Trumps treats by Wodema
When I got my dog I knew there would come a time when I had to start training her or teaching her tricks. I had already settled on positive dog training using a clicker, I just needed to find the right treats to use for this. I had seen small bite-size threats on some television shows so I set out to find some since I didn’t really want to use kibble. I also wanted to find soft treats instead of hard ones because I have a small dog. I didn’t want to give her anything that much bigger than pea size, I also didn’t want anything to expensive in case she was allergic to the treats or didn’t like them.
My first choice was Trumps made by Wodema. They come in 6 different flavours: real liver (the original), natural peanut butter, natural roasted beef, natural savoury lamb, natural roasted chicken and natural smoky bacon. The first bag I got was real liver because they were the smallest size pieces. When I took a peak at the ingredients they seemed alright, nothing that screamed “do not feed this to a dog” and it wasn’t packed with horrible preservatives or artificial colour and flavours.
Since then I have gotten the natural roasted chicken, natural savoury lamb and natural smoky bacon flavours. The only real difference between the “original” real liver and the flavoured kind is the flavouring. I think the basic recipe is fairly similar. Although to be perfectly honest I would like to know how they come about those flavours. Do they use real pieces of lamb or is it some product that’s made to taste like it but doesn’t actually use the real thing?
I went over to their website to look into it and it doesn’t answer all my questions, though it does goes through the ingredient list and gives a short explanation of why that particular ingredient is good for the dog health. I didn’t take the time to look up the ingredients individually on a separate site to make sure I’m not being lead astray but having done quite a bit of research into dog food; none of those nasty ingredients are popping up.
My first choice was Trumps made by Wodema. They come in 6 different flavours: real liver (the original), natural peanut butter, natural roasted beef, natural savoury lamb, natural roasted chicken and natural smoky bacon. The first bag I got was real liver because they were the smallest size pieces. When I took a peak at the ingredients they seemed alright, nothing that screamed “do not feed this to a dog” and it wasn’t packed with horrible preservatives or artificial colour and flavours.
Since then I have gotten the natural roasted chicken, natural savoury lamb and natural smoky bacon flavours. The only real difference between the “original” real liver and the flavoured kind is the flavouring. I think the basic recipe is fairly similar. Although to be perfectly honest I would like to know how they come about those flavours. Do they use real pieces of lamb or is it some product that’s made to taste like it but doesn’t actually use the real thing?
I went over to their website to look into it and it doesn’t answer all my questions, though it does goes through the ingredient list and gives a short explanation of why that particular ingredient is good for the dog health. I didn’t take the time to look up the ingredients individually on a separate site to make sure I’m not being lead astray but having done quite a bit of research into dog food; none of those nasty ingredients are popping up.
Finley definitely loves the liver the best and to be honest they are my favourite too. No, I didn’t actually eat any of them if that’s what you’re thinking. I like them because the treats are somewhat smaller than the other flavours, so I can give her a full size treat every so often without it being too much. Usually though I cut them into four since I can get away with very small pieces when training her.
The other reason I like them is because it’s the easiest to break up using my fingers or a thumbnail. I tend to take some treats with me to the dog park or on walks and I bring the whole pieces so I can make them smaller as needed. They also don’t smell too bad which is a good thing with liver treats. The last thing I like about them is they are low calorie: less than 1.5 calories per treat and come in resalable bags.
On the downside, the treats dry out rather quickly when they are exposed to air, whether they are full size piece or the cut up ones. They definitely need to be in air-tight pouches, Ziploc bags or containers. After holding a few cut-up pieces in your hand while training, the last few pieces end up quite a bit dryer than the first ones. They also leave behind a lot of crumbs when you cut up the pieces or have full size pieces in your pockets – something I don’t care for.
Price wise, it’s not that bad, I’ve seen more expensive treats. I buy the Trumps at Safari and they cost $ 3.99 for a 100g bag and in Quebec, the only other place I’ve seen these treats was at Nature Pet Center, where they cost $3.49 if I remember correctly. I have found a website that sells the Natural Roasted Chicken Flavour ones for $2.99 but charges for shipping on orders under $50.
The other reason I like them is because it’s the easiest to break up using my fingers or a thumbnail. I tend to take some treats with me to the dog park or on walks and I bring the whole pieces so I can make them smaller as needed. They also don’t smell too bad which is a good thing with liver treats. The last thing I like about them is they are low calorie: less than 1.5 calories per treat and come in resalable bags.
On the downside, the treats dry out rather quickly when they are exposed to air, whether they are full size piece or the cut up ones. They definitely need to be in air-tight pouches, Ziploc bags or containers. After holding a few cut-up pieces in your hand while training, the last few pieces end up quite a bit dryer than the first ones. They also leave behind a lot of crumbs when you cut up the pieces or have full size pieces in your pockets – something I don’t care for.
Price wise, it’s not that bad, I’ve seen more expensive treats. I buy the Trumps at Safari and they cost $ 3.99 for a 100g bag and in Quebec, the only other place I’ve seen these treats was at Nature Pet Center, where they cost $3.49 if I remember correctly. I have found a website that sells the Natural Roasted Chicken Flavour ones for $2.99 but charges for shipping on orders under $50.
Nibletz by Wodema
There is also a cat version of these treats, Nibletz, available in 2 flavours: real liver and natural salt-water cod. I’ll be honest since I have a dog I don’t go in the cat section so I haven’t noticed if those treats are available in my area.
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