I don’t know about you, but ever since the treat fiasco from China, I constantly find myself looking for good, quality, made in the USA dog treats. Because we feed raw, limited ingredient treats are super important to me. When I look for treats, I look for treats that compliment the diet I have chosen for my dogs.

Because raw food has a limited amount of carbohydrates, and no grain, I prefer to purchase grain-free treats.

I met Christian and Mike from 2 Dog Treats at my local Pet Expo. 2 Dogs Treats started BECAUSE of the Chinese treat incident. When Christian and Mike discovered they could no longer get the chicken treats their dogs loved, they decided to make their own.

Christian and I actually spent quite a few minutes sharing photos of our dogs, and then he asked me if I’d like to try a couple of their treats.

There are five different flavors of treats, Chicken, Beef, Turkey, Fish and Sweet Potato. I left the Expo with a bag of “Just Chicken,” “Just Fish Skins,” and a couple of their Summit Dog chews.

The Summit Dog Chews are unique and I’ll tell you about those momentarily. But in the meantime, let’s start with the package. As you can see (or at least, I hope you can) from the above photo, the packaging is brown paper. Similar to the packaging you get at a bakery. It’s resealable and the bag is PACKED FULL of treats. It’s not like those HUGE potato chip bags. You know, the one where you open it up and two thirds of it is air. Oh no, these packages are so full, it’s a wee bit challenging to close the package after you open it. 🙂 (That’s a win right there for me.)

And speaking of packaging, when you turn the package over, right on top, is a space with the expiration date clearly marked, AND a built in gift tag.

The label says it all. They are one ingredient treats. The fish skins are fish, the chicken is chicken..well you’re a savvy reader, so you get the idea. One ingredient treats definitely compliment my dog’s diet.

And they are made right here in the good ole’ US of A. In fact, the treats are made right outside of Boston, MA and locally sourced.

So let’s take a look at them.

Unfortunately, I thought I’d taken photos of the fish treats BEFORE I gave most of them to the dogs, so this photo of the Fish Skins, isn’t a true representation of the size. The actual size of the treat, is just about double in length.

The chicken treat is thinner in width, than the fish skin, but is about the same in length. (Providing you take a photo BEFORE you get to the bottom of the bag.)

So I’ve got some all meat treats, how do you suppose the dogs liked them?

Delilah

Delilah is just too damn fast for one person who is both treating AND taking photos. She snatched that chicken out of my hand so fast, the photo was one giant blur.

I decided to take a different approach and frame the bag with her in the background. As you can see, she was using that Lab Death stare to try and bend me to her will of dispensing  more treats.

Sampson

Sampson was quick too, but not as quick as the D-Dog. At least you can see the treat in this one. 🙂

So about those Summit dog chews. These chews look like a block of cheese that has had all the moisture removed from it. BUT, it’s not. It’s actually made of milk, lime juice and salt. That’s it; three ingredients.

I shared with Christian that I’m not big on giving my dogs chews, mostly because Delilah is very aggressive in her chewing. That’s when Christian told me a little secret. If you use a mallet (I used a hammer) and break the treat up, then pop it in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds (it will make snapping noises, and you need to keep your eye on it…) the piece of chew puffs up like the StayPuft Marshmallow Man.

Then I popped it with the hammer again because they were a little on the large size, and gave them to the dogs.

Naturally Delilah gobbled it right up. Sampson was a bit unsure, and actually spit it out a couple of times, before he crunched it right up, thoroughly enjoying it.

I have to tell you. On my requirement list for treats, these treats hit them all.

Small, family owned business. √
Made in the USA. √
Locally sourced. √
Limited ingredients. √
Compliments a raw diet. √

It doesn’t get any better than that for me.

And the dogs, well the dogs love them, in fact, Sampson gives them four paws up.

Not close to Boston? Never fear, 2 Dogs Treats ships in the states. In fact, they have a pretty cool subscription program, where you get free shipping if you become a monthly subscriber. So what are you waiting for? Pop on over and check them out, and tell them Heart Like a Dog sent you. And then tell me, what do YOU look for in a dog treat?

 Disclaimer, we were compensated by 2 Dogs Treats in exchange for our honest opinion. Heart Like a Dog will NEVER share a product that we do not believe in, or use ourselves.

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