Best Treats & Chews

Pros

• +About 3 calories per treat — a 30-treat session costs roughly what one supermarket biscuit does
• +Pea-sized and soft: swallowed in a beat, no crunching pause to stall your training rhythm
• +Real chicken is the first ingredient, with no corn, wheat, or soy

Cons

• −Soft-moist treats dry out once opened — seal the pouch well or split it into two containers
• −Slightly crumbly at the bottom of the bag; the dust is still useful sprinkled on dinner

Pros

• +Freeze-dried beef liver with a label short enough to read at a glance — no fillers, grains, or preservatives
• +475+ bites per 4 oz bag — pre-sized for training, no hand-breaking required
• +Tiny and low-calorie per bite, so jackpot-tier flavor fits a small dog's daily budget

Cons

• −Liver is rich — overdo it and you'll learn about it via loose stool; ramp up gradually
• −Freeze-dried bites are crumbly; expect powder in the pouch and in your treat bag

Pros

• +Single ingredient: beef pizzle, slow-roasted — no rawhide, no additives, nothing else on the label
• +Fully digestible, unlike rawhide, which is the chew category these should replace outright
• +20–40 minutes of engaged chewing for a small dog — genuine occupier-grade entertainment

Cons

• −Calorie-dense — a 6-inch stick can approach 90–100 calories, a quarter of a small dog's day, so these are occasional treats
• −Around $3 per stick makes a daily habit expensive fast

Pros

• +VOHC-accepted for both plaque and tartar control — a claim most 'dental' treats can't make
• +TEENIE size is genuinely scaled for 5–15 lb dogs, with the full size run available for bigger mouths
• +Chewy-crumbly texture is designed to be highly digestible when chewed normally

Cons

• −About 25 calories per TEENIE — adjust dinner accordingly on a 10 lb dog, or it quietly becomes weight gain
• −A supplement to brushing, not a substitute; marketing can imply otherwise

Pros

• +Lasts far longer than bully sticks for slow, methodical chewers — days to weeks per chew
• +Essentially odorless — the rare edible chew with living-room privileges
• +Simple milk-based ingredient list (yak/cow milk, salt, lime juice)

Cons

• −Genuinely hard — vet dentists urge caution with any very hard chew; skip it for known slab-fracture risks and puppies still in baby teeth
• −Calorie-dense for the total chew, though it's spread across many sessions