Can someone recommend a good quality dog treat?

I'm suspicious of commercial dog treats. The better treats are expensive too.

I use small pieces of string cheese. The dog isn't offended if it's small, he's just happy to get something.

I also pick up those small bags of quality dog food samples at my pet store and use that kibble as treats.

That said, I'm not too crazy about treats and use them only for good behavior like coming when called or being a good boy for his teeth brushing.

You can use string beans if weight is an issue, and carrots work too.

We buy nutro dog food and nutro pet treats which our vet recommended, no extra food coloring in them and it doesn't irritate their skin and ears. We also have a lab. We buy the milkbone minis for after teeth brushing. They are only 5 calories each and he loves them.

On 7/8/2014 wahoogaz said:I already make pumpkin cookies for my dogs and they love those.

Could you share your recipe??

I found these organic dog treats for my German Shepherd at a local pet store that were very good. When they no longer carried them I started to order direct from the website. They almost always have a $5.00 flat shipping rate. The ingredients are just like you were making it yourself. I think the prices are reasonable and the quantity is as well. I've been pleased that they offer bulk pricing and sample size in most all of their selections. The name of the company is WetNoses.

Sam's Yams. Great chew and they are made in the USA from sweet potatoes. My dog loves them-healthy and low fat.

On 7/9/2014 deb5555 said:

On 7/8/2014 wahoogaz said:I already make pumpkin cookies for my dogs and they love those.

Could you share your recipe??

Sure ...

29 oz. canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)

24 oz. brown rice flour

1/2 T. baking powder

2 T. olive oil

2 1/2 T. blackstrap molasses

Combine pumpkin, olive oil, molasses and baking powder in a bowl and mix. (HINT: do the olive oil in the measuring spoon first, then the molasses - makes it much easier to get the molasses out of the spoon.)

Add flour a little at a time to make sure everything is mixed well.

Spoon the mix onto a baking sheet and use you fingers to flatten the mix into the size cookie you want (final cookie size will be a little smaller than the raw mix).

Bake at 350-degrees for 30-33 minutes.

Keep cookies refrigerated (remember - no preservatives in these).

This makes a big batch ... would last my crew of 4 two weeks getting 2 each every day. Now that we're down to 2 dogs - I sometimes freeze some of the cookies.