Low Cal Training Treats

I was wonderinf if anyone out there has used the Frozen Bil-Jac food with their dogs before? I know Lyla's breeder fed it to her dogs. I am not looking for it to be a daily food for my dogs, as I am very picky about their food and have them both on a very high quality food, but I have heard of people using the Frozen Bil-Jac as a training reward. Lyla is not motivated by any of the treats I have tried so far, so I thought I might give it a try, I just don't want to be putting a lot of fillers or allergens in her.

If not bil-jac, what have been some low calorie, natrual training rewards that your dogs have really flipped over? Poor little Lyla is so stubborn, if I don't find something soon that motivates her, she might never get trained! =)

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on May 19, 2009 at 5:47pm

Mine will do anything for just a green bean but I have had people tell me that cheese is a very effective treat. You could try low fat cheese. Our trainer uses chicken but I think it is kind of a hassle.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah, Sadie & Dexter on May 19, 2009 at 7:46pm

We use: cheese, carrots, cheerios, trader joe dog treats that are little round wafer things, puperoni

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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on May 19, 2009 at 9:14pm

Lance loves carrots, maybe try the baby carrots! He really flipped over the carrots!!! : )

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Permalink Reply by Aj on May 19, 2009 at 9:16pm

Charlee Bear treats are natural and 3 calories each :) Mine loves the liver/cranberry flavored one.

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Permalink Reply by Jamie on May 19, 2009 at 9:22pm

I second that. We have the egg and cheese flavored ones, and they never seem to get old.

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on May 20, 2009 at 1:24am

I third that! Sidney got egg/cheese flavor Charlee Bears at class tonight and could not get enough! He did everything perfectly in order to get maximum treatage.

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Permalink Reply by Kelly on May 20, 2009 at 3:00pm

I fourth that! They sell the beef liver flavor ones at our Trader Joes and I think they are only $2.99 for a bag! Plus they last forever and Gibson loves um!

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Permalink Reply by DR, Nala & Simon on May 21, 2009 at 6:41am

Another Charlee Bear here. Only tried the cranberry ones. But I think Nala doesn't discriminate too much. She even likes lettuce and carrots.

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Permalink Reply by Shippo & Koga Corgis on May 31, 2009 at 3:25pm

Charlee Bear all the way!!

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Permalink Reply by Spencer (and his parents) on May 19, 2009 at 11:57pm

zukes mini - salmon flavor. spencer loves em

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Permalink Reply by Sky and Lyla on May 20, 2009 at 9:10am

I use the Salmon flavor of Zukes as well... Lyla doesn't seem to care to work for them. She'll eat it if I will just give it to ther, but not if she has to work for it. SIlly Corgi!

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Permalink Reply by Jeff, Karen, Violet and Magnus on May 20, 2009 at 6:26pm

The baby carrots are a big hit in our house. That and cheese - we get cheese slices and call it "dog cheese" in our home. Unfortunately, we've started having to spell out "cheese" because they now recognize the word :)