.

It comes in three or four different flavors but Sampson absolutely loves the Kangaroo.  In fact the couple of times I’ve used it to lure him into his spot on the bed, I thought he was going to do flips for it.

I’m always on the lookout for new, high value treats which can be used on our walks to work on our recalls.   In one of my recent posts I asked you all what yummy, low carb treats you used and I got a lot of answers.  I plan on putting a post together for anyone else who might be interested in the same thing.

Saturday I headed to the pet store armed with your treat suggestions and came up empty.  Pfffft!

I did however find this one which looked somewhat appealing to me.  So I picked it up.

Usually I’m pretty good about reading the label to see where it is manufactured, but I dropped the ball on this one.  The distributor is in CA but the treats are a product of China.  🙁

I did check out the websites and looked at recall lists and I could not find anything negative on them, so I figured big dogs/small doses we should be ok.  These treats are really soft and easy to break into smaller pieces.

Mr. Picky Sampson LOVED them!

Hubby and I have an agreement, I get up with the dogs on Saturday and he gets up with them on Sunday, this way each of us gets a day to sleep in…..unless Hubby has to work on Saturdays.  Then my Sunday becomes his, which was the case this past weekend.

So at 6:15 am Sunday I was up with Delilah.  Sampson decided he didn’t want to get up, so he climbed up on the bed next to Hubby.  But I know how his mind works…..he will lie there for a short while then Hubby will roll over and since he can’t sleep with his mouth closed, will blow his stinky morning breath out and Sampson will start licking at that stank his mouth.

Most days when I need to coax Sampson out of the bedroom I will use a carrot, but Sunday I thought, let me try these new duck treats.  I fed one to Delilah and told her to stay, then went into the bedroom where I stuck the treat in front of Sampson’s nose.

Have you ever seen a big old alligator move like lightning?  YUP that’s what my puppy turned into.  He took the treat out of my hand faster than Shiva snarfs mud.  In fact, I had to reach in and take it out in order to coax him from the room.

I would have to say, these treats are a hit in my house.  I’ve been dishing them out sparingly and if Sampson knows I have them on our walk, he keeps running back like Delilah does.

Considering they are a product of China, would you have tried them with your pup?

Would you believe I’m taking part in the Tasty Tuesday Blog Hop hosted by Kol’s Notes and Sugar the Golden Retriever?  You can get your linky code at either of their blogs. (The free wordpress does not support the linky tool.)

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  1. I’m sure not all the treats from China are bad, but I just don’t want to risk it.

  3. It is so hard to avoid buying treats or toys made in China. I finally bought a small magnifying glass to carry to read the agate size print. My dogs are small or I might not worry about it so much.

    • I’m very lucky because I have Sara who is as concerned as I am, so she tries and buys American. It is hard but I am seeing some treats that aren’t products of China.

      If my guys were the size of your guys, I would worry more too!

  4. it’s unfortunate that we have to worry so much about treats from China ;( Hopefully you will find another duck alternative! Love the image of the alligator . .I can just see the jaws chomping!!

    • I know Julie, just one more thing to worry about.

      It was shocking to see it coming from Sampson, Delilah is usually the jaws in the family.

  5. I’m really picky about our dogs’ treats (they are not very picky at all!) Nothing from China. In fact, the majority of their treats are homemade. And I’m lucky to have a husband who loves to bake 🙂

    • I love to bake but right now I just don’t have the time! Hopefully soon things will slow down and I can start making them some treats.

  6. No I would not feed them. Although we feed grain free food, I am not as particular about treats being grain free because they do not get that many. But I require they be made in either the US or Canada.

    Storm is loving the peanut butter for her pills. She is going to be bummed since tomorrow is the last day of them.

    • I like your way of thinking, I’ve been buying the Australian made treats as well.

      Poor Storm, she is in for a surprise, and not a good one! LOL

  7. Hi Jodi,

    I’m very fussy about my treats – I don’t read the label – but if it’s something new it does get a thorough investigation before I will actually eat it!! 🙂

    Have a fun day

    Your pal Snoopy 🙂

    • Thank you so much Bassa, what a lovely and thoughtful thing to do. I’ve left you a comment on your post. You are the best.

      xoxo

  9. Faster than Shiva and mud, eh? I don’t know about that. Maybe we’ll have to time them and have a race!

    I’d probably give them to my dog if they didn’t show up on any recall list. We don’t buy commercial treats that often so if I had them, I’d use them. Considering her usual treat diet consists of hotdogs, I’m not overly picky as it is. 😛

    • Game on Kristine. 😉

      I buy treats more often than I should. Hot dogs don’t seem to be much of a draw for Delilah. 🙁

  10. Mazzie is just like your Delilah when it comes to food. I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that they were strays. And thanks for introducing me to kangaroo treats!

    • I have often wondered that very thing myself. She is a grabber/gobbler/food thief, it is very sad to me after 5 years that it is still ingrained in her.

      Have you bought some already? How does Mazzie like them?

      • If that is the case, can someone please tell me what Kolchak’s problem is? That boy has been pampered, spoiled and over fed his whole life and he’ll still take your hand of if he thinks it contains something edible!

        Kolchak and Felix *adore* Kangaroo. Sometimes, we buy raw kangaroo steaks for their dinner and it’s a real favourite, especially of Felix’s! If you’re looking for no carb, made in the US/Canada (you can trust us Canadians, eh!) treats have you tried Purebites? I’ve got a give away going up Next week, as a part of Kol’s Birthday Bash!

      • Jodi, where do you get kangaroo steaks? I’ve never even seen them!! And I cannot wait til your give away, I will check out Purebites and yes…I think I trust at least some Canadians….:-)

      • It makes me sad too, but then I think about all of things that I’ve been trying get over and/or talk myself out of over 40+ years and it makes sense that she still has food issues! Mazzie has yet to try the kangaroo treats (I ordered some) and I will let you know her thoughts when they arrive!

  11. Amazing what the right treat will do. I’m afraid I’m not as conscientious as you, or many of our fellow bloggers, about where stuff is made–but I probably should be.

    • It is, isn’t it?

      I think it’s better to be safe than sorry! I think the chicken products are the real culprits but not willing to take any chances. 🙂

  12. Our shih-tzus LOVE love love love their Pup-Peroni sticks. They get half of one each after they come in from a walk and/or when I ‘catch’ them being awesome and doing their business outside [the puppy is almost there!]