Dog Treats

For the true pet lover, there are just a few things in life that are more important than his/her pet. At PUG we are true pet lovers and we address our articles for that audience. Having said that, we have decided to come up with this article about dog treats. As a matter of fact we consider this topic to be so important for dog owners that we have created a whole chapter about different kinds of dog treat articles. If we take into account that dog treats are mainly used as a reward and are not meant to be the main source of food of your pet, we can understand better why they are so important.

First of all, dog treats are the best and most effective way of training your dog with any particular purpose, be it house rules, simple behaviors or more complex tasks. The dog treat has a magic impact on the dog’s behavior. It is a well known fact that dogs usually live to make their owners happy, they are always there for you when you need them and they for sure will not judge you nor hold a grudge on you under any circumstance. Dog treats are a small reward that allow our dogs to make a connection between an acceptable behavior and a reward, a new trick they learned and a reward, and in doing so, they are being trained to repeat those behaviors and tricks that will be connected in their brains as having a tasty reward.

When it come to dog treats, you can either choose to make them yourselves at home or buy the at the local pet shop or supermarket. In the case you decide to provide your dog(s) with homemade dog treats, there are literally hundreds of recipes that you can find on line. In terms of dog treat preparation, they go from the very simple to the very complex; similarly happening in terms of prices, providing doable alternatives for everybody, even those on a very small budget. At pug.com we have complied a very good number of recipes that the reader can check out for free and give them a try.

A very interesting characteristic of preparing homemade dog treats is the fact that it can actually be a lot of fun for the whole family, specially children. A few things that have to be taken into consideration have to do with the ingredients. You should always make sure that your dog can have the ingredients that you are using to prepare a given recipe that you found online. Some ingredients that we do not recommend (specially in large amounts) are raisins, onions and garlic. If you want to play it safe, talk to your vet and find out if a given dog treat recipe you want to prepare is good for your dog or not. After having made sure that everything is good in terms of ingredients, you can get yourself equipped with cookie cutters that come in several different shapes and sizes. Choose the ones that are right for your dog, if you are out of cookie cutters, but still want to go ahead and prepare your best friend a homemade dog treat, simply use the open end of a can or glass to make your dog treats.