Healthy dog snacks for a species-appropriate reward
Whether as a small reward during dog training or simply as a tasty treat for in-between times - dog snacks should not be missing in the everyday life of your four-legged friend.
However, it is still not uncommon for dog owners to pay little attention to the quality of their four-legged friends' snacks and often prefer inferior products for cost reasons.
Why this can become a problem for your dog and what makes healthy dog snacks stand out is explained below.
Poor quality dog snacks are unfortunately no exception
Anyone who has studied the subject of species-appropriate dog nutrition will soon discover that dog snacks made from inferior ingredients are the rule rather than the exception and that many treats are a very bad choice.
Cereals, in particular, are found in large quantities in many inexpensive dog snacks, which can cause your dog diarrhoea and other digestive problems. Furthermore, excessive consumption of wheat increases the risk of feed allergies and intolerances.
In addition, many cheap dog treats contain so-called animal by-products instead of meat. Although this term may sound harmless, it is a sure sign that you are holding an inferior product in your hands.
Poisonous snacks for dogs
Feeding with inferior quality dog snacks is of course not recommended. What is much worse, however, is the fact that many dog owners give their four-legged friend food in the form of treats that are completely unsuitable for dogs and some of them are even highly toxic.
In the worst case, eating such a snack can even be fatal for your four-legged friend. For this reason, you should definitely avoid sharing your food with your dog.
Some of the foods that should never be in the feeding bowl include:
- Chocolate and cocoa
- Grapes and sultanas
- Onions and garlic
- Chocolate and cocoa
Chocolate and cocoa contain the alkaloid theobromine. As dogs, unlike people, do not have the enzyme required to break down theobromine, chocolate and cocoa have no place in their diet. Depending on the variety, even small amounts can cause vomiting and diarrhoea. Severe theobromine poisoning can be fatal in the worst case.
Grapes and sultanas
Grapes are also among the things your dog must not eat under any circumstances. Their consumption leads to cramping, vomiting and diarrhoea and can sometimes even be life-threatening. This applies not only to grapes but also to sultanas. Because the ingredients that are harmful to your dog are contained in sultanas in concentrated form, they are even more dangerous.
Onions and garlic
Onions and garlic contain sulphur compounds that can attack your dog's red blood cells and cause anaemia. Your dog should therefore not be fed these foods, which are completely harmless to humans, by any means.
What are the characteristics of healthy dog snacks?
This is perfectly understandable if you look at the price when buying snacks for your dog. However, you should be aware that inferior quality dog treats can seriously harm your dog in the long term.
We, therefore, recommend that you only buy dog snacks without cereals. You should also make sure that the treats of your choice do not contain any animal or vegetable by-products, but meat and other digestible ingredients of food quality.
With dog snacks from Bellfor, you are choosing products that do just that. Because just like our food, our snacks contain only high-quality, natural ingredients.
In our assortment you will find, for example, dried meat, hand-baked biscuits and delicious soft bites, with which you can pamper your dog in a digestible way and at the same time supply him with numerous important nutrients.
Soft bites from Bellfor: perfect for dog training
Tasty rewards are the perfect motivational aid for dog training. Our soft bites are particularly suitable for this purpose. Because these healthy treats are the ideal size to keep your four-legged friend occupied during training and still achieve the desired reward effect.
Besides classic varieties such as chicken, our Soft Bites are also available with insect protein from the larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens). This means you do not have to do without our healthy dog snacks even if your dog suffers from a food allergy.
Bellfor dried meat: tasty and wholesome
Our dried meat is a particularly easily digestible snack for dogs. By not using sugar, the high-quality treats which are high in animal protein are particularly low in carbohydrates. This makes Bellfor dried meat a good alternative even for dogs with diabetes.
Dog snacks must be taken into account in the amount of food
If you give your quadruped too much food permanently, he will inevitably gain weight. Be aware that being overweight can have serious consequences for your dog, including an increased risk of joint problems.
In order to avoid such problems, it is essential that you ensure that the amount of food you give your dog is appropriate to their needs. This also means that you must take into account any treats and dog snacks your dog receives from you throughout the day when calculating the portion sizes of his main meals.
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