Tasty Tuesday - AG Mini Crunchy Bites

This Tuesday we are writing about the commercial dog treats, Arden Grange Mini Crunchy Bites. Unfortunately, there have been no recent homemade canine bakes sitting on a tray at Earl's household, but hopefully there soon will be! I feel that dog nutrition is a hugely important factor when it comes to the well-being of dogs, and all too often, people don't thin about what treats they pick up from the shops. 

So ask yourself these questions about your attitude towards buying treats:

~ When you go to the shop to buy dog treats, do you simply fling into your basket 'the usual'?
~ Do you read the ingredients before trying a new treat?
~ Are you aware of brands that may not sell very good quality treats?
~ Are you overly bothered about what treats your dog has?
~ Are you, honestly, one likely to say 'they're all meant for dogs, so what's the harm!'?
~ Are you imperative about the treats being the same brand as the brand you feed your dog his main meals?
~ Are you enthusiastic enough to make your dog homemade treats, or do you always buy commercial because of the time it takes to bake?
~ Can you name a treat that you would recommend?
~ Can you name a treat that you would NOT recommend, or even criticise to others?
~ Have you ever fed a treat because of recommendation from others?
~ Have you ever avoided a treat type because of something someone said to you?

Do you regret any of your reactions to dog treats, or do you think you choose and feed them perfectly?

Now ask yourself these questions about the treats your give your dog:

~ What treats do you feed your dog?
~ Is the brand the same as the main food you feed?
~ What form of treats do you feed?
~ Do you normally feed commercial or homemade treats?
~ Do you feed treats that are aimed at your breed/size/age of your dog?

Now answer these questions about your dog's treat reaction:

~ Do you know your dog's favourite treat?
~ Does your dog turn his nose up at any type of treat?
~ Does your dog even care what treats you feed?
~ Has your dog's health changed since feeding a certain type of treats?

It is vitally important that we feed the right treats to our dog. People have produced more and more types of new treats… yet their name is rightly what they are! It is nice to 'treat' our dogs with 'treats' from time to time… but do we know the healthy amount to give, and what treats are best to actually give! Some could argue that homemade treats are the best because we know exactly what's in them, when others could say that commercial treats are the better option because we may not know what we're doing as much as actual treat producers do! I do agree with the latter, however, it does depend on our knowledge of nutrition. Following a recipe is perfectly safe as the author of that recipe must know what he or she is doing to be allowed to publish a recipe! Confusing stuff isn't it!?

There are some treats out there that include the same ingredients as the healthy main food we feed our dog. E.g. Arden Grange's treats Mini Bones, include the same amount of good nutrients as the food. Burns is another one!

So a few words on AG Mini Crunchy Bites…

These treats are nutritionally balanced, and include all the goodness Arden Grange food does. There is hardly a comparison between these, and their dry food! The shape of each individual treat is a typical dog bone, but handy so the treats can also mould around the teeth, for promoting cleaner teeth. It includes fresh lamb, and is hypoallergenic which means it will suit most. There is usually a fairly large notice on the front of the treat packet if the treats will suit dogs with allergies, but you MUST read the ingredients before giving if your dog has an allergy or negative reaction to a certain substance. You would be out of your mind not to!

you can find more information on the treat if you click here.

The ingredients are:

Lamb meat meal (27%), rice (26%), fresh lamb (9%), maize, chicken oil, potato, beet pulp, whole dried egg, chicken digest, fish meal, brewer's yeast, whole linseed, fish oil, minerals, prebiotic FOS, prebiotic MOS. 

Healthy or what?

I hope our Tasty Tuesday has helped bring on your knowledge of doggie treats and how to be sure you are giving the best to your dog!

Hope everyone have a great tuesday!

Earl and I.

Thank you to today's hop hosts Sugar the Golden Retriever and Kol's Notes for hosting.

We hopped off Sugar the Golden Retriever