I buy the green chew sticks, which is suppose to be for breath control but doesn't help. I also made some doggie bones he really likes. It seems to be a healthier treat.

Banana Carrot Dog Treats

1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup quick cook oatmeal
1 banana
2 carrots
2 Tbsp. coconut oil
1 Tbsp. brown sugar (optional)
1 Tbsp. parsley
1 whole egg
1 TB peanut butter

Shred carrots on grater, or you can finely chip in processor.
Puree banana in blender or processor until smooth.
Combine all ingredients in a medium sized bowl and stir until well combined.
Flip dough out onto a well floured surface.
Press flat with your hands to 1/4” to 1/2” thickness, cut out dough using a cookie cutter in your desired shape.

Place carrot cookies on greased baking sheet (I used parchment paper) and bake in oven preheated to 350° F for 30 minutes.

At this point you can pull cookies out for a slightly soft cookie, or turn off oven, crack door and allow cookies to remain in oven for an additional 20 minutes to become hard.

Store in airtight container in refrigerator for a week or freeze for up to 3 months.

Texas Hold'ems & Oliver Bentley Biscuits.

Other than homemade dog biscuits, no "pet treats". My focus is on serving them the healthiest diet possible.

Calico Kitty likes Corn & Wheat Chex cereal.

Mia does not eat dog treats. I have bought a wide variety of them and she refused to eat it. She will carry it around and Bury it in her dog bed but not eating it. I cook her chicken for her food. Supplements added, she has a very sensitive digestive system.

Our dogs loved raw veggies, so they were often given carrot sticks, green beans and their absolute favorite broccoli stems. They would hold them between their paws and chew on them like a bone. Of course, the stems are my favorite part of the broccoli too, but I happily gave them up so that they doggies could have their treats. They loved them so!

I also used to bake dog cookies for them. I'm in a rush this morning, but if I can find the recipe, I'll post it later.

Mary kitty loves to sit up & beg for her special snacks. Her favorites are Temptations Treats & Greenies Feline Smartbites. Occassionally she likes people food, she's a meat eater. Excuse her hair in this photo, she had just gotten back from having her long hair trimmed, and looks a little funny. LoL

My kitty LOVES.....and ADORES....Greenies and Temptations....but the meat sticks for cats he swallowed whole. Oooops....yes...figured out I had to break them up. :0)

When I train my puppies I use cheap, turkey based, hot dogs sliced almost paper thin. The only problem with that is you can't eat a hot dog around them without the dogs going through an act to determine what it will take for you to give them a bite.

Now my adult dogs' favorite treat is the deer leg and spine they found at the river park in town. The spine is great because it crushes into little pieces instead of sharp shards. Although they never seem to have a problem with sharp bones.

We try to buy treats made in the USA or Canada with USA or Canadian products. Mine comes running when he hears me slicing up an apple. He loves broccoli, cooked, but not raw carrots and basic meat and yogurt. His absolute favorite is cheese.

I keep dried lung around for treats and train with string cheese. The cheese is easy to take on walks and easy to pinch off the tiniest bits so it lasts a long time. The dogs also get dog safe scraps and bits of vegetables during dinner theater. They get to the point watching is as much fun as the bit of carrot or brussel sprout.

My dogs are raw fed but daily bone is a bore as it goes down after only a few chomps. Once or twice a week they get a big bone that may or may not get completely eaten.

Also had a dog that refused commercial treats. He wouldn't even eat hot dog!

Apples, carrots,oranges,bananas,blueberries and frozen green beans or peas.

For commercial treats she likes the little heart shaped Nutro Crunchy Treats. She is especially fond of all the Milo's Kitchen products. Especially the horrid smelling chicken jerky.

Basically if we will eat it she wants it. I keep a cheat sheet on the fridge reminding DH what she is absolutely NOT allowed to have. At meals she will patiently lie near our feet to see if she will be given that last bite. When I make DH's lunch she will wait for the little bite of cheese.

Please read this thread and do not buy Dream Bones.

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2512977/anyone-had-a-problem-with-dreambones-dog-snack?n=58

I get a lot of pet treats donated to me, but most of them I feed to the raccoons or the hogs eat them. I get mostly dog biscuits. I call them "hawg biscuits". I have one cat that especially loves chicken hearts. I buy them for the possums and she always gets several.

I cannot stand Rachel Ray's personality (my personal problem. I'm sure she's a fine human being), but I adore her Nutrish cat food in the bowls. The moist food. That's the treat my cats get. They go nuts for it.

My dog has such a sensitive stomach that it's been a real task to find treats she can eat without it coming out the other end all wrong! HA! She can have Old Mother Hubbard small biscuits in the Liv'r flavor. Liv'r Crunch Then for training she can have the Bil Jac Little Jac training treats. Little Jacs She LOVES those things. For her teeth, she can chew the Digest-eeze. digest-eeze I have tried many things that do not work for her and have narrowed it down to these few things. For people food, she gets some ground turkey with her dog food mixed with a little hot water. She scarfs it down! That these things do not cause her any problems is a miracle! HA! I have tried things like sardines or tuna that go right through her in minutes...this is only giving her a tiny piece of a sardine or a tiny piece of tuna. She LOVES broccoli but it doesn't love her either. Not as bad as sardines but not good either. She won't touch any other vegetables really except for broccoli type plants like cauliflower. She must like that it stinks. HA! If I give her a carrot, she gnaws it into a million pieces and spits it on the carpet. She won't touch any fruit at all.

Westies are like people; some are big brains, some are clowns and some are just cuties. My friend has a Westie that loves tomatoes. He will gently mouth tomatoes that are growing in her garden to check their ripeness. If unripe, he leaves them alone. If they are ripe, he will pull them off and eat them.

Raven, do you do just cooked chicken or do you add other foods to it...I ask because I also have a girl with gastro issues. What supplements do you give if you don't mind me asking..I can't find a brand my girl can tolorate?

Arkansas, I have the same problems with my girl. If I give her almost anything other than chicken its comming out the other end or vomiting. she dearly loves cheese so once in a blue moon she gets a small piece. Never any treats, but she eats 4 small meals of chicken a day..its easier on her gastro system to eat light and more often. good thing my baby is small I could never afford white meat chicken for a big dog.

Mamapinky - Hopefully
Raven chimes in to answer your question, but in the mean time, I’d like to share
what has worked for me. When I first
adopted Charlie, he had a terrible gastric problem (bloody diarrhea).
Numerous vet visits for tests to rule out causes, and prescriptions, along with
different diets, didn’t solve the problem. Finally, I decided to give him pure/plain pureed pumpkin. Within a day, there was an improvement. He gets a tablespoon of
pumpkin every morning and has no further problems. I get pumpkins in the fall,
roast them and freeze as the pure canned pumpkin is not readily available here.

I hope you are able
to find a solution for Lil.

Summer Thank You for chimming in. I've tried the pumpkin..lol. but even 1teaspoon causes diarrhea. On the other hand she can't go very easily without some fiber. Weve found some plain cooked oats about 1 Tablespoon daily keeps her regular and doesn't cause diarrhea or vomiting. I've actually been giving her 2T of Wellness small breed chicken kibble a few times a week for the past 6 months without problems which has been amazing given her problems with all foods. I do worry though that she doesn't get the supplements she needs. Thank You Summer

I steam boneless skinless chicken breast. I chop it up in the food processor. In each bowl I serve her daily I add the following as instructed by the vet, a splash of olive oil and a splash of apple cider vinegar, some Probiotics, and some powered pumpkin and cranberry. A few times a week I add some liquid vitamins. She has available at all times some Halo spots Stew crunchies. The only other food she can eat is luvsome chicken and rice Stew which I add to the chicken occasionally. She will have reflux if I try to vary from the chicken much. She takes pepcid daily and has to go through rounds of Flagyl from time to time for her. stomach.

https://www.chewy.com/diggin-your-dog-firm-up-pumpkin-plus/dp/130966

I buy it from Amazon. It's a powdered version of pumpkin. I add it dry sprinkled in her food, it can be mixed with water and added. It comes just pumpkin or with cranberry.

Best Probiotics out there. Great company.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00LNQQ85Q/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Crunchies food

http://shop.halopets.com/Products/Small-Breed-Dog-Chicken-4lb

I agree about dream bones. Never by anything from China. My dog (Boston terrier who loves to chew) has a supply of Best Bully Sticks shipped from Amazon once a month. And I give him real bones too. His teeth are very healthy. He can chew down treats in no time at all. I'm afraid of him choking on rawhide. The bully sticks are the best for him but really stinky!

Mamapinky - You are welcome. It sounds as though Lil is doing better. Raven has given some good advice........make sure the cider vinegar has the 'mother' such as Braggs. I make dog biscuits with oatmeal.

@mamapinky0, I'd be concerned too. The unbalanced diet could be contributing to her gastric upsets. You might consider looking into BalanceIT or easier, Dr Strombeck's recipes to get more of the various vitamins and minerals into her. I was quite astounded to find my 35 pound dog needed as much of most of those as an adult human but packed into only 600 calories per day. Dogs need concentrated diets!

If you decide to use a supplemented diet go slow. no need to get all the nutrients in immediately, do not want to upset that gut.

Also have her tested for worms and pancreatitis. A stool check weekly for a month might do it, some worms shed eggs on a cycle that can be tough to catch with a single test.

Only time my Cavaliers get a treat is bedtime? They're incorrigible gluttons and would drive me mad with their begging if I gave them during the day. They'd also be FAT! At bedtime, the get a piece of candied ginger, or if I'm out, an Animal Cracker (keep those on hand for grands).