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Due to some food allergies, I’m a gluten-free eater. Because I’m super conscious of what I put in MY mouth, I try very hard to monitor what goes in Sampson and Delilah’s mouths as well. (FYI, I don’t always do so well with the gutter snuffer.)
Whenever possible I look for grain free treats made in the US and produced by small companies. I want to support the little guy as opposed to some big corporation.
Which is why Jones Natural Chews fits so well into our lifestyle. Jones is a small, family run business that’s been in the meat business for over 150 years. About 20 years ago, Jones began making dog treats. In those 20 years, they’ve had two (yes, only two) recalls. Manufactured in their plant in Rockford, Illinois, in small batches Jones treats are all natural. Besides being grain free, most of Jones treats are three ingredients or less.
I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand reading a paragraph of ingredients. I like it simple and easy with words I can pronounce.
Rocky’s Rollers are one of Jones newest treats. They come in three flavors, Lamb, Beef and Chicken. These treats happen to have more than three ingredients. To give you an example let’s look at the lamb flavored.
Lamb, lamb lung, rye flour, glycerin, brown sugar, salt, liquid smoke, flavoring, natural mixed tocopherals (preservative), and rosemary all packed in a collagen casing.
A few weeks ago, we got a box in the mail. I was expecting some supplements so I just set the box down. But Delilah knew the box was not supplements.
Delilah “the nose” Stone said, “This ain’t no supplement. My nose knows Jones.”
Once we got the box open we discovered we’d received one package of each!
Rocky’s Rollers come in three flavors, Chicken, Beef and Lamb
While I was snapping pictures, Delilah thought she’d slip one over on me.
Dog gone, I wish I had opposable thumbs!
Once the dogs had thoroughly inspected the packages, I opened one up.
You guys…these treats look just like sausages.
Looks just like sausage links!
These are BIG treats. To give you an idea, I placed one next to a butter knife.
The roller is almost as large as a butter knife.
You can break them up into smaller pieces, but for training purposes I like them really small, so I use my kitchen snips.
Snip snip. (Get your mind out of the gutter!)
Once we had some of the pictures out of the way, it was time to see what the dogs thought.
Delilah kept inching closer until she was practically on my lap. I couldn’t hand these out fast enough. (Excuse my pajamas…I like to be comfy when I’m being mauled for Jones’ Rocky Rollers.)
The next night we tried a different flavor. This was the beef flavored, I’m pretty sure you can see how much Delilah loved them.
Shark week is in July, not October!
Sampson is a bit gentler, but he was still anxious to get his share of Jones’ Rocky Rollers.
More Jones’ sausages Mom, PLEASE!!
The Jones’ Rocky Rollers were a big hit in our house. We’ve been using the Rocky Rollers when the dogs go to their places while we eat dinner. I cut them into quarters and the dogs each get two, so they are each actually getting half.
I love them because they are made in the USA, owned and operated by a family that’s been in the business for a very long time and takes pride and care in the product they make, and the ingredient base is limited.
One other thing I love about Jones, is they support Noah’s Ark Sanctuaries as well as their local homeless shelters and food banks.
Are you a fan of Jones? How would you like to try some Rocky’s Rollers for your dog(s)? Enter to win a package of Rocky’s Rollers by answering this question in the comments. What’s your favorite thing about Rocky’s Rollers?
Three lucky commenters will win a package of Rocky’s Rollers. Flavors are at the discretion of the sponsor. Giveaway is open until October 27th at midnight (eastern standard time). Winners will be chosen by random.org and announced October 29th.
This is the Tasty Tuesday blog hop hosted by Kol’s Notes and Sugar the Golden Retriever.
Those look like great treats. I am laughing because as I was reading your post, my dad, who was visiting from out of town was singing a song about eating gluten-full bread. I too don’t eat gluten, so my dad says to balance the world he eats extra gluten!
Mom loves that they are just like human sausages! She cuts them up and uses them for our nose work and tracking high value rewards. We would love to win some!
I like to support the smaller business too and also those that do good. I make sure I know what I am putting in my mouth as well as Cocoa’s too but I have to laugh because Cocoa will put lots of stuff in her mouth when we are out walking. I can’t even count the times we have fished stuff out 🙂 Those treats look really good!!
I haven’t seen Jones treats in Minnesota. I will look for them next time I go shopping. Nice endorsement, Jodi!
My favorite thing about the Rocky Rollers is how large they are and that they are soft enough to break into smaller pieces for training purposes.
Good post. I haven’t seen these in pet stores around here, but I will ask and become annoying about it.
They sound great! My huskies are drooling hehehe 😉
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The nose knows 🙂 These look very tasty. One of my local shops carry some Jones product and I’m going to see if they have these.
SAUSAGES! As well as cheese, sausages are my dogs’ favourite.
Those are big treats alright.
Lily & Edward
We are absolutely fans of Jones treats. The lamb tracheas are a big hit here.
I love that they are grain free!
One of my pups has a delicate tummy that can’t handle “exotic” foods. So the short list of natural ingredients is a big sellingpoint for me. I’m sure Sweetie would love these.
Sure, Shadow and Ducky would probably love to devour a couple of bags worth of those Rockin’ and Rollin’ sausagey-lookin’ treats! And I like that Jones is family owned and does good things for its community.
OH! And I love your pajamas!! They look nice n cozy like flannel sheets!
i love Jones treats, i have been using them for yrs for my girls. my girls love the beef and venison sticks. i like that they are small enough for my little girls and are not hard. i also like that you can chop them up into little bits. i like that Jones treats are natural and have very few ingredients and made in usa. i also like that they are grain free since i feed my girls grain free good.
I thought I was dreaming when I saw that string of sausages! Drool…
I’d like to know why all bipeds are obsessed with making a decent-sized treat smaller? It makes no sense to me! I could easily get my chops around one of those and gulp it down in no time at all!
What a great review!! We are definitely fans of Jones. I like that these treats look like real sausages, and love that they can be cut up and used for training!
Jones is great and keeps having more and more treats. Love them! Great review!!
I have never tried these with my dogs but is one of the treats I’ve been meaning to get for them. I would really love to win a package!
They look yummy!