These snacks were specifically sent to me because my dogs are on a special diet where they cannot have pig ears, chicken, or liver. They can, however, have vegetables, fruits, and grains. I don’t think that a grain-free diet is necessary for my dogs, but I can understand if others do and I agree that lowering the amount of grains and other additives in treats and foods is healthier for pets.

The Super Peanut snacks shown above are a grain-free snack.

Being organic is all well and good, but these biscuits are not a healthy treats for you dog. Almost everything your dog eats should be grain-free — it’s nothing to do with “pets who have sensitive stomachs and allergies”. Dogs are wolves and the only grains they’re used to having are the small amounts found digested in the stomachs of rodents.

When you’re training, it’s far better to use dried liver (available at pet food shops), small cut up chunks of roast chicken (free, of course, of bones), sausage for a treat, or find healthy, grain-free treats like these: http://www.pookinuk.com.au/product-selected.asp?productID=822&noGoBack=1

For leaving a dog with something to chew on, pigs ears are good, but raw meaty bones are always the best.

In general, avoid grains — dogs have no nutritional need for them and dog food companies add them to their foods as fillers. Please do your own research to find out more about how dogs digest food. Two good places to start are http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/ and http://www.dogfoodproject.com/